Bard Coffee, located at 185 Middle Street in the heart of downtown Portland, was opened in 2009 by Bob Garver - coffee connoisseur and owner of Wicked Joe's Coffee in Brunswick.

As featured in this article in Downeast Magazine, "Bard Coffee carries about half a dozen single-origin coffees and the selection changes frequently. Indian, Ethiopian, Columbian, Costa Rican, Honduran — Bard offers beans from different terroirs and regions and represents a variety of processing techniques. If you order a regular cup of coffee, the house blend, it will be French-pressed.  In addition to the coffee, the café also carries organic teas and a range of fresh pastries, cookies, and cakes from local bakeries. Another perk, so to speak: free wifi."