The arcade at Caffè Pacori is free, so you can spend your money on the coffee and save your competitive streak for the games. This west Eugene roastery pairs wood-roasted beans with retro consoles, Skee-Ball and a collection of vintage toys. There are Saturday cartoons, too. For anyone whose ideal coffee break includes a little time off from being a grown-up, that’s a pretty convincing combination.

Coffee roasted over a wood flame

Pacori’s name on a bag refers to a working roasting business, with a café and arcade alongside it. The company roasts some of its coffee over hardwood fire, and its wood-roasted range runs from light espresso blends to dark roasts. That gives you more to choose from than a single smoky house coffee. The roasting method is part of the attraction, but the individual blend still matters.

For a starting point, the Wood Roasted House is a medium roast combining South and Central American coffees. Pacori’s tasting notes describe a full-bodied blend with smooth, spicy character. Its light-roasted Wood Roasted Gold Espresso goes in another direction, with the company describing a light smoky flavor and a chocolate finish. Both are sold in one-pound and five-pound bags.

There’s a useful distinction when browsing the shelves: Pacori carries other coffees as well. A January 2026 Daily Emerald profile documented both gas and wood roasters at the business. Look for the Wood Roasted name on the particular coffee you’re considering if that’s what brought you here. The catalog also includes coffees from places such as Ethiopia, India and Tanzania, so the full selection extends well beyond the house blend.

If choosing one bag feels like a commitment, Pacori sells a Coffee Flight with four four-ounce sample bags of your choice. This is packaged coffee to take home, rather than four prepared drinks served at the counter. The current listing is $26. It’s a way to try several coffees without turning your kitchen into a stockroom of full-size bags.

The arcade is part of the coffee break

Pacori’s own storefront page makes the arrangement clear: its arcade is free to play. The business also lists Skee-Ball among its attractions, while the Daily Emerald’s on-site reporting documented retro console games. This is a coffee stop with room for a game break, whether the old controls feel familiar or you need someone younger to remind you which button does what.

The café’s published photographs show couches, small tables, illuminated display cabinets and walls crowded with art and collectibles. Its toy collection is part of the room, rather than a single shelf added above the coffee machine. You can see why the place lends itself to a longer visit: there’s coffee to order, a collection to look at and games to play. The shop’s own description invites people to come in and hang out.

The Saturday cartoons fit that approach. Pacori continues to advertise them on its current store page, giving families another reason to stop by. In a June 2024 interview with Eugene Weekly, owner Eric Pierce traced the first cartoon gathering to October 21, 2023. What he initially imagined as a one-off or occasional event became a recurring part of the shop.

A concert trip eventually led to a coffee shop

Pierce’s connection to Eugene started with music. A 2024 Register-Guard profile reported that he first came to town in 2002 with his friend Mike Allen to see AFI at WOW Hall. Allen moved to Eugene soon afterward, and Pierce followed. His route into the coffee business began with work at the roastery, including sweeping floors, before he learned to roast.

Pierce bought Pacori in 2015. For years, supplying other businesses was central to its operation, but the pandemic disrupted that trade. Home delivery helped keep coffee moving, and customers began coming directly to the warehouse for beans. As the Register-Guard reported, those visits helped turn a production space into a public gathering place.

The room grew gradually, with seating, games and Pierce’s vintage collectibles becoming part of the café. There’s a straightforward explanation for the emphasis on somewhere to linger. “All I ever wanted was to own a coffee shop where my friends and I could hang out,” Pierce told Eugene Weekly in 2024. The free arcade and Saturday cartoons make sense as extensions of that idea.

What to know before heading to Caffè Pacori

Pacori recently took the top spot in Eugene Weekly’s 2026 Best Coffee Shop results, published October 29. It’s a local Best of Eugene category, with Farmers Union Coffee Roasters and Wandering Goat Coffee listed second and third. For a shop operating out of a west Eugene warehouse, it’s a substantial bit of hometown recognition.

You’ll find Caffè Pacori at 255 Wallis Street, Suite 3, Eugene, Oregon. The business currently lists opening hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Use the official store page for current hours and Saturday cartoon information, rather than the shorter hours still attached to older profiles.

For bags to bring home, the online shop shows the current roast selection and sizes. Pacori also sells its wood-roasted cold brew concentrate for local pickup and delivery. The concentrate is marked for those local options, so it isn’t an item to add to a regular shipping order.