Live music from any number of Portland-based musicians play in the front room of Coffee Time on Friday nights. Poetry readings take place every Tuesday night in the back room. Coffee Time is smoke-free except for a smoking room in the back. Booths line the front room along with a few square tables pushed against the walls. In the back rooms, couches share the space with padded chairs around more small square tables.
Murals cover the walls in the front room and the poetry reading room.
In the middle room, art by local artists decorates the walls. Each piece of art is usually for sale. Seating capacity runs around 50 to 65 people, including the smoking room and outside. Outside, under a canopy, heat lamps hang during the winter. Customers can drink coffee there and still stay warm and dry despite the Portland rain.