Two weeks ago, I complained that I had a helluva time finding a decent place to hunker down for a bit over a cup of coffee past 9 pm.

Readers pointed out a few westside options, but this SE'er doesn't want to cross the river every time she wants to stay out past her bedtime and catch up on email.

Tonight, I'm at Legare's, a new SE PDX spot that's just about perfect. Open until 11. Tables just the right size for conversation or doing some work. Good coffee. Adorable old-school storefront vibe, at SE 16th and Clinton. They could use some normal chocolate chip cookies?I'm really not in the mood for "durian cake," but I have to admit the guava cookies on the sample plate were delish. That's my only quibble.

(And four out of five tables, plus one seat at the window counter, are full.)

I think I've finally figured out Portland's resistance to later hours at places like coffee shops?it goes hand in hand with Portland's rep for our often, um, disinterested service industry.

I am looking for a coffee shop where I can sit outside yet be in the shade. It' 100 degrees out there but I can't stand this sterile air conditioning one more minute. It would be best if the coffee shop was on the north side of the street. I am a bit stumped. Heh. Stumped. Stumped Town? I am definitely stumped in Stump Town.