Café entertainment in Seattle
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Online Coffee Company
Just because there’s wi-fi in every corner of every scraggly soup-kitchen bathroom these days doesn’t necessarily mean you brought your laptop with you to Capitol Hill. If you need a quiet place to check your email over a latte, this coffee shop in a renovated house is a good bet. Internet use is free for the first half-hour with the purchase of a drink. There’s free wi-fi too, of course. The branch on E Pine Street is larger and more office-like.
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Stumptown on 12th
Serious bean freaks will be pleased to know that the small but internationally acclaimed coffee-roasting company Stumptown Coffee Roasters, based in Portland, Oregon and known for its fair-trade practices, now has two branches in Seattle. The cafe on 12th Ave is home to the company’s Seattle roasting headquarters. Coffee tastings are open to the public at 3pm daily. The tiny, adorable Pine St Cafe is also perfect for a quick caffeine hit.
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Zeitgeist
One of the prettiest coffee shops around, this converted warehouse space serves coffee, pastries and sandwiches that have locals lined up all the way out the door in the morning and lunchtime rushes. But its blond-wood tables, picture windows, brick walls and wrought-iron accents make it an aesthetically pleasing place to work or read when it’s quiet. It’s also very handy to the Amtrak station.
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Espresso Vivace Roasteria
Asked what’s the best coffee in Seattle, most people will mention Vivace. The main location is vast and open with Vivace’s trademark curved bar. There’s also a tiny walkup window on Broadway where you can get an espresso on the run or stand around and watch the overcaffeinated street theater.
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Cherry Street Coffee House
The cutest branch of a small chain of coffee shops, this comfy den is furnished with attractively worn, rickety chairs and a homey vibe. Espresso is artfully pulled and poured, and there’s a large underground seating area. The huge chicken-salad sandwich can make two meals; there’s also a good vegan menu.
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B&O Espresso
This casually elegant spot has loads of atmosphere and is a nice place to take a date for a leisurely dessert. Meals are nothing special, but the dessert case is like a window at Tiffany’s. You can get Turkish coffee here, as well as all kinds of tea, beer, wine and cocktails.
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Bauhaus
Bauhaus looks like the most beatnik library in the world, with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and stylish-looking people of all stripes sitting around reading. Big windows make it a good spot for Capitol Hill people-watching.
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Café Allegro
This exposed-brick cafe, tucked in the alley between NE 42nd and NE 43rd Sts, east of University Way, helped launch the Seattle coffee scene. It’s full of students scribbling over papers or mooning over professors.
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Caffé Vita
Vita is known for small-batch roasts and expertly poured shots. The cafe also hosts seminars and other educational events, many to do with teaching people about sustainable coffee-growing practices.
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Ugly Mug
Good soups, sandwiches and the atmosphere of a cozy living room make this coffee shop just off the Ave worth a peek. It also serves excellent coffee, as is standard for any Seattle coffee shop.
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Uptown Espresso Bar
This is the place to meet in Lower Queen Anne; it’s always crowded with filmgoers from Seattle Center and Uptown Cinemas, but still has an intimate neighborhood feel.
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All City Coffee
This coffee shop, opened by a designer who’d discovered there was nowhere to get a decent latte in the area, looks fantastic and pulls a perfect espresso shot. Plan to linger.
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