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Permalink Reply by Jason Prefontaine on May 14, 2008 at 4:17pm

I go to Seattle once a month and one time we did a 14 cafes in 10 hours and wrote about it on our blog. Here's the link: http://www.slayerespresso.com/2007/12/17/seattle-cafe-crawl-10-hour...

I also have a Google map on the blog that has all the cafe names and addresses.

Enjoy !

Jason

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Permalink Reply by Ann on May 14, 2008 at 6:57pm

Vivace has amazing espresso but it's not the best place to chill.
Victrola is a great place to hang out and their drip coffee is great (french pressed).
Stumptown cappuccino is a must.
Zoka (Greenlake) has a fun atmosphere and good pastries, but it's crazy busy on weekend mornings.
Have fun!

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Permalink Reply by Chris DeMarse on May 15, 2008 at 7:50am

Noelle,
I was faced with the same question last August. there are a million shops to choose from, but there are a few gems that, in my opinion, have both great atmosphere and incredible coffee. Espresso vivace is hailed as both the mecca for the single espresso and the shop of espresso phenom David Schomer. They have a great Espresso that they use just for straight espressos and they also have a separate espresso for milk based drinks. Victrola was probably my favorite espresso that I had in Seattle and the Pike St. store is not incredibly busy if you're looking to sit down and relax a bit. Stumptown, a local favorite for those who live in Portland, has recently added a shop in Seattle. They are renowned for their Hairbender Espresso. If you aren't already shaking like a leaf, check out Caffe Umbria, Zeitgeist, Caffe Vita, and Zoka.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stormer on May 15, 2008 at 9:39am

Noelle, north of Greenlake I would recommend swinging by Herkimer on Greenwood Ave, Seven Coffee Roasters just a few blocks north of there, Zoka's Greenlake location not too far away and Stickman Coffee (if I might say so myself) down in Fremont. Downtown you'll find Seattle Coffee Works (over a dozen locally roasted coffees available as espresso) and Trabant in Pioneer Square. On Capitol Hill you'll find Stumptown (check out their daily public cuppings), Vivace and Victrola.

But the baristas at Stickman are, by far, the cutest.

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Permalink Reply by Noelle on May 15, 2008 at 11:45am

Thanks everyone, I can't wait to explore...
The daily cupping sounds awesome!

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Permalink Reply by Ray Hencken on May 15, 2008 at 3:33pm

Um, Starbucks of course :)

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Permalink Reply by Alex Negranza on May 26, 2008 at 3:44am

There's also a Trabant in the U-district and a cool place called Aster in Ballard. (Aster is an Intelly account)

Dismas is damn cute.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Negranza on May 26, 2008 at 3:44am

I did hear that SBUX has the "Neighborhood's Best Espresso".....

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