This Friday, we will be having a BYOS (bring your own sandwich) lunch hour at noon in the Gazebo Room. We'll provide the drinks and cookies, so bring a sandwich, get a cookie and hang out! Now my friend, and fellow Sharpen Core member Elyse Klein would like to tell you about our favorite coffee shops in the area.
Looking for a place to hang out, study, and/or enjoy a nice, hot beverage? I asked a few of our Sharpen folks to talk about their top three coffee shops in Seattle, and here’s what we came up with. It's quite a list, but it covers what we think are the best coffee shops in Seattle:
1. Bustle Café – (535 W. McGraw St) This coffee shop is just up the hill from SPU. Bustle offers a wide variety of coffee flavors, including lavender, bacon, chocolate cayenne, vanilla bean caramel, crème brûlée and more. In addition, Bustle serves a variety of delicious authentic French pastries. Leslie says, “The coffee is inventive and creative with their favorite add-ons to your cup of Joe. My personal favorite is adding Nutella to my mocha- coffee, chocolate, and hazelnut: How can you go wrong?”
2. Muse Coffee Co. – (1907 10th Ave W) This little shop is close, but out of the way and provides a bit of respite from the overly packed coffee joints that are popular favorites of other SPU students. The atmosphere is conducive to studying and the prices make it easy to "splurge". (Leslie)
3. Macrina Bakery (615 West McGraw Street) – So this is cheating a little since this is technically a bakery and not a coffee shop, but who doesn't want a warm, fresh scone with their tea/coffee? (Melissa)
4. Café Ladro (Queen Anne Ave. North) – Laura describes it as, “great for people watching.” Her favorite drink there is the blended caramel latté.
5. Vivace (Capitol Hill) – Vivace makes, quite possibly, the best coffee in Seattle. Words cannot adequately describe the rich, bold, creamy flavors found in their lattés. My favorite drink at Vivace is the white velvet. Laura describes Vivace as, “a great place for the basic drinks if you like amazing bold flavors.”
6. Roy St. Café (Capitol Hill) – Laura describes this place as, “a really neat, eclectic, comfortable shop” and enjoys exploring their loose leaf teas. Roy St. Café also serves food.
7. Bauhaus Books and Coffee (Capitol Hill) – Bauhaus serves excellent coffee and has a great atmosphere, with bookshelves lining the back walls and big windows all around the front. There is no better place for people watching.
8. Café Vita (Capitol Hill) – Café Vita is both a roasting company and a coffee shop. They have a few different locations, but my favorite is the one on Capitol Hill. It’s spacious, quiet, and a great place to study.
9. Canal Street Café (Fremont) – Right across the canal from SPU, this is another great walk from campus, especially on nice days when you can sit at the tables on the front porch by the canal. (Melissa)
10. El Diablo (Queen Anne Ave. North) – This place is eclectic and artistic, with vibrant murals on the walls depicting traditional Latin American perceptions of devils, saints, and angels. My favorite drink here is the Mexican hot chocolate. (Heaven)
11. Verité Coffee (1101 34th Ave) – This little place isn't the best for studying, but that can wait with AMAZING Stumptown coffee being freshly brewed at the same place the world famous Cupcake Royale cupcakes are being served. The baristas are friendly and fun, and what's a better way to relax and rewind than a steamy cup of good Portland roasted coffee and a moist cupcake with creamcheese frosting. Ahhh, bliss. (Leslie)
12. The Teacup (Queen Anne Ave. North) – This is my favorite place in Seattle...it's in walking distance from campus and has every type of tea you can possibly imagine! (My favorite is the "Afternoon in the Park"). (Melissa)
So there ya go! Go get yourself some great coffee!
2 comments:
hey guys great idea! i think its time i try a new coffee shop-thanks for the recommendations! :)
Of course! If I were to recommend one... and i'm a bit of a coffee snob... I'd tell ya to go hit up Verite in Ballard first. It's the best close-ish shop we have.
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