****NOTE: This review was done prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. Of course, things are much different at the moment, but we hope things will get back to normal soon and hope you will continue to support these local businesses****
Street Bean Coffee Roasters – Belltown
According to their website, Street Bean Coffee Roasters has partnerships with many of the local coffee spots. Among them, La Marzocco Café & Showroom, Caffé Vita, Herkimer Coffee, Counter Culture Coffee, Storyville Coffee Co, Anchorhead Coffee Co and Seattle Coffee Works. The partnership includes hosting coffee or job education field trips to supplement apprentice training , working alongside Street Bean to provide job readiness skills for apprentices, working with Street Bean to find job opportunities for graduating apprentices, commiting to hiring a certain number of apprentices on a yearly basis and donating educational materials and or resources to help run our apprentice program. It’s great of these local companies to support the community like this.
While I admire the principle behind the cafe, Street Bean Coffee Roasters is in a location out of the way and unfortunately the ambiance and quality is not quite the draw to make the trip out there on a regular basis.
****NOTE: This review was done prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. Of course, things are much different at the moment, but we hope things will get back to normal soon and hope you will continue to support these local businesses****
Zoka Coffee Roasters – University District
Description on Zoka Coffee Roasters’ website: Located just around the corner from the popular University Village, this Zoka is a staple to students. Bringing together baked-on-site pastries, outstanding espresso, and more seating than you know what to do with, Zoka Two can’t be beat. Beautiful windows run the length of the shop and fill it with natural light. Hardwood floors echo the click of someone’s favorite boots. Outlets power the progress of humming laptops. This shop offers a warm environment and a great place to stretch out and relax.
Neighborhood: University District
Address: 2901 NE Blakeley St, Seattle, WA 98105
What we ate/drank: Gibraltar and Chocolate Croissant, Macchiato, Raspberry Ginger Cruffin.
Comments: Very similar to the Zoka Coffee Roasters in Tangletown, this branch located near University Village, is one of the bigger coffee shops in Seattle. The space kind of curves along Blakely Ave. It could offer even more seating, but a portion of the space seems to be cordoned off. Also similar to the Tangletown location, the aesthetics are again warm wood beams, floors, chairs and tables.
There’s no parking lot, so you have to find street parking in the area, which can be difficult. Their wifi is free for 6 hours, but we’ve noticed it can be rather slow. So a warning if you plan to work or study there.
There’s a variety of baked goods, which are house made.
It’s a solid alternative for your coffee, but nothing that really stands out. It’s conveniently located if you are on your way to University Village for some shopping. Otherwise, it’s not someplace we’d go out of our way to visit.
Ratings(1-5)
Favorite Thing: It’s big enough so that you won’t have any issue finding a seat even with the amount of Udub students there.
Atmosphere: 4.00
Service: 4.00
Food Options: 3.75
Overall: 4.3.85
Eavedropping Convo: Looked like two nurses coming off their shift and having a cup of coffee.
Nurse 1: Looked like you had a difficult time this evening.
Nurse 2: He came in with so much PCP in his system.
Nurse 1: PCP? I thought that was out of style?
Nurse 2: That’s what I thought . I was thinking, “What year is this?”
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