Hub Coffee

Hub Coffee

Description on  Lighthouse Roaster’s website : One of Seattle’s original roaster cafes, Lighthouse has spent more than twenty years creating a loyal following of coffee lovers by treating the coffee buying, roasting and drink-making as a noble callin

Description on  Hub Coffee’s website : A modern coffeehouse in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We serve small batch local coffee, artisan baked goods, and Rishi premium teas.  

Address:2821 Thorndyke Ave W, Seattle, WA 98199

Music Playing: Fat Freddy’s Drop by Ernie

What we ate/drank: Cortado

Comments:   We don’t venture out to Magnolia much, but our former next door neighbors made the move out there last year, so we’ve been there quite often for visits lately. When it comes to coffee shops, it’s slim pickings in Magnolia. We don’t want to go as far as to say Hub Coffee is the de facto quality coffee shop in Magnolia, but it’s close. 

It’s located on a very nondescript street-Thorndyke, so blink and you’ll miss it. 

Hub Coffee has a very minimalist decor with white walls, a few black and white photos and concrete floors. The store front faces Southeast, so tons of natural light pours into the space. The configuration and style reminds us of Revolutions Coffee.
There’s a couple seats outside the front door, a few separate tables and a bench that runs the length of the space. There’s also some stools that look out on Thorndyke Ave.

Had the Cortado, but no food. They do have food options, though.  Pastries sandwiches-kale, egg, arugula, cheddar on a bagel, avocado toast, hummus plate w-pita and veggie and a chicken pesto with arugula.  Apart from coffee, Hub Coffee also has Rishi Tea. 

I wouldn’t say the service is the friendliest, but if minimal is your style, a good cup of coffee can be had at Hub Coffee.

Ratings(1-5)

Favorite Thing: A(the only?) quality cafe option in Magnolia. 

Atmosphere: 3.75

Service: 4.00

Food Options: 4.50

Overall: 4.15

Eavesdropping  Convo:  Guy comes in to order a drink.

Guy: Nice day, huh?

Barista: Yeah, I had the door open earlier but bees were flying in here, so I had to close it. 

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