Moore Coffee

Moore Coffee –Belltown 

Description on  Moore Coffee  website:  We may be small but our coffee is big with flavor.   

Neighborhood: Belltown  

Address:  1930  2nd  Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 

Music playing:   Benita Du Luz by Mana 

What we ate/drank:   Americano. Unfortunately, I was there before they were starting breakfast. 

Comments:   Moore Coffee is probably best known for their latte art. I’m not normally a latte drinker, so part of Moore Coffee’s appeal is lost on me. The last time I visited there was construction going on outside, but there is a huge patio area right outside the store front that can be utilized once construction on the building is completed.  

Moore Coffee is situated between the Moore Theatre and the Moore Hotel. It’s actually connected to the lobby of the hotel. They also have another branch a block away nearer to Pike Place Market. As you enter this particular Moore Coffee, there are two big leather seats near the front door and the counter where you order. There is a separate room that seats about 20 that includes leather couches on opposite ends with single tables and individual chairs as well as window seating looking out on 2nd Ave. This room also contains the kitchen area for waffles and sandwiches(see below) 

They use Caffee Darte beans for their coffee and have various food items such as yogurt, hard boiled eggs, oatmeal’s fruits, pastries and tamales! This is the first coffee shop I’ve seen with tamales as an option.  They also have various teas available. They also have sweet and savory waffles. I was looking forward to an Apple Cinnamon waffle, but it slipped my mind that they don’t serve waffles until 8:00am and I was there too early. They also serve sandwiches after 10:00am.  

Like Cloud City, they have punch cards that are kept on the premises so you don’t have to carry it around. Their system is a vertical card holder on the wall with the cards kept in alphabetical order.  

The things I enjoy about Moore Coffee are the quirky little features all around the location-the video fireplace, the little tv with static that says, “pick up here”, the old time telephone hanging on the wall behind the barista, the mix of “fancy” chandeliers and picture frames mixed with simple furniture, the burned food menus, the interesting pulley lamps with Edison bulbs. 

I’d say it’s the perfect place to get a coffee before seeing a show at Moore Theatre but they close at 4:30.  But if you are a huge fan of latte art or need a quirky place to relax with a coffee, waffle/sandwich, Moore Coffee is a good option in Belltown.  

Ratings(1-5)  

Favorite Thing:   All the little quirky things listed above.  

Atmosphere:  4.5 

Service:  4.5 

Food Options:  3.75 prior to 8:00, 5.0 after 8:00.  

Overall:  4.5  

Eavedropping Convo:  Couple coming in from the hotel. 

Guy-I had no idea Seattle had so many homeless people. I think there’s more here than Vegas. 

Gal- I don’t know about that. 

Guy-It’s pretty close. 

Gal- I don’t get it. I mean I understand that people in Las Vegas might have a gambling problem, then lose all their money and then lose everything and become homeless, but I don’t get it why there are so many here