Our New Seattle Coffee Shop Discoveries in 2019

Since bestowing our various Coffee Shop Awards on a variety of coffee shops earlier this year(see below), we’ve discovered 15 more coffee shops that were not up for consideration for these awards.

• Part 1 – Best Coffee Neighborhood, Most Popular, Most Underrated
• Part 2 – Best Coffee Shops for Groups or You Want To Be Alone.
• Part 3 – Best Seattle Coffee Drink Sets, Best Views
• Part 4 – Best Seattle Coffee Shops to Impress Visitors, Impress Visiting Coffee Snobs, Make Visitors Feel Like Locals.
• Part 5 – Best Seattle Coffee Shops for Food Options, Friendliest Service 
• Part 6 – Seattle Coffee With Most Character, Best Seattle Coffee Shops Overall.

These are the newly discovered coffee shops we were most impressed with and try to determine if they would have cracked the rankings in any of the categories.

Mabel Coffee – This travel themed cafe in Ballard is deceivingly large and perfect for group coffee meet ups and even has a separate room that you can reserve. Mabel Coffee definitely has a community feel to it – the community travel journal, the large community board, the unpretentious nature of their mish mosh of tables and seatings, doggy treats, dedicated kids area.

Coffee Award Consideration: Best Coffee Shops for Groups, Best Coffee Shop to Make Visitors Feel Like a Local

Venture Coffee – Is actually right down the street from Mabel Coffee and was formerly a place called, Java Bean. Venture Coffee definitely has that neighborhood hangout vibe. While we were there,  it seems most of the patrons are regulars and on a first name basis with the workers.  There were people reading on their kindles, people reading newspapers, two people having a business meeting  and two fellows conversing in sign language. The word that comes to mind is comfort. They also have great food options. The Hot Mama is one of the best breakfast sandwiches I’ve had. We never hear anybody talk about Venture Coffee, but it’s definitely worth a visit.

Coffee Award Consideration: Most Underrated,  Best Coffee Shop to Make Visitors Feel Like a Local. Best Coffee Shop For Food Options.

Armistice Coffee- Roosevelt – has a wide variety of seating areas -fire pit patio, another more secluded patio area, community table and lots of indoor seating. The space is in the running for most stunning in the city. Armistice also sells alcoholic drinks- wine, beer, sipping tequilla, whiskeys and a few simple mixed drinks.   They also have croissants, muffins, scones, quiches, and a few pre-made sandwiches and salads from White Knuckle.

Coffee Award Consideration: Best Coffee Shops for Groups, Best Coffee Shops for Food Options, Best Overall

Santo Coffee – You can tell great care and meticulous detail was put into the design of the shop.  The place is beautiful and has such a high end feel that we felt a little guilty bringing our little ones here. They serve Devocion Coffee, which is unique in that they roast their beans from Colombia, harvest to cup in the range of 10 to 30 days versus the industry standard of 6 months. You can read more about them here.  Having this unique roast definitely gives Santo Coffee a something no other coffee shop in Seattle has.

Coffee Award Consideration: Best Coffee Shop to Impress Visiting Coffee Snob

Mr West Cafe – University Village – Mr West Cafe in downtown is our #1 overall favorite  coffee shop in Seattle, so when we heard that they were opening a 2nd location in University Village, which only had 3 Starbucks for coffee options, we were giddy. This has the same feel, but much bigger than the downtown branch. It hasn’t been open long, but the place is always packed with shoppers taking a break.

Coffee Award Consideration: For the same reason as the downtown location -Most Popular, Best Coffee Shop to Impress Visitors.

The Roosevelt Neighborhood has Broadcast Coffee, Armistice Coffee-Roosevelt, Santo Coffee, Caffe Ladro – Roosevelt in a half mile radius.  Not to mention a Starbucks, Wayward Coffeehouse, Bus Stop Espresso, Urban Luxe Cafe and a Whole Foods where you can get Bulletproof Coffee. The neighborhood has seemingly become a hot spot for cafes in anticipation of the new Link Light rail station due to open in 2021. Armistice, Santo and Ladro all just opened up just this year.

Coffee Award Consideration:  Best Coffee Neighborhood

Find out about Seattle coffee shops here.

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