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Caffe Vita in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the 1995 Farm Direct roaster: a downstairs roaster visible behind glass, the Caffe del Sol blend that anchors most.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail, Subscription
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Espresso Vivace Roasteria in Seattle's Capitol Hill is David Schomer's espresso lab since 1988: dark-roasted blends, the textbook reference Caffe Nico.
BeansBrazil, Ethiopia, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail, Subscription
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Victrola Coffee Roasters in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the 2000 third-wave roaster on 15th Ave: single-origin pour overs, the Streamline espresso blend.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Costa Rica
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Filter, Whole bean retail
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Storyville Coffee in Seattle's Pike Place is the Bainbridge-Island roaster's flagship Corner Market cafe: a single-origin lineup, full pastry counter.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Sumatra, Guatemala
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
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Anchorhead Coffee in Seattle is the downtown CenturyLink Plaza small-batch roaster: the Hard Hat iced latte people queue for, plus a clean modern bean.
BeansColombia, Ethiopia, Brazil
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Cold brew, Whole bean retail
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Lighthouse Roasters in Seattle's Fremont is the 1993 dark-roast specialist in a 120-year-old craftsman: an unpretentious espresso program, the city's most.
BeansSumatra, Ethiopia, Mexico, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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Hello Em in Seattle's Little Saigon is Yenvy Pham's Vietnamese coffee roastery: Vietnam-only beans, the city's only phin-filter ca phe sua da.
BeansVietnam
BrewsVietnamese phin filter, Espresso, Whole bean retail, Subscription