Stumptown Coffee Cafe

I liked the coffee a lot!! The customer service could definitely be worked on, the girl at the front was snobby and annoyed I didn't know what to order - it was my first time there. It was definitely crowded on a Sunday morning, but by waiting a few mins we found a seat. Good pastries too! Definitely a trendy crowd, but again great coffee so it's worth it! I'd say more of a place to go in and out because it can get busy and there is limited seating.

Great coffee, but there could be more variety and the food selection could be a bit more extensive. The vibe here feels a tiny bit manufactured. That being said, this place is great to chat or chill with friends. Lots of people working here and the people watching from the window seats is majorly on point.

Google maps asks me if this place serves local specialties and I say "Yes". There are so many different coffee shops with all their various apparatuses and roasts and blends and blah blah blah. To stand out as a coffee shop in Seattle you either need enough beakers and bunsen burners to run a meth lab on the side or have a topless barista and a full length window. Stumptown is consistently 3 steps above the run of the mill coffee. Their roasts, their grind, the timing of their espresso pulls, they're all on point, every time I go. As funny as it sounds, I feel like their pretension about making coffee has toned down as so many other places dive into the deep end.