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'''Seattle Coffee Works''' ('''SCW''') is a [[third-wave coffee]] company based in [[Seattle]], in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. The business was established in 2006 and operates three coffee shops. In addition to the flagship in [[downtown Seattle]], SCW has outposts in [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]] and [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]], called '''Ballard Coffee Works''' and '''Cascade Coffee Works''', respectively. A location on [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]] called '''Capitol Coffee Works''' opened in 2017 and closed {{Circa|2022}}. Previously independently owned and operated by Pipo Bui, Oscar García, and roast master Sebastian Simsch, SCW was acquired by Vibe Coffee Group in 2022.
'''Seattle Coffee Works''' is a coffee company based in [[Seattle]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Glazière |first=Marsha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg0mDfVvXZUC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT97&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |title=Eclectic Coffee Spots in Puget Sound: Paintings, Photographs, Musings, Recipes |last2= |first2= |date=2012 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4685-9857-5 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231921/https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg0mDfVvXZUC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT97&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolf |first=Laurie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA10&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |title=Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings |date=2015-01-20 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-1662-4 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231921/https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA10&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> There are four locations, as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weise |first=Karen |last2=Johnson |first2=Kirk |date=2020-03-06 |title=‘It’s a Weird Feeling’: Seattle Hunkers Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/seattle-stays-home.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2020-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307001753/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/seattle-stays-home.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

SCW has garnered a positive reception and has been deemed one of the best coffee shops in the city, Washington, and the United States by various publications and media outlets. In 2011, [[Andrew Zimmern]] visited the flagship for a 2012 episode of the [[Travel Channel]] series ''[[Bizarre Foods America]]''.


== Description ==
== Description ==
The [[third-wave coffee]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 States of Coffee Shops |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/best-coffee-shops-america |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123183223/https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/best-coffee-shops-america |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |publisher=[[Food Network]] |language=en |quote=With much respect to all the wonderful Seattle third-wave shops like Seattle Coffee Works, Cafe Vitta, Victrola and Slate (plus literally a dozen more), it's hard to deny the sheer impressiveness of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery.}} Note: Slide 45.</ref> company Seattle Coffee Works (SCW) has a flagship store in [[downtown Seattle]] and has operated outposts in the [[Ballard, Seattle|Ballard]], [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]], and [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]] neighborhoods. The company's "Coffee-drinking Man" imagery and signs have been compared to [[Jonathan Borofsky]]'s ''[[Hammering Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=Melissa |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Giant coffee-drinking man hoisted into place, remains nameless |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/giant-coffee-drinking-man-hoisted-into-place-remains-nameless/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The downtown location has an express bar and a slow bar.{{sfn|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2014}} [[Lonely Planet]] has noted its woody interior.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/pike-place-market-and-waterfront/nightlife/seattle-coffee-works/a/poi-dri/1391660/1319285 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231924/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/pike-place-market-and-waterfront/nightlife/seattle-coffee-works/a/poi-dri/1391660/1319285 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OaTNDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Seattle+coffee+works%22&pg=PT167 |title=Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |first4= |last5= |first5= |last6= |first6= |last7= |first7= |date=February 1, 2020 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-78868-740-9 |language=en |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212164445/https://books.google.com/books?id=OaTNDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT167&dq=%22Seattle+coffee+works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The Ballard location has been described as "airy".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Calamusa |first=Kate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Caa5DAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ballard+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PT178 |title=Seattle Family Adventures: City Escapades, Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, and Itineraries for Fun-Loving Families |date=April 18, 2017 |publisher=[[Sasquatch Books]] |isbn=978-1-63217-098-9 |language=en |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207180638/https://books.google.com/books?id=Caa5DAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT178&dq=%22Ballard+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Seattle Metropolitan]]'' has said SCW is "less espresso factory" and "more reading nook", noting the presence of a [[macramé]] chair.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/seattle-coffee-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813180310/https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/seattle-coffee-works |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[Seattle Metropolitan]] |language=en-US |issn=1931-2792}}</ref> SCW's menu includes coffee, espresso, and milk drinks.<ref name=":3" /> SCW sold baked goods supplied by [[The London Plane]], as of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callaghan |first=Adam H. |date=February 6, 2017 |title=The London Plane Hires Two Head Chefs |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2017/2/6/14523126/the-london-plane-chefs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528005451/https://seattle.eater.com/2017/2/6/14523126/the-london-plane-chefs |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater Seattle]] |language=en}}</ref> SCW had sold an "Obama Blend" of African and Indonesian beans.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Glazière |first=Marsha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg0mDfVvXZUC&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PT97 |title=Eclectic Coffee Spots in Puget Sound: Paintings, Photographs, Musings, Recipes |date=2012 |publisher=[[AuthorHouse]] |isbn=978-1-4685-9857-5 |language=en |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231921/https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg0mDfVvXZUC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT97&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wolf |first=Laurie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PA10 |title=Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings |date=January 20, 2015 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4930-1662-4 |language=en |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231921/https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA10&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |url-status=live |authorlink=Laurie Wolf}}</ref>
[[File:Seattle Coffee Works Cappuccino.jpg|thumb|Cappuccino]]
[[Lonely Planet]] says, "Amid the frenetic action of downtown is a cafe that truly treats its coffee like wine. Seattle Coffee Works’ woody interior is split in two, with a normal walk-up counter and a ‘slow bar’ where staff will brew your coffee to order and discuss its taste notes like enthusiastic oenologists.".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works {{!}} Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront, Seattle {{!}} Nightlife |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/pike-place-market-and-waterfront/nightlife/seattle-coffee-works/a/poi-dri/1391660/1319285 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231924/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle/pike-place-market-and-waterfront/nightlife/seattle-coffee-works/a/poi-dri/1391660/1319285 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== History ==
''[[Seattle Metropolitan]]'' has said, "One of the city's original geeky coffee temples—opened a Capitol Hill outpost, where it's less espresso factory and more reading nook; there's even a hanging macrame chair in the back. But that doesn't mean the coffee is any less exacting. Expect a minimal yet on-point approach to coffee, with a handful of espresso and milk drinks plus the standard brewed-to-order slow bar options."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/seattle-coffee-works |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=[[Seattle Metropolitan]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813180310/https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/seattle-coffee-works |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Cascade Coffee Works, 2023 - 3.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of a sign on the exterior of a building|Exterior sign at Cascade Coffee Works, [[South Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union]]]]


Established near Seattle's [[Pike Place Market]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Black |first1=Lester |last2=Smith |first2=Rich |last3=Polk |first3=Leilani |title=Seattle's Favorite Original Coffee Roasters |url=https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2019/04/24/40030015/qed-slate-elm-and-more-of-the-strangers-favorite-seattle-original-coffee-roasters |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |language=en |issn=1935-9004}}</ref> the business was initially operated by Pipo Bui,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehmicke |first=Maggy |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Seattle's Coffee Culture May Never Return to the Way It Was |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2020/4/23/21231945/the-future-of-seattle-coffee-shops-post-coronavirus-covid-19-impact |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222003513/https://seattle.eater.com/2020/4/23/21231945/the-future-of-seattle-coffee-shops-post-coronavirus-covid-19-impact |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}}</ref> Oscar García, and roast master Sebastian Simsch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2007 |title=Local roasters brew for you at Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Local-roasters-brew-for-you-at-Seattle-Coffee-1238429.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231926/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Local-roasters-brew-for-you-at-Seattle-Coffee-1238429.php |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slow Man |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2010/02/cold-brew-coffee-0310 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207233928/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2010/02/cold-brew-coffee-0310 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Ash Shah of ''[[The Daily of the University of Washington]]'', SCW started as a pop-up shop where the owners provided espressos sourced throughout the area. Approximately four years later, they began to produce their own coffee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Ash |title=From Instagram-worthy decor to matcha lattes, Capitol Coffee Works has it all |url=https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/from-instagram-worthy-decor-to-matcha-lattes-capitol-coffee-works-has-it-all/article_7ce456ca-0b6d-11ea-ab22-0758f6ee9fcd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207180620/https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/from-instagram-worthy-decor-to-matcha-lattes-capitol-coffee-works-has-it-all/article_7ce456ca-0b6d-11ea-ab22-0758f6ee9fcd.html |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[The Daily of the University of Washington]] |date=November 20, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
The downtown location has an express bar and a slow bar.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3-DQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT466&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |title=Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle |date=2014-05-06 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-62873-587-1 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231923/https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3-DQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT466&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Thrillist]] has said, "Forget Starbucks. This unpretentious coffeehouse Downtown is a longstanding Seattle mainstay, serving up a variety of blended brews and other buzzy drinks. Grab a great espresso at the 'Express Bar', or indulge your inner coffee geek and visit the science lab-esque 'Slow Bar' to observe the skilled baristas as they model various brewing methods."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/seattle/bar/seattle-coffee-works |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=[[Thrillist]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904225843/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/seattle/bar/seattle-coffee-works |url-status=live }}</ref>


SCW has a no-[[Gratuity|tip]] policy.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Here's Why There Should Be No More Tipping at Restaurants |url=https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/no-tipping-tip-free-restaurants-discrimination-harassment.html |url-status=live |journal=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119015236/https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/no-tipping-tip-free-restaurants-discrimination-harassment.html |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> According to ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'', the company also publishes an annual "authenticity report" and provides health care and benefits to all employees.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=How to Get Coffee from Our Favorite Original Seattle Roasters: Quarantine Edition |url=https://www.thestranger.com/things-to-do/2020/04/14/43415694/how-to-get-coffee-from-our-favorite-original-seattle-roasters-quarantine-edition |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206094325/https://www.thestranger.com/things-to-do/2020/04/14/43415694/how-to-get-coffee-from-our-favorite-original-seattle-roasters-quarantine-edition |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]'' magazine's Diana Ransom reported that Simsch thought workers became "generally happier" after wages were raised, noting that "turnover is nil".<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Ransom |first=Diana |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Getting Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate |journal=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |issn=0162-8968}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|COVID-19 pandemic]], the company saw business slow<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Weise |first1=Karen |last2=Johnson |first2=Kirk |date=March 6, 2020 |title='It's a Weird Feeling': Seattle Hunkers Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/seattle-stays-home.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307001753/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/seattle-stays-home.html |archive-date=March 7, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and operated via [[take-out]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2020 |title=Seattle-area restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery during the novel coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/updating-seattle-area-restaurants-that-have-closed-due-to-the-novel-coronavirus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024055738/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/updating-seattle-area-restaurants-that-have-closed-due-to-the-novel-coronavirus/ |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> SCW also received loans from the [[Paycheck Protection Program]]. According to Ransom, Simsch released 20 employees, moving the remaining 15 to a new coffee-subscription service and [[e-commerce]] coffee sales.<ref name=":2" />
In addition to coffee drinks, the menu has included hot chocolate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ausley |first=Christina Ausley |date=2019-12-17 |title=Seattle's 9 best places for hot chocolate |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/best-places-in-seattle-for-hot-chocolate-198616.php |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118045558/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/best-places-in-seattle-for-hot-chocolate-198616.php |url-status=live }}</ref>


Heather Schmidt is the company's [[chief executive officer]], as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2021 |title=Amazon will allow many employees to work remotely, indefinitely. Affected businesses react |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-will-allow-many-employees-to-work-remotely-indefinitely/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210080837/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-will-allow-many-employees-to-work-remotely-indefinitely/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The business was independently owned<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Conquer Seattle In An Hour or Less |url=https://www.thrillist.com/travel/seattle/how-to-conquer-seattle-in-an-hour |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Thrillist |date=March 30, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214195716/https://www.thrillist.com/travel/seattle/how-to-conquer-seattle-in-an-hour |url-status=live }}</ref> until 2022, when Vibe Coffee Group (the owner of [[Victrola Coffee Roasters]] and Whidbey Coffee) announced plans to acquire all four locations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Victrola Owner Vibe Coffee Group Acquires Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/05/09/victrola-owner-vibe-coffee-group-acquires-seattle-coffee-works/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228223918/https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/05/09/victrola-owner-vibe-coffee-group-acquires-seattle-coffee-works/ |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
Established near Seattle's [[Pike Place Market]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Lester |last2=Smith |first2=Rich |last3=Polk |first3=Leilani |title=Seattle's Favorite Original Coffee Roasters |url=https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2019/04/24/40030015/qed-slate-elm-and-more-of-the-strangers-favorite-seattle-original-coffee-roasters |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref> the business was initially operated by Pipo Bui,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehmicke |first=Maggy |date=2020-04-23 |title=Seattle’s Coffee Culture May Never Return to the Way It Was |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2020/4/23/21231945/the-future-of-seattle-coffee-shops-post-coronavirus-covid-19-impact |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222003513/https://seattle.eater.com/2020/4/23/21231945/the-future-of-seattle-coffee-shops-post-coronavirus-covid-19-impact |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618102445/https://kuow.org/stories/seattle-officials-announce-new-measures-to-tackle-violence-and-property-crimes |url-status=live }}</ref> Oscar García, and Sebastian Simsch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-25 |title=Local roasters brew for you at Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Local-roasters-brew-for-you-at-Seattle-Coffee-1238429.php |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231926/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/Local-roasters-brew-for-you-at-Seattle-Coffee-1238429.php |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:January 2023, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - 145.jpg|thumb|Interior of the coffee shop at Pike Street and 1st Avenue, 2023]]


=== Flagship ===
Locations have included '''Ballard Coffee Works''', '''Capital Coffee Works''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Megan |date=2017-05-24 |title=Grab a Memorial Day Pick-Me-Up as Seattle Coffee Works Opens on Capitol Hill |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2017/5/24/15685690/seattle-coffee-works-capitol-hill-open |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209020635/https://seattle.eater.com/2017/5/24/15685690/seattle-coffee-works-capitol-hill-open |url-status=live }}</ref> and '''Cascade Coffee Works'''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Garnick |first=Coral |date=October 31, 2017 |title=Seattle Coffee Works expands to Amazon's headquarters campus |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/31/cascade-coffee-works-expands-into-amazons-troy.html |journal=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231931/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/31/cascade-coffee-works-expands-into-amazons-troy.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-08 |title=New South Lake Union Coffee Shop Wants to Connect Tech Workers, Homeless and Everyone in Between |url=https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/new-south-lake-union-coffee-shop-wants-connect-tech-workers-homeless-and-everyone/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929005536/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/new-south-lake-union-coffee-shop-wants-connect-tech-workers-homeless-and-everyone/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:January 2023, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - 145.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of the interior of a coffee shop|Interior of the coffee shop at [[Pike Street]] and [[1st Avenue (Seattle)|1st Avenue]], 2023]]


In 2007, the ''[[Daily Journal of Commerce]]'' described SCW's selection of locally roasted coffees, including brands from Caffe D'Arte, [[Caffè Umbria]], and Vashon Coffee Co.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.djc.com/news/bu/11189742.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208160903/https://www.djc.com/news/bu/11189742.html |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |language=en}}</ref> The flagship store relocated from the Newmark Tower to the intersection of [[Pike Street]] and [[1st Avenue (Seattle)|1st Avenue]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2009 |title=Seattle Coffee Works (111 Pike St.) still managed to handle the morning |url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/food/seattle-coffee-works-111-pike-st-still-managed-to-handle-the-morning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208160906/https://www.seattleweekly.com/food/seattle-coffee-works-111-pike-st-still-managed-to-handle-the-morning/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Seattle Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=Melissa |date=June 5, 2009 |title=Seattle Coffee Works opens, awaits espresso-drinking man |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/seattle-coffee-works-opens-awaits-espresso-drinking-man/ |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Pine Street location was vandalized in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-31 |title=Downtown businesses assess damage, weigh reopening after nights of riots, looting and chaos |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/downtown-businesses-assess-damage-weigh-reopening-after-nights-of-looting-and-chaos/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Vibe Coffee Group (owner of [[Victrola Coffee Roasters]] and Whidbey Coffee) announced plans to acquire all four locations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Victrola Owner Vibe Coffee Group Acquires Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/05/09/victrola-owner-vibe-coffee-group-acquires-seattle-coffee-works/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228223918/https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/05/09/victrola-owner-vibe-coffee-group-acquires-seattle-coffee-works/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, Simsch described large groups of [[Starbucks]] employees visiting for observation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starbucks tries something brand new, with a buzz |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/17/starbucks-tries-something-brand-new-with-a-buzz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723054524/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/17/starbucks-tries-something-brand-new-with-a-buzz/ |archive-date=July 23, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2009 |title=Starbucks Shuns Name at New Cafe |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/07/24/106989061/starbucks-shuns-name-at-new-cafe |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208025104/https://www.npr.org/2009/07/24/106989061/starbucks-shuns-name-at-new-cafe |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Andrew Zimmern]] visited SCW in 2011 to feature the business in the first season of the [[Travel Channel]]'s ''[[Bizarre Foods America]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle's Coffee Culture |url=https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/seattles-coffee-culture-0179885 |publisher=[[Travel Channel]] |language=en |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203052420/https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/seattles-coffee-culture-0179885 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=More Seattle-on-TV News: Bizarre Foods to Feature Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2011/07/bizarre-foods-to-feature-seattle-coffee-works-july-2011 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207032348/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2011/07/bizarre-foods-to-feature-seattle-coffee-works-july-2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The episode of him sampling the 2011 Colombia Cup of Excellence, which retails for $100 a pound,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vermillion |first=Allecia |date=July 26, 2011 |title=More Details on Andrew Zimmern |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2011/7/26/6667039/more-details-on-andrew-zimmern |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210064633/https://seattle.eater.com/2011/7/26/6667039/more-details-on-andrew-zimmern |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vermillion |first=Allecia |date=July 29, 2011 |title=Andrew Zimmern Visits Seattle, Is All About Canlis |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2011/7/29/6666131/andrew-zimmern-visits-seattle-is-all-about-canlis |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207002821/https://seattle.eater.com/2011/7/29/6666131/andrew-zimmern-visits-seattle-is-all-about-canlis |url-status=live }}</ref> aired in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Zimmern's Seattle Episode Airs February 6 |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2012/01/andrew-zimmerns-seattle-episode-airs-february-6-january-2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207235438/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2012/01/andrew-zimmerns-seattle-episode-airs-february-6-january-2012 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Shalini Gujavarty of [[Eater (website)|''Eater Seattle'']], Zimmern considered the visit one of his "top five experiences" in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gujavarty |first=Shalini |date=February 2, 2012 |title=Zimmern's Top 5 Seattle Moments |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2012/2/2/6616913/zimmerns-top-5-seattle-moments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208224022/https://seattle.eater.com/2012/2/2/6616913/zimmerns-top-5-seattle-moments |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}}</ref> The taping also allowed customers to sample the Colombia Cup of Excellence for free.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 26, 2011 |title=Food Event: Catch a "Bizarre Foods" Taping in Seattle and Get a Taste of "Black Gold" |url=https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/food-event-catch-bizarre-foods-taping-seattle-and-get-taste-black-gold/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2010, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted the presence of [[Wi-Fi]] and 30 electrical outlets for 40 seats at the downtown location.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |date=August 8, 2010 |title=Coffee shops are taking Wi-Fi off the menu |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-08-la-fi-cafe-wifi-20100808-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207040136/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-08-la-fi-cafe-wifi-20100808-story.html |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Simsch selected furniture for the flagship,<ref>{{Cite web |title=I spy a 'stealth Starbucks' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/01/06/i.spy.stealth.starbucks/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819054149/https://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/01/06/i.spy.stealth.starbucks/index.html |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en}}</ref> where he hosted public [[coffee cupping]]s at no cost, as of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Learn How to Taste Coffee Like an Expert |url=https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/learn-how-taste-coffee-expert/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927152333/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/learn-how-taste-coffee-expert/ |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The shop was vandalized in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2020 |title=Downtown businesses assess damage, weigh reopening after nights of riots, looting and chaos |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/downtown-businesses-assess-damage-weigh-reopening-after-nights-of-looting-and-chaos/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125012506/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/downtown-businesses-assess-damage-weigh-reopening-after-nights-of-looting-and-chaos/ |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[The Seattle Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0745-9696 |oclc=9198928}}</ref>

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Outposts have operated as Ballard Coffee Works,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballard Coffee Works: softly open now, grand opening to come soon |url=https://www.myballard.com/2012/03/16/ballard-coffee-works-softly-open-now-grand-opening-to-come-soon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919084211/http://www.myballard.com/2012/03/16/ballard-coffee-works-softly-open-now-grand-opening-to-come-soon/ |archive-date=September 19, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=My Ballard}}</ref> Capitol Coffee Works,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Megan |date=May 24, 2017 |title=Grab a Memorial Day Pick-Me-Up as Seattle Coffee Works Opens on Capitol Hill |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2017/5/24/15685690/seattle-coffee-works-capitol-hill-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209020635/https://seattle.eater.com/2017/5/24/15685690/seattle-coffee-works-capitol-hill-open |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}}</ref> and Cascade Coffee Works.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Garnick |first=Coral |date=October 31, 2017 |title=Seattle Coffee Works expands to Amazon's headquarters campus |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/31/cascade-coffee-works-expands-into-amazons-troy.html |url-status=live |journal=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |issn=8750-7757 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231931/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/31/cascade-coffee-works-expands-into-amazons-troy.html |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=Capitol Coffee Works - Capitol Hill - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/capitol-coffee-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203025838/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/capitol-coffee-works |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[The Infatuation]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2022 |title=New South Lake Union Coffee Shop Wants to Connect Tech Workers, Homeless and Everyone in Between |url=https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/new-south-lake-union-coffee-shop-wants-connect-tech-workers-homeless-and-everyone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929005536/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/new-south-lake-union-coffee-shop-wants-connect-tech-workers-homeless-and-everyone/ |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Ballard location opened in March 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gujavarty |first=Shalini |date=March 15, 2012 |title=Ballard Coffee Works Now Softly Open |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2012/3/15/6604829/ballard-coffee-works-now-softly-open |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213161231/https://seattle.eater.com/2012/3/15/6604829/ballard-coffee-works-now-softly-open |url-status=live }}</ref> in a former bank building and [[Tully's Coffee|Tully's]] location.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballard Coffee Works opening in old Tully's space |url=https://www.myballard.com/2011/11/01/ballard-coffee-works-opening-in-old-tullys-space/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731162049/https://www.myballard.com/2011/11/01/ballard-coffee-works-opening-in-old-tullys-space/ |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=My Ballard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gujavarty |first=Shalini |date=November 1, 2011 |title=Seattle Coffee Works Hatches Ballard Coffee Works |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2011/11/1/6640211/seattle-coffee-works-hatches-ballard-coffee-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921134950/https://seattle.eater.com/2011/11/1/6640211/seattle-coffee-works-hatches-ballard-coffee-works |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}}</ref> The shop was vandalized in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thieves target numerous Ballard businesses in recent spate of break-ins |url=https://www.myballard.com/2021/10/20/thieves-target-numerous-ballard-businesses-in-recent-spate-of-break-ins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522204038/https://www.myballard.com/2021/10/20/thieves-target-numerous-ballard-businesses-in-recent-spate-of-break-ins/ |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=My Ballard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ballard cafe owner seeking other businesses to band together to hire private security company |url=https://www.myballard.com/2021/12/17/ballard-cafe-owner-seeking-other-businesses-to-band-together-to-hire-private-security-company/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=My Ballard |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814134916/https://www.myballard.com/2021/12/17/ballard-cafe-owner-seeking-other-businesses-to-band-together-to-hire-private-security-company/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A third location opened at [[Broadway (Seattle)|Broadway]] and Pike on Capitol Hill in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2022 |title=5 Reasons to Visit the New Capitol Coffee Works |url=https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/5-reasons-visit-new-capitol-coffee-works/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210052214/https://seattlemag.com/eat-drink/5-reasons-visit-new-capitol-coffee-works/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coughlin-Bogue |first=Tobias |title=Food News: Capitol Coffee Works Opens, Canlis Takes Home a James Beard Award, and More |url=https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2017/05/08/25130828/food-news-capitol-coffee-works-opens-canlis-takes-home-a-james-beard-award-and-more |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref> The coffee shop closed {{Circa|2022}}, and was replaced by [[Ben & Esther's Vegan Jewish Deli]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Jade Yamazaki |date=June 15, 2022 |title=A Casual Italian Restaurant from the Owners of Elliott's Oyster House Opens on the Seattle Waterfront |url=https://seattle.eater.com/2022/6/15/23169959/salt-district-seattle-waterfront-restaurant |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214010445/https://seattle.eater.com/2022/6/15/23169959/salt-district-seattle-waterfront-restaurant |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Eater Seattle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thompson |first=Joey |date=November 4, 2022 |title=Vegan Jewish deli chain from Portland opens Capitol Hill location |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/04/digest-ben-esthers-vegan-jewish-deli-chain.html |url-status=live |journal=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111232538/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/11/04/digest-ben-esthers-vegan-jewish-deli-chain.html |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023}}</ref>

Cascade Coffee Works opened in South Lake Union in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cascade Coffee Works Opens November 8 |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2017/11/cascade-coffee-works-opens-november-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103073057/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2017/11/cascade-coffee-works-opens-november-8 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coughlin-Bogue |first=Tobias |title=Seattle Food News: Three Expansions, a Reopening, and Some Amaro |url=https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2017/08/28/25378040/seattle-food-news-three-expansions-a-reopening-and-some-amaro |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=Cascade Coffee Works - South Lake Union - Seattle |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/cascade-coffee-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204123957/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/cascade-coffee-works |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Infatuation |language=en}}</ref> Free coffee was distributed at the grand opening.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2017 |title=New in town: 22 more restaurants and bars opening in Seattle and Bellevue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/new-in-town-22-more-restaurants-and-bars-opening-in-seattle-and-bellevue/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103073100/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/new-in-town-22-more-restaurants-and-bars-opening-in-seattle-and-bellevue/ |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The coffee shop operates a retail space on the ground floor of a block, which has been occupied by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] and houses the [[Troy Laundry Building (Seattle)|Troy Laundry Building]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2019 |title=Big Amazon-leased office block in South Lake Union nets $740 million sale |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/big-amazon-leased-office-block-in-south-lake-union-nets-740-million-sale/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220204853/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/big-amazon-leased-office-block-in-south-lake-union-nets-740-million-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works to Open New Location This Winter |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2017/08/seattle-coffee-works-to-open-new-location-this-winter |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703171314/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2017/08/seattle-coffee-works-to-open-new-location-this-winter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon-leased Troy Block project sells for $740M |url=https://www.djc.com/news/re/12120283.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401002009/https://www.djc.com/news/re/12120283.html |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The ''[[Not for Tourists|Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle]]'' has said, "To these guys, making coffee is not work."<ref>{{harvnb|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2015}}; {{harvnb|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2016}}.</ref> The guide series has also said the coffee at the Ballard shop "definitely works".<ref>{{harvnb|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2014}}; {{harvnb|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2015}}; {{harvnb|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2016}}.</ref> Writing for ''[[The Oregonian]]'', Caroline Cummins said in 2010 that since the coffee shop is close the Pike Place Market, SCW could feel "overwhelmingly touristy" and recommended the Slow Bar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cummins |first=Caroline |date=October 9, 2010 |title=A returning native compares the Old Seattle versus New Seattle |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2010/10/a_returning_native_compares_th.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207213543/https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2010/10/a_returning_native_compares_th.html |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[The Oregonian]] |language=en}}</ref>
The ''[[Not for Tourists|Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle]]'' has said, "To these guys, making coffee is not work."<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP45&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |title=Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016 |date=2015-11-24 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-0025-3 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231932/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP45&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HG-CDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP40&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |title=Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2017 |date=2016-10-18 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-1063-4 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-04 |archive-date=2023-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231930/https://books.google.com/books?id=HG-CDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP40&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Christina Ausley included the business in the [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer|''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'']]'s 2019 list of the city's nine best places for hot chocolate.<ref name=":0" /> The business was included in the [[Daily Hive]]'s 2020 list of Seattle's 12 best coffee shops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12 best coffee shops to visit in Seattle {{!}} Dished |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/best-coffee-shops-seattle |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=[[Daily Hive]] |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:January 2023, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - 163.jpg|left|thumb|Branded paper cup in 2023]]
Molly Hannon included the Ballard location in ''[[Men's Journal]]''{{'s}} 2011 list of the best coffee shops in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 11 Best Coffee Shops in America |date=January 28, 2016 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/autos/the-11-best-coffee-shops-in-america-141810306.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208151752/https://autos.yahoo.com/the-11-best-coffee-shops-in-america-141810306.html |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine's Tyler Coates has also included Ballard Coffee Works in a list of the nation's 40 best coffee shops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Tyler |title=The 40 Best Coffee Shops in the U.S. |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/best-coffee-shops-in-the-us/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203085046/https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/best-coffee-shops-in-the-us/ |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=[[Men's Journal]] |date=November 29, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=1063-4657}}</ref> The Pike Street location was deemed the best coffee shop for cuppings by [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Miller |first=Ben |date=December 26, 2013 |title=Hotel chain lists best Seattle coffee shops |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/12/hotel-chain-lists-best-seattle-coffee.html |url-status=live |journal=Puget Sound Business Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810182012/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/12/hotel-chain-lists-best-seattle-coffee.html |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> [[KSTW]] included SCW in a 2016 list of the city's "best craft coffee spots".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Craft Coffee Spots In Seattle |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/seattle/news/best-craft-coffee-spots-in-seattle/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website= |publisher=[[KSTW]] |language=en-US |via=[[CBS News]] |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212170547/https://www.cbsnews.com/seattle/news/best-craft-coffee-spots-in-seattle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017 and 2019, writers for [[CNN]] called SCW a "solid pick" in overviews of the world's best cities for coffee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Sarah |title=World's best coffee: 8 cities to visit for a great cup of java |date=March 5, 2014 |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-coffee-cities/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014084829/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-coffee-cities/index.html |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2019 |title=It's International Coffee Day: Here's where to find the best coffee in the world |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-coffee-in-the-world/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217230322/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-coffee-in-the-world/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> ''The Stranger'' said the business offered Seattle's best coffee in a 2017 overview of "advice to Seattle newcomers from newcomers".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Advice to Seattle Newcomers from Newcomers |url=https://www.thestranger.com/new-to-town/2017/01/18/24803784/advice-to-newcomers-from-newcomers |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530021004/https://www.thestranger.com/new-to-town/2017/01/18/24803784/advice-to-newcomers-from-newcomers |url-status=live }}</ref>


Writers for the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' included SCW in 2019 and 2021 lists of the city's nine best places for [[hot chocolate]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ausley |first=Christina Ausley |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Seattle's 9 best places for hot chocolate |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/best-places-in-seattle-for-hot-chocolate-198616.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118045558/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/slideshow/best-places-in-seattle-for-hot-chocolate-198616.php |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirschman |first=Lindsey |date=December 19, 2021 |title=The 9 best places in Seattle for hot chocolate |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/best-places-for-hot-chocolate-in-seattle-16695347.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208003246/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/best-places-for-hot-chocolate-in-seattle-16695347.php |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref> The business was included in the [[Daily Hive]]'s 2019 list of 10 "Seattle coffee shops aficionados can't afford to miss",<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Seattle coffee shops aficionados can't afford to miss |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/best-seattle-coffee-shops |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118223343/https://dailyhive.com/seattle/best-seattle-coffee-shops |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[Daily Hive]] |language=en}}</ref> 2020 list of the city's 12 best coffee shops,<ref>{{Cite web |title=12 best coffee shops to visit in Seattle |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/best-coffee-shops-seattle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116223742/https://dailyhive.com/seattle/best-coffee-shops-seattle |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Daily Hive |date=September 3, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and 2022 list of seven "perfect places to study" in Seattle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 perfect places to study in Seattle |url=https://dailyhive.com/seattle/study-spots-seattle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926174519/https://dailyhive.com/seattle/study-spots-seattle |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=Daily Hive |date=March 26, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Mia Mercado selected SCW to represent Washington in ''[[Eat This, Not That]]''{{'}}s list of the best coffee shops for each U.S. state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mercado |first=Mia |date=December 30, 2021 |title=The Best Coffee Shop in Every State |url=https://www.eatthis.com/best-coffee-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234458/https://www.eatthis.com/best-coffee-state/ |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[Eat This, Not That]] |language=en}}</ref> Jen Woo included the business in [[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out Seattle'']]'s 2021 overview of the city's best coffee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=17 Great Spots for Coffee in Seattle |url=https://www.timeout.com/seattle/restaurants/best-seattle-coffee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021094048/https://www.timeout.com/seattle/restaurants/best-seattle-coffee |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Seattle]] |date=December 28, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> In ''Moon Baseball Road Trips'' (2021), Timothy Malcolm said "the service [at the Pine Street location] is so on point that you'll get your cup within three minutes".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malcolm |first=Timothy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRL1DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Seattle+coffee+works%22&pg=PT901 |title=Moon Baseball Road Trips: The Complete Guide to All the Ballparks, with Beer, Bites, and Sights Nearby |date=May 4, 2021 |publisher=Avalon Publishing |isbn=978-1-64049-802-0 |language=en |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212164446/https://books.google.com/books?id=XRL1DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT901&dq=%22Seattle+coffee+works%22&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2021, Mia Mercado selected Seattle Coffee Works to represent Washington in ''[[Eat This, Not That]]''{{'}}s list of the best coffee shops for each U.S. state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mercado |first=Mia |date=2021-12-30 |title=The Best Coffee Shop in Every State |url=https://www.eatthis.com/best-coffee-state/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=[[Eat This, Not That]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234458/https://www.eatthis.com/best-coffee-state/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Naomi Tomky included the downtown location in Thrillist's 2020 list of the city's best craft coffee shops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle’s Best Craft Coffee Shops |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-coffee-shops-in-seattle |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Thrillist |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234213/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-coffee-shops-in-seattle |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Thrillist]] has said, "Forget [[Starbucks]]" and commented that SCW serves "blended brews" and "buzzy" drinks.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/seattle/bar/seattle-coffee-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904225843/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/seattle/bar/seattle-coffee-works |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=[[Thrillist]] |date=October 5, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, the website's Dan Gentile included SCW in a list of the 21 best coffee shops in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 21 Best Coffee Shops in America |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-coffee-shops-in-america-best-coffee-shop-in-the-country |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209185528/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-coffee-shops-in-america-best-coffee-shop-in-the-country |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Thrillist |date=June 8, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He also included SCW in a 2015 list of the nations' eight best "coffee cities", writing, "Starbucks might be the biggest thing to put Seattle on the map, but any self-respecting coffee snob will look right past it, posting up at the slow bar" at SCW.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 8 Best Coffee Cities in America, Ranked |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-coffee-cities-in-america |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205213931/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-coffee-cities-in-america |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2023 |website=Thrillist |date=August 24, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> Thrillist's Naomi Tomky included the company in a 2016 list of "Seattle restaurant chains that should go national" and the downtown location in a 2020 list of the city's best craft coffee shops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Seattle Restaurant Chains That Should Go National |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/from-li-l-woody-s-to-eltana-wood-fired-bagel-cafe-10-seattle-restaurant-chains-that-should-go-national |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=Thrillist |date=June 25, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212170840/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle/from-li-l-woody-s-to-eltana-wood-fired-bagel-cafe-10-seattle-restaurant-chains-that-should-go-national |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle's Best Craft Coffee Shops |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-coffee-shops-in-seattle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234213/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-coffee-shops-in-seattle |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Thrillist |date=August 27, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of coffeehouse chains]]
* [[List of restaurant chains in the United States]]


== References ==
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=== Book sources ===
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3-DQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ballard+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PT137 |title=Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle |date=May 6, 2014 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-62873-587-1 |language=en |ref={{harvid|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2014}} |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207180640/https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3-DQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT137&dq=%22Ballard+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PP45 |title=Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016 |date=November 24, 2015 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-0025-3 |language=en |ref={{harvid|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2015}} |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231932/https://books.google.com/books?id=Jf4PCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP45&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HG-CDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&pg=PP40 |title=Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle 2017 |date=October 18, 2016 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-5107-1063-4 |language=en |ref={{harvid|''Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle''|2016}} |access-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204231930/https://books.google.com/books?id=HG-CDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP40&dq=%22Seattle+Coffee+Works%22&hl=en |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}


== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.seattlecoffeeworks.com}}
* {{Official website|https://www.seattlecoffeeworks.com}}
* {{YouTube|id=lD9ul9j2OFw|title=Siphon Coffee Brewing at Seattle Coffee Works}}, ''Seattle Magazine''


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Latest revision as of 15:51, 17 May 2024

Seattle Coffee Works
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006) in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Headquarters
Seattle
,
U.S.
Number of locations
3 (2023)
Area served
Seattle
Key people
Heather Schmidt (CEO)
ProductsCoffee
OwnerVibe Coffee Group
Websiteseattlecoffeeworks.com

Seattle Coffee Works (SCW) is a third-wave coffee company based in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 2006 and operates three coffee shops. In addition to the flagship in downtown Seattle, SCW has outposts in Ballard and South Lake Union, called Ballard Coffee Works and Cascade Coffee Works, respectively. A location on Capitol Hill called Capitol Coffee Works opened in 2017 and closed c. 2022. Previously independently owned and operated by Pipo Bui, Oscar García, and roast master Sebastian Simsch, SCW was acquired by Vibe Coffee Group in 2022.

SCW has garnered a positive reception and has been deemed one of the best coffee shops in the city, Washington, and the United States by various publications and media outlets. In 2011, Andrew Zimmern visited the flagship for a 2012 episode of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods America.

Description

The third-wave coffee[1] company Seattle Coffee Works (SCW) has a flagship store in downtown Seattle and has operated outposts in the Ballard, Capitol Hill, and South Lake Union neighborhoods. The company's "Coffee-drinking Man" imagery and signs have been compared to Jonathan Borofsky's Hammering Man.[2] The downtown location has an express bar and a slow bar.[3] Lonely Planet has noted its woody interior.[4][5] The Ballard location has been described as "airy".[6] Seattle Metropolitan has said SCW is "less espresso factory" and "more reading nook", noting the presence of a macramé chair.[7] SCW's menu includes coffee, espresso, and milk drinks.[7] SCW sold baked goods supplied by The London Plane, as of 2017.[8] SCW had sold an "Obama Blend" of African and Indonesian beans.[9][10]

History

Photograph of a sign on the exterior of a building
Exterior sign at Cascade Coffee Works, South Lake Union

Established near Seattle's Pike Place Market in 2006,[11] the business was initially operated by Pipo Bui,[12] Oscar García, and roast master Sebastian Simsch.[13][14] According to Ash Shah of The Daily of the University of Washington, SCW started as a pop-up shop where the owners provided espressos sourced throughout the area. Approximately four years later, they began to produce their own coffee.[15]

SCW has a no-tip policy.[16] According to The Stranger, the company also publishes an annual "authenticity report" and provides health care and benefits to all employees.[17] In 2021, Inc. magazine's Diana Ransom reported that Simsch thought workers became "generally happier" after wages were raised, noting that "turnover is nil".[18] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company saw business slow[19] and operated via take-out.[20] SCW also received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. According to Ransom, Simsch released 20 employees, moving the remaining 15 to a new coffee-subscription service and e-commerce coffee sales.[18]

Heather Schmidt is the company's chief executive officer, as of 2021.[21] The business was independently owned[22] until 2022, when Vibe Coffee Group (the owner of Victrola Coffee Roasters and Whidbey Coffee) announced plans to acquire all four locations.[23]

Flagship

Photograph of the interior of a coffee shop
Interior of the coffee shop at Pike Street and 1st Avenue, 2023

In 2007, the Daily Journal of Commerce described SCW's selection of locally roasted coffees, including brands from Caffe D'Arte, Caffè Umbria, and Vashon Coffee Co.[24] The flagship store relocated from the Newmark Tower to the intersection of Pike Street and 1st Avenue in 2009.[25][26]

In 2009, Simsch described large groups of Starbucks employees visiting for observation.[27][28] Andrew Zimmern visited SCW in 2011 to feature the business in the first season of the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods America.[29][30] The episode of him sampling the 2011 Colombia Cup of Excellence, which retails for $100 a pound,[31][32] aired in 2012.[33] According to Shalini Gujavarty of Eater Seattle, Zimmern considered the visit one of his "top five experiences" in the city.[34] The taping also allowed customers to sample the Colombia Cup of Excellence for free.[35]

In 2010, the Los Angeles Times noted the presence of Wi-Fi and 30 electrical outlets for 40 seats at the downtown location.[36] Simsch selected furniture for the flagship,[37] where he hosted public coffee cuppings at no cost, as of 2018.[38] The shop was vandalized in 2020.[39]

Outposts

Photograph of the exterior of a building
Ballard Coffee Works, 2023
Photograph of the exterior of a building
Cascade Coffee Works, 2023

Outposts have operated as Ballard Coffee Works,[40] Capitol Coffee Works,[41] and Cascade Coffee Works.[42][43][44]

The Ballard location opened in March 2012,[45] in a former bank building and Tully's location.[46][47] The shop was vandalized in 2021.[48][49] A third location opened at Broadway and Pike on Capitol Hill in 2017.[50][51] The coffee shop closed c. 2022, and was replaced by Ben & Esther's Vegan Jewish Deli.[52][53]

Cascade Coffee Works opened in South Lake Union in 2017.[54][55][56] Free coffee was distributed at the grand opening.[57] The coffee shop operates a retail space on the ground floor of a block, which has been occupied by Amazon and houses the Troy Laundry Building.[58][59][60]

Reception

The Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle has said, "To these guys, making coffee is not work."[61] The guide series has also said the coffee at the Ballard shop "definitely works".[62] Writing for The Oregonian, Caroline Cummins said in 2010 that since the coffee shop is close the Pike Place Market, SCW could feel "overwhelmingly touristy" and recommended the Slow Bar.[63]

Branded paper cup in 2023

Molly Hannon included the Ballard location in Men's Journal's 2011 list of the best coffee shops in the U.S.[64] The magazine's Tyler Coates has also included Ballard Coffee Works in a list of the nation's 40 best coffee shops.[65] The Pike Street location was deemed the best coffee shop for cuppings by Marriott Hotels & Resorts in 2013.[66] KSTW included SCW in a 2016 list of the city's "best craft coffee spots".[67] In 2017 and 2019, writers for CNN called SCW a "solid pick" in overviews of the world's best cities for coffee.[68][69] The Stranger said the business offered Seattle's best coffee in a 2017 overview of "advice to Seattle newcomers from newcomers".[70]

Writers for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer included SCW in 2019 and 2021 lists of the city's nine best places for hot chocolate.[71][72] The business was included in the Daily Hive's 2019 list of 10 "Seattle coffee shops aficionados can't afford to miss",[73] 2020 list of the city's 12 best coffee shops,[74] and 2022 list of seven "perfect places to study" in Seattle.[75] In 2021, Mia Mercado selected SCW to represent Washington in Eat This, Not That's list of the best coffee shops for each U.S. state.[76] Jen Woo included the business in Time Out Seattle's 2021 overview of the city's best coffee.[77] In Moon Baseball Road Trips (2021), Timothy Malcolm said "the service [at the Pine Street location] is so on point that you'll get your cup within three minutes".[78]

Thrillist has said, "Forget Starbucks" and commented that SCW serves "blended brews" and "buzzy" drinks.[79] In 2014, the website's Dan Gentile included SCW in a list of the 21 best coffee shops in the U.S.[80] He also included SCW in a 2015 list of the nations' eight best "coffee cities", writing, "Starbucks might be the biggest thing to put Seattle on the map, but any self-respecting coffee snob will look right past it, posting up at the slow bar" at SCW.[81] Thrillist's Naomi Tomky included the company in a 2016 list of "Seattle restaurant chains that should go national" and the downtown location in a 2020 list of the city's best craft coffee shops.[82][83]

See also

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