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22 Years Later Back to Seattle

Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,315
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I moved from Seattle to DC in October 2003. I wanted to go back, but didn't.

I have a work trip in August 2025. I may stay an extra day or two.

Yay, coffee adventures, here I come! Espresso Vivace, I LOVE YOU! Caffe Ladro, I LOVE YOU!

Washington State Ferries, I LOVE YOU!

I love you, I love you, I love you! Hurray!

Any coffee houses or roasts that you recommend?

OMG! Elliott Bay Book Company. I'm on the verge of tears. My favorite bookstore in the whole wide world. I LOVE YOU!
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,821
    I should have you link up w my sister.  She loves her coffee too up there.
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,821
    From my sister. 

    We drink Colombian at home. I'll get a medium or dark drip at a coffee shop. Almost everywhere has good coffee, except some hotels, because they make it weak for the tourists. :) Wherever she is staying, there will likely be a great local coffee shop/cafe nearby.

    Caffe Ladro (multiple locations)

    Cloud City (neighborhood shop)

    Top Pot Donut (multiple locations)

    Stumptown (Originally from Portland, but we don't hold it against them. This is served many places here, but no actual cafe. Go to Ala Mode Pie. Get some pie and Stumptown coffee. The Mexican Chocolate slice is awesome.)

    A lot of people like Vivace or Umbria, but I haven't been to either.

    I'd recommend joining the "Seattle Foodies" group on Facebook. You can search for any type of food and read what locals suggest. 

  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,315
    Thank you, tempo_n_groove!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,821
    Ms. Haiku said:
    Thank you, tempo_n_groove!
    NP she says to do Easy Street records too.  They have a cafe and its PJ related.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,109
    Have a great time, Ms. Haiku! 
    I lived on the Olympic Peninsula from '89 to '93 and have family up that way around the Seattle, Oly, and the Sound.  Great years, those were.  I miss that area!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,371
    Ms. Haiku said:
    I moved from Seattle to DC in October 2003. I wanted to go back, but didn't.

    I have a work trip in August 2025. I may stay an extra day or two.

    Yay    , coffee adventures, here I come! Espresso Vivace, I LOVE YOU! Caffe Ladro, I LOVE YOU!

    Washington State Ferries, I LOVE YOU!

    I love you, I love you, I love you! Hurray!

    Any coffee houses or roasts that you recommend?

    OMG! Elliott Bay Book Company. I'm on the verge of tears. My favorite bookstore in the whole wide world. I LOVE YOU!
    I went in 2009 for the Pearl Jam shows and they did the listening part at Easy Street records in West Seattle. Also saw Ichiro hit a walk off homer off Rivera and Washington beat top-ranked USC on a field goal at the end. 
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