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Coffee Shops of Seattle Part 2

Part 2! Here we have 5 more coffee shops located in Seattle.

Cascade Coffee WorksLocation: South Lake Union. This place is really cute and aesthetically pleasing, but I honestly didn’t like this one. This coffee shop is probably the only one I didn’t like in Seattle, but maybe it was just because the drink I got wasn’t good. I got a cassava latte, since I’d never had that before. I’m not sure if this is related, but it gave me headache and I had bad headaches for the following few days/weeks šŸ™

Herkimer CoffeeThis place has a few outlets around Seattle, but I went to the one in South Lake Union. The coffee shop is fairly small and has two floors. I got a drip coffee here, and I thought it was pretty good! I was considering buying some of their beans, but I ended up deciding against it since I don’t actually own a coffee bean grinder or a V60 or anything.

Fremont CoffeeLocation: Fremont. This place also has really cute latte art — I got a cat! I was studying here for a bit, and I think it’s a pretty nice place to hang out. The layout might be a bit weird since it was converted from an old house, but I don’t think it’s too off-putting. I did notice that the people before me didn’t get special latte art (just the standard rosettas), but maybe the barista could sense I was here for the latte art šŸ˜› I’m super happy I got a cute drink though!

Overall, I’d say my favorite coffee drink in the Seattle area was the lavender mocha from Zoka Coffee Roasters (from Part 1 of this post!). I would definitely recommend going to Moore Coffee Shop for the waffles, and Moore and Fremont Coffee for the latte art. Kakao is also great for mochas, and I really enjoyed going to Cafe An’Clair for their bulgogi sandwich and the orchid breve. Herkimer also has great drip coffee. One place I wanted to check out, but didn’t have the chance to, was Slate Coffee Roasters. I’ll just have to wait till next time!

Maddie Wang ’19

Option:Ā Computation & Neural Systems

House Affiliation:Ā Page

Graduation Year: 2019

Madelyn is a sophomore majoring in Computation and Neural Systems (CNS) from Foster City, California. In her free time, she enjoys going to local coffee shops, making scrapbooks, playing catch, and sewing. At Caltech, she is involved in Robogals, plays cello in a chamber group, does research in a lab, and tutors at the Hixon Writing Center. Find her online @maddieiee on Instagram for more photos!

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