Caffe Migliore
1215 4th Ave, Seattle, WA
Rebecca Lovell from Alliance of Angels calls this her personal favorite downtown, citing the great coffee and “very tasteful atmosphere.”
Caffe D’Arte
125 Stewart St, Seattle, WA
Jodie Cadieux says this joint is popular with people from nearby Verdiem.
Caffe Senso Unico
622 Olive Way, Seattle, WA
Kevin Pedraja and the folks from Sterling Communications refuel here.
Caffe Umbria
320 Occidental Ave South, Seattle, WA
Frequented by Kevin Merritt of Blist, Tony Wright of RescueTime, and Kelly Smith of Pressplane and Curious Office. Good for meetings, but Wi-Fi reportedly “sucks.”
Caffe Vita
1005 E. Pike St, Seattle, WA
Located near Josh Petersen and the Robot Co-op folks.
Cherry Street Coffee House
103 Cherry St, Seattle, WA
Favored by Ben Elowitz of Wetpaint, though he sticks to Starbucks’ Vivanno drinks these days.
Downtown Cups
65 Marion St, Seattle, WA
Nathan Kaiser of nPost has sipped an iced chai or two here, at least in summertime.
Espresso Vivace
321 Broadway Ave East, Seattle, WA
Formerly on Denny Way in Capitol Hill, this is a Nathan Myhrvold favorite.
Essential Baking Company
1604 N. 34th St, Seattle, WA
Staff from Leroy Hood’s Institute for Systems Biology (across the street) have been spotted here.
Fremont Coffee Company
459 N. 36th St, Seattle, WA
The staff of Tableau Software cite this joint’s double-tall Americanos and quiet privacy.
Grand Central Bakery & Cafe
1616 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA
A hotspot for the M.D./Ph.D. crowd, as it’s downstairs from the biotech Accelerator and researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Kahili Coffee
105 South Lake St, Kirkland, WA
Techies praise the coffee beans and the atmosphere for working on the next Google. Bill Bryant of Draper Fisher Jurvetson calls it “the place where people meet in Kirkland.”
Le Fournil
3230 Eastlake Ave East, Seattle, WA
Ethan Lowry of Urbanspoon cites “some delicious pastries” and says he goes often because it’s across the street, but notes “it isn’t as good as we would like.” (Food critics.)
Louisa’s Bakery & Cafe
2379 Eastlake Ave East, Seattle, WA
Andy Sack of Founder’s Co-op hosts open-coffee hour every Tuesday morning. He recommends the blueberry scones, and favors a 12-oz single-shot nonfat latte.
Mandolin Cafe
3923 South 12th St., Tacoma, WA
A favorite of Jim Crabbe from Konnects.
Miro Tea
5405 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle, WA
VCs and techies drop by for meetings at this place in a fashionable slice of Ballard. Co-owned by Thong Le of WRF Capital.
Motore Coffee
1904 9th Ave, Seattle, WA
Dave Schappell of TeachStreet recommends this cafe, which is the home of John Musser, founder of ProgrammableWeb.
Noah’s Bagels
7808 SE 28th St, Mercer Island, WA
Recommended by investor and entrepreneur Nikesh Parekh as one of his favorite spots for coffee/breakfast.
Online Coffee Company (Capitol Hill)
1404 E Pine St, Seattle, WA
Casey Muratori of Molly Rocket calls this one of “the best laptop working locations in the city,” citing its task chairs and ethernet jacks.
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
3401 Fremont Ave North, Seattle, WA
A favorite of Christian Chabot of Tableau Software. Folks rave about the English Breakfast tea and the hidden upper deck, perfect for private meetings.
Revolutions
7012 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Recommended by Jeff Lawson of Twilio, who praises the coffee, Wi-Fi, and lots of outlets and entrepreneurs.
Starbucks (2nd and Seneca)
1191 Second Ave, Seattle, WA
Frequented by Geoff Entress and Madrona Venture Group staff.
