I first heard of Stumptown last year while I was in Portland for a meeting. We had heard that there was at least two Stumptown coffee shops in the Portland area but and they were also going to be opening a store on Capital Hill in Seattle. Well they actually opened two. The first is on Capital Hill, where there used to be a ‘gothic’ style coffee shop called Aurafice Internet & Coffee (never actually got to try the coffee there). The second is right by the main drag on the north end of Seattle University, right by Cafe Press. I really do prefer this one due to its unorthodox seating arrangement where you have two almost pew like long seats facing each other and little tables for patrons to place their cups and pastries. I would have to go hang out there for a while to see actually how comfortable the seats are.
The coffee? I would say its actually pretty good and I would certainly go there more often if I had the time. ‘Tude’? I don’t think so. So far, my experiences both in the Seattle and in the Portland stores have actually been good. They even let me take pictures of their custom made “La Marzocco” espresso machine which I have to admit is the coolest one I have ever seen…
I’d say, go check them out for sure…
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