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The Counter Shoppe — Did Capitol Hill’s best jamaica conchas shop just open?
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (433+ words) (Images: The Counter Shoppe) Capitol Hill's "best doughnuts" may have just been replaced by its greatest'jamaica conchas. The Counter Shoppe is opening this week on E Pike. The walk-up counter space formerly home to Half and Half Doughnut Co. went…...
Temple Pastries continues a sacred devotion to pastry — and now pizza — in the Central District
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (699+ words) When Christina Wood discovered pastry-making in her twenties, she found salvation. "I found pastries, and I was like, Wow, this just clicked for me. This is exactly what I needed to kind of steer me in a direction," Wood said....
This Capitol Hill coffee shop could be the start of a new Seattle trend: tipping
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1960+ words) A Capitol Hill coffee shop could be part of a new trend in Seattle food and drink. The Fuel Coffee chain has announced it is re-instituting tipping at its three Seattle cafes as it tries to balance reasonable latte prices…...
One year later: How Bonito Café y Mercadito became Capitol Hill’s newest cultural hub
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (715+ words) Bonito's origin story begins with that impromptu celebration two years ago at the opening of Aqui. What started as a one-off event featuring about 10 vendors quickly grew into something more significant when attendees kept asking when the next market would…...
Vroom! Phê revs up Capitol Hill Vietnamese coffee ambitions with new auto row-inspired cafe
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (249+ words) Any echoes of its more recent than you might expect auto row past are mostly drowned out by the buzz of customers eager to try the signature banana pudding matcha lattes and pho as Vietnamese coffee joint Ph" has joined…...
‘That nook deserves to LIVE!’ — Bean Espresso revives famed Broadway coffee bar
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (476+ words) Like any environment, you can measure the health of the Broadway biospher by some of its tiniest organisms. Bean Espresso seems like a good sign. Bean has given new life to the storied Capitol Hill coffee stand once home to…...
Capitol Hill’s Laurel — and its coffee and cocktails — is lovely by day or night
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (323+ words) While CHS is celebrating Capitol Hill's growing roster of restaurants with late night eats, we should also recognize the latest cafe/bar joint to serve the neighborhood truly both day and night. CHS told you about Laurel's lovely light-filled debut…...
Capitol Hill Community Post | Espresso Vivace celebrates its 37th Anniversary
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (93+ words) Espresso Vivace celebrates its 37th Anniversary with our Annual Espresso Tasting David will be on bar! Featuring shots of Ugandan Rwenzori Brazilian Yellow Bourbon Indian Monsooned Malabar And Ugandan Endele Swiss water Dcaf Friday April 18th noon to 2pm at our Brix location…...
Black Coffee Northwest: How Seattle City Hall, Vulcan Real Estate, and the goodwill of creating ‘a vibrant core for Black businesses’ in the Central District could not open a coffee shop at 23rd and Jackson
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1821+ words) A design rendering of signage for Black Coffee Northwest at 23rd and Jackson "We have a staff trained and ready to go. My grand opening was planned," owner DarNesha Bowman told CHS earlier this month. Bowman went public this year with…...
The latest in the ‘un-staffed’ wave, Capitol Hill has a self-serve SOMA Kombucha taproom
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (498+ words) 2024 ended with Portland invading the Capitol Hill junk food scene with a new almost around the clock Voodoo Doughnuts shop on Pine. 2025 is beginning with a Portland creation from the other end of the health spectrum as SOMA Kombucha started…...