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On my way over to class last Thursday at Seattle U I spotted a new coffee shop: Stumptown Coffee Roasters. I made a quick trip over during a break from class and decided to try it out. The verdict: excellent coffee! The atmosphere was what I call modern-attic - urban, industrial, but comfortable too. Perks include free wi-fi and daily cuppings (tastings).

After doing a little research I found out that Stumptown is a Portland boutique coffee roaster that has garnered a ton of accolades from the likes of Food & Wine, Wine Spectator, Entrepreneur Magazine, and USA Today. Good to have another quality coffee company in Seattle!

Beautiful day in Seattle. Hot for the northwesterns. For me, it's 'pleasant', so that means it's still a good day for coffee. Right now I am blogging from Fuel, near the new casa on Capitol Hill. It's has a relaxed vintage atmosphere, good size (10 tables), free wi-fi, and nice ambient beats playing in the background. Oh yeah, and the coffee - it's Caffee Vita, but the barista was good; I got a nice little pine tree in my cappuccino foam. Cool.

This post is coming live from my second coffee shop review: Cafe Dharwin on North Capitol Hill. The place is tiny (4 tables), but the barista was really nice and my cappuccino excellent. Like many places Cafe Dharwin serves Caffe Vita, but that's fine by me. Other notes: free wireless (why has Starbucks not caught on to this yet?) and proceeds of all sales go to a school in Africa. Nice work.

It would be a valiant effort to try and write about all the coffee shops Seattle has to offer in a single post. So instead I am going to keep a running diary of the places I drop into.

Today it's a great spot on Queen Anne called El Diablo. Highlights: the free internet and Mexican hot chocolate. Great stuff.