Coffee Walking Tours in Seattle
Photograph from mary pcb on Flickr
Want to explore Seattle while being super caffeinated? Seattle By Foot offers walking tours specific to the city's coffee culture, as the Seattle Times reports this week.
Vicki Schuman, a former airline business analyst, leads the 1.6 mile tour, which includes pit stops for a peppermint mocha from Seattle's Best Coffee, Panamanian and Colombian roasts from Seattle Coffee Works, Ephemere hot chocolate from Dilettante Mocha Café, and a demitasse of Clover machine-brewed Ethiopian Yirgacheffe at Trabant Coffee & Chai.
While brewing, baristas at the cafes will explain the bean's history and filtration techniques. According to the Seattle by Foot's FAQ page, the amount of coffee you drink is at your discretion and restroom breaks will be provided at several locations. The two-hour tours are $15.
Related: Best Non-Starbucks Seattle Coffeeshops
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7 Comments:
Funny how "Best Non-Starbucks Seattle Coffeeshops" comes up related to this story. Seattle's Best Coffee is a Starbucks subsidiary. And a national chain. And fully mediocre.
Good Seattle coffee: Cafe Vita, Espresso Vivace, Monorail Espresso, Stumptown. . . . good, straightforward brew.
unarata at 4:37PM on 12/18/08
You'll need snowshoes if you're going today.... I love Stumptown!
Pointy at 5:14PM on 12/18/08
I lost interest after reading "peppermint mocha" - Yikes!
epices6 at 10:49PM on 12/18/08
SBC is owned by Sbux... and their coffee is not that great. If I were to do a walking tour of coffee shops in Seattle... SBC is the last place I'd choose. I want a place with local charm and character.... not a national chain that you can find in sports complexes, bookstores and movie theatres.
DavesDreamgirl at 11:12PM on 12/18/08
Vita is good. Vivace is outstanding. I can't go to Monorail because I don't ride a fixie uphill both ways in the snow. I haven't tried stumptown yet...
sailordave at 10:44AM on 12/19/08
the last time i was in seattle i did an actual food tour that was really fun. we did bounce thru one coffeeshop, but it was mostly restaurants and specialty places. good, delicious times.
gastronomeg at 11:08AM on 12/19/08
SBC's parental ownership might appear to taint the "local" aspect of the walking tour. However, it's hard to ignore the company's (Sbux) prevalence in Seattle's coffee history.
Vicki, a brilliant host, gives a comprehensive foray through the city's coffeehouses, and yes she does include a little bit of corporate with the local emphasis.
More importantly she focuses on local shops focusing on true coffee. It's the only coffee-centric walking tour in a city mired in the caffeinated beverage and the best way to try different coffees, different brew methods and different shops outside Vita, Stumptown, etc. etc.
kshaw at 5:04PM on 12/20/08