All City Coffee
Category: Coffee & Tea [Edit]
Neighborhood: Pioneer Square125 Prefontaine Pl S
(between S 4th Ave & Dilling Way)
Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 652-8331
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sat 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Sun 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Price Range: $
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Wi-Fi: Free
13 Reviews for All City Coffee
absolutely love the lattes. The lunch-type food is eh, comes from somewhere else. If you can get it, the almond pastry thing is delicious--they usually only order a few, and they sell out. Baristas are friendly, the music is usually cool, and as someone said, it's often kind of empty, which pleases me. Upstairs is too hot and not really the place for staff meetings, though we've tried it. The lattes make up for everything.
One of my favorite baristas from Cupcake Royale works here now, so that's a bonus when I enter weeping after being assaulted on the street for not knowing the rules of the park up the road. There's a pecking order, people.
Set on a corner, and an acute one at that, All City is quite attractive. The interior is roomy and the upstairs would perfect for falling asleep in. Yet another coffee shop I'd hang out in if it was anywhere near where I live.
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I went to Seattle and I had coffee somewhere other than Starbucks! Wouldn't that be a great souvenir T-Shirt?
Really friendly and helpful staff here, especially considering I came in looking to score a demitasse cup as part of a scavenger hunt (corporate Team-Building tool, err whatever. Tool).
Nice atmosphere and really laid-back vibe, oh and the java was good too!
I'll add this place to my list of independents around the country...
And I left with a cup. And a used teabag. And a pair of socks. Had to be their strangest customer service encounter of the:
1. Day.
2. Week.
3. Month.
4. Year.
5. Ever.
Uhh...Ya got any socks back there?
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All things to all people. This is the only place I've been that can pull off coffee shop / bar / art gallery / laptop landing / scenery. The design and furniture are so spot-on perfect that walking in the door is a little intimidating, but inside the baristas are friendly and the crowd is more diverse than you'd think.
Re: the BEER, they have three options on tap, including Mannys, and a few more solid choices in bottles, like Anchor Steam, Red Stripe, and, umm, PBR.
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despite my GRAAH toward the other location in g-town, the staff, coffee, and pastries were not the issue. in fact, the staff's just as good, the coffee's just as good, and the pastries are numptious here, too.
so why's it better? open late weekdays, to 11pm.
chiller customer base than at g-town. fewer awesome ppl but here the hipster set has less traction.
LOTS of powerplugs, free and fast wifi, palatial and clean bathroom, and beer and wine to boot. Awwhyeah.
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Everybody loves Pioneer Square for the old school buildings and brick and All City Coffee fits right into this neighborhood.
ACC is super chill and the coffee is so darned tasty! They've got this really cool DJ record spinning set-up going on and great furniture pieces. It's a little bit off of the beaten path, but so worth the visit!
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This place is amazing. Two stories, plenty of room to spread out, and free wi-fi. Located in a classic Pioneer Square building this is the aesthetic that all those new lofts around here are going for. Exposed brick, old tile (j'adore tile) and soaring ceilings make this the perfect place to showcase all of their eclectic furniture - that they let you sit on!
The coffee was pretty good and the baristas were more than pleasant. None of that barista attitude that can happen when you work with cranky people all day.
I feel so lucky to have gotten lost in Pioneer Square today - I heart you All City Coffee!
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Someday, I'm going to use my ninja skills to break into this place and steal the couch from their upper floor. And, if you work at All City Coffee, I'm just giving you the heads up so that you can maybe order a new couch in advance, or something.
This is another place that my wife and a friend and I have hit a couple of times on Coffee and Crosswords Sunday. Frankly, its one of the places I prefer to go because, despite its wonderful couch, good coffee and service, and neat location, it always seems to be empty. And, as a Cranky Old Man(tm) that is getting worn out by busy coffee shops, its a pleasant and relaxing change of pace.
Oh, and as a side note, the first time we went to this All City Coffee, there was a naked man standing in the window of the studio space above the coffee shop. Do with that information as you please.
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This is what coffee should taste like. And walking through sketchy alleys makes it taste even better when you see the crackheads looking at you with your yuppie cup of joe. If you don't mind the crackhead alleys then this place is for you. They use real coffee and have baristas that actually know what they are doing, and even have to deal with crackheads. Don't mess with them, they know kung fu. I give it 4 kung fu stars, maybe crane style.
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This place is great if you get there early enough, head upstairs and snag the comfy chair or the couch. It's like you're hanging out in someone's cool apartment in pioneer square, except they're not home and you're just chillin with your iced mocha or your beer. Yes that's right, this coffee shop serves beer.
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Another coffee shop that embodies what Seattle coffee is all about. Great coffee, great music, great people, cool atmosphere and funky furniture. A must stop if you are on the east side of Pioneer Square. Besides having great cupcakes from Cupcake Royale, they also serve beer/wine.
The only ding against this place is that the people outside the building can be a little sketchy. It's not too bad, but you should just make sure you are alert when you walk around there -- but please don't let that deter you from going to this place.
Wi-fi is connectivity is great. Never had a problem and there's never a ton of people using the net, so the connection is quite responsive.
great hole in the wall. i love the upstairs which has a nice view of the train tracks and funky steampunk furniture (knobs/handles etc). overall the decor is nice with these "screw" style wrought iron and wood benches. they have DJs sometimes. it's in the Tashiro Kaplan artist loft building so it's crackin on First Thursday Art Walk.
they have Guiness on tap which is nice. they also have Lambic so you can make a Raspberry Truffle. (Pint of Guinness topped with Lambic)
they also have bottles of Red Stripe and Manny's on tap (along with Rainier, which is surprisingly better on tap compared to the can),
im still not stoaked on vita or the pasteries. but the staff here is super sweet and i like the fact that they carry baguett box sandwitches.
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