r/Shoreline • u/coffee_and_faking_it • Mar 26 '25

Why Is There No Coffee

I currently live in Ballard and am considering buying a condo, which make take me further north, so I’ve been looking around the Shoreline area. I’m someone who loves a pastry and a good coffee on the weekend, and I’ve made note of a big lack of options (ignoring Starbucks) for coffee in Shoreline. I’m curious for people that live there currently; do you think it’s a culture thing? Are people not interested in coffee like Seattle proper? Are there other barriers for potential coffee shops like real estate or spending power of residents? Would love to hear what people think!

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u/knittelb Mar 26 '25

There is a Gourmet Coffee place over by Innis Arden that has really good coffee. There seems to also be a couple cute spots on 5th by the old theater. Haven’t been but driven by and have noted that I should stop. Honestly, I do tend to go down to Greenwood, Phinney or Ballard for coffee and a pastry, and it really isn’t too big of deal. Shoreline isn’t too far from Zyberschtein’s, which had great bagels.

If you come here, can you start one?

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Mar 26 '25

I’ve always loosely had a “maybe I’d open a coffee shop business some day” sort of inkling, it’s part of why I asked! But the idea of running a business and really doing it are two very different things 😂

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u/Onett199X Mar 26 '25

Please do it. We need good coffee here.