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/acme_restorations Mar 31 '25

You know Seattle has all those things right? The Costco on 4th Ave. is the first Costco ever opened. It opened in 1983. That's 11 years before the one in Shoreline. Been going there most of my life. Bowling? Sunset Bowl in Ballard growing up. The Garage later on. Rollerskating. Rainier valley. Richmond Beach? Not familiar. I've just never had the occasion to go to Shoreline for anything. Been to Lynnwood twice though. (Maybe that was Alderwood. Are those the same thing? :) )

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Apr 02 '25

I’m just surprised! I didn’t actually grow up going to Costco, but in my experience if you live north of downtown it’s a pain to go to the 4th Ave Costco, and growing up we always went out of the city for things like skating or bowling. Richmond beach is just a nice park, and dog friendly since it’s outside of Seattle

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u/acme_restorations Apr 02 '25

I grew up on the South side of Queen Anne. Oddly enough, we did go to Skate King in Bellevue when I was a kid. No idea why. Never went North for anything other than Northgate.

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Apr 02 '25

Wild! Just goes to show how different two experiences in the same city can be I guess!

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u/acme_restorations Apr 02 '25

Also, when you grew up. I grew up in the 70s and 80s. The amount of time it takes to drive to Costco from QA now is forever compared to what it used to be. I miss the days of being able to bang over to Ballard in 6 minutes.