Caffè Umbria - Seattle

Good coffee, clean and spacious indoor atmosphere, and the staff were friendly!

Excellent coffee, nice baristas and beautiful premises. Not to be taken for granted, even in Seattle !

I had the best latte I’ve ever experienced here. However, the area has many homeless, and that’s no fault of the cafe. In my experience, I sat by the window and a homeless man who had been loitering out front came inside and sat next to me and stared, saying he wanted to get me to shut up. He proceeded to mumble incoherencies and it became clear he was schizo. He must’ve hallucinated me talking to him since he could see me in the window. As a sheltered suburb resident not used to this, it was concerning to me and I left. As I was leaving, Umbria staff was encouraging him to leave, so I appreciate that and it appears they were handling it as appropriately as possible. I would recommend, but wouldn’t recommend sitting by the window, as to minimize drawing attention to yourself from anybody outside. Maybe this is just a normal Seattle experience, but if you’re not accustomed to it then it may be concerning.

Fantastic way to start your day. Best quality coffee roasts prepared by professional baristas that clearly know their beans and how to treat them. Super friendly and efficient service. What else can you ask for? Oh yeah... Quality locally sourced foods from Macrina, La Spiga, Gelatiamo, etc. Why would you want to go anywhere else?

The Macha lemonade is a great refreshing summertime drink. It's really good.