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🇺🇸 Tacoma, WA
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Beware Coffee
A Tacoma favorite and one of Irina's easiest yeses for coffee.
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Hi, I'm Irina. I've spent 10+ years in coffee, including earning a Starbucks Black Apron. These are the shops, matcha stops, and beans I've tried and would tell a friend about.
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Blue Ridge Coffee House
A Seattle stop that fully lived up to the hype: strong coffee, warm service, and an easy place to send a friend.
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🇺🇸 Los Angeles, CA
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Maru Coffee
A Los Angeles favorite for quiet design, careful drinks, and coffee worth going out of the way for.
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🇺🇸 Olympia, WA
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Olympia Coffee Roasting
A must-save Olympia stop for a polished coffee break downtown.
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🇺🇸 Portland, OR
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Coava Coffee Roasters
A Portland roaster with a beautiful room and coffee that feels worth planning around.
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🇺🇸 Kailua, HI
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Tradition Coffee Roasters
A favorite Oahu coffee stop for a warm latte and an easy island reset.
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🇬🇧 London, England
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WatchHouse Marylebone
A London stop worth saving for a bright room, strong coffee, and a proper pastry case.
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🇺🇸 Kailua-Kona, HI
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HiCO - Hawaiian Coffee, Kona Coffee
A Kona stop for iced lattes, ube drinks, and coffee to bring back from the island.
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🇺🇸 Tacoma, WA
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Naomi Joe Coffee Roasters
A Tacoma roaster worth checking for seasonal beans and thoughtful tasting notes.
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Seattle, WA, United States
Blue Ridge Coffee House
A Seattle stop that fully lived up to the hype: strong coffee, warm service, and an easy place to send a friend.
SNOOZE Cafe
A Seattle matcha stop saved for the banana cookie drink.
Yoka Tea
A Seattle tea stop for matcha and green tea drinks worth saving.
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Tacoma, WA, United States
Beware Coffee
A Tacoma favorite and one of Irina's easiest yeses for coffee.
Naomi Joe Coffee Roasters
A Tacoma roaster worth checking for seasonal beans and thoughtful tasting notes.
Third Space Cafe
Biscuit sandwiches and good coffee made this Tacoma stop memorable.
4 spots
Kailua-Kona, HI, United States
HiCO - Hawaiian Coffee, Kona Coffee
A Kona stop for iced lattes, ube drinks, and coffee to bring back from the island.
Kona Coffee & Tea
A classic Kona coffee stop to save when you want the local roaster route.
BerryBird Coffee
A relaxed Kona stop for an easy island coffee run.
4 spots
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Maru Coffee
A Los Angeles favorite for quiet design, careful drinks, and coffee worth going out of the way for.
Community Goods
A Los Angeles stop that lived up to the hype and belongs on a first-pass LA coffee list.
Good Friend Coffee
A Los Angeles stop made better by house-made syrups and a friendly neighborhood feel.
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Olympia, WA, United States
Olympia Coffee Roasting
A must-save Olympia stop for a polished coffee break downtown.
Papaver Roaster House
A cozy Olympia roaster stop for fall coffee and a slower downtown break.
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Omaha, NE, United States
Archetype Coffee
An Omaha favorite worth saving for coffee now and beans to take home.
Rally Coffee Co.
An Omaha coffee stop Irina would put at the top of that city list.
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