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Fair trade coffee shops in Washington

Posted by Siel in caffeine (June 15, 2005 at 12:11 am)

[Here’s the US-wide list of fair trade coffee shops.]

Washington

Bellingham
Festival Espresso Coffee. 1314 Railroad Dr. This coffee shop serves organic, fair trade coffee from Moka Joe.

Moka Joe Coffee. 2118 James St. At this coffee shop, you can get fair trade certified, organic coffee along with baked goods are also offered.

Bothell
Caffe Ladro. See Seattle.

Ellensburg
Banjo’s Sammich Company. 311 N. Main St. This place serves fair trade coffee from Just Coffee.

Edmonds
Caffe Ladro. See Seattle.

Everett
Under the Red Umbrella. 1502 Rucker Ave. This eatery offers a broad menu, happy hour specials, and fair trade coffee drinks.

Issaquah
Caffe Ladro. See Seattle.

Lopez Island
Isabel’s Espresso. 308 Lopez Rd. 360.468.4114. This place serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam :)

Olga
Cafe Olga. 11 Point Lawrence Rd. 360.376.5098. This place serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam :)

Olympia
Sertino’s Cafe. in Westfield Capital mall. This sandwich place has its own line of certified organic, fair-trade coffee.

Pateros
Sweetriver Bakery. 203 Pateros Mall. 509.923.2151. This bakery serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam :)

Puyallup
Oasis. 11102 Sunrise Blvd. E. 253.840.2656.

Redmond
Victor’s Celtic Coffee Company. 7993 Gilman St. 425.881.6451. Reader Justin gives this place a rave review: “The proprietor is a local who buys only Fair Trade Certified and Organic raw beans, roasts them all in small batches on-site, and sells them retail whole or ground, and prepared, through the cafe”; Go there for almost a dozen different roasts, displays of local art, live music and poetry readings on Friday and Saturday nights, and discounts for bringing your own mug. Cash and check only.

Seattle
Atrium Cafe. Husky Union Building (HUB). University of Washington. 206.685.2134. Thanks to the Fair Trade Coffee Coalition (FTCC), this spot’s 100% fair trade.

Cafe Allegro. 4214 University Way NE. 206.633.3030. All the coffee is fair trade and organic, and is roasted locally by a guy named Neal at Brown’s Coffee.

Caffe Ladro. 4206 Stone Way N. 206.634.1356. Ladro’s locally-owned and serves 100% Fair Trade certified from Tony’s Coffee. Former Starbucks Challenge winner Justin says “Heaven is a Caffe Ladro single short americano with a vegan rhubarb oat bar!”

Discovery Espresso. 3103 W. Jameson St. 206.286.1481. This coffee shop offers fair trade, organic coffee from Cafe Mam.

Insomniax Coffee & Juice. 102 15th Ave E. 206.322.6477. This place offers fair trade, organic coffee from Cafe Mam.

Kaladi Brothers Coffee. 511 East Pike. Kaladi Brothers coffee shops have a number of fair trade blends — and most offer wifi too :)

Kapow! Coffee. 1165 Harrison St. 206.447.5587. M-F 6:30-4. Says Justin: “It’s a tiny little converted storage shed but lacks in size it compensates for with charm.” Kapow!, owned by a friendly local woman, serves 100% fair trade certified coffee and espresso from local roaster Dillanos and baked goods (some vegan) from the local Wallingford Bakery.

Equal Exchange Cafe. In the Ballard Market. 1400 NW 56th St. Julia of Equal Exchange says this place sells 100% Fair Trade coffee, tea, cocoa, and chocolate :)

Nielsen’s Pastries. 520 Second Ave. W. 206.282.3004. Mon 7:30 am -3 pm; Tue-Fri 7:30 am - 5:30 pm; Sat 8 am.-3 pm. This old-fashioned bakery serves organic, fair trade coffee from Zoka coffee.

Parnassus & Art Gallery. Basement of the Art Building, room 007. University of Washington. This student run coffee cafe is completely fair trade.

Smokin’ Pete’s Barbeque. 1918 NW 65th. 206.783.0454. This place serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam.

Wayward Cafe. 901 NE 55th St. 206.524.0204. This organic, vegan place serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam.

Silverdale
The Global Bean. 2021 NW Myhre, ste 101. 360.692.9582. This coffee shop serves organic, fair trade coffee.

Tacoma
Firehouse Coffee. Poole’s Corner. 3518 6th Ave. 253.212.1503. Committed to fair trade and organic coffee!

Twisp
Cinnamon Twisp Bakery. 116 Glover St. 509.997.5030. This organic bakery serves organic, fair trade coffee from Cafe Mam.

[Here’s the US-wide list of fair trade coffee shops.]

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