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Restaurants have now spent a year jolting over the potholes of our pandemic dining protocols. And a small but battle-tested new guard has never known any other type of existence. Over the past six months, we welcomed some long-anticipated spots, plus others that sprang into existence as an unintended upside to last springâs shutdown chaos. A few currently offer adapted versions of their original vision, like a gorgeous Capitol Hill wine bar that sits empty while the kitchen puts out creative lunchtime pizza. (Fear not, Seattleâs newcomer pizza game remains strong, and more varied by the day.)
Robust Developments in Seattle s Vietnamese Coffee Scene
A new spate of cafesâHello Em, Phin, Coffeeholic Houseâoffers Seattle more than caffeine (but also lots of caffeine).
By
Allecia Vermillion
Photography by
Amber Fouts
3/1/2021 at 8:30am
Hello Em and other newcomers enrich Seattle s coffee landscape with phin brewing, egg creme, and salted foam.Â
Yenvy Pham pulled her first shot of espresso just a few months ago, but sheâs already mastered the barista art of cheerful competence and sensible black attire. She leans across a gleaming white counter to present a classic ca phe sua da, iced coffee with condensed milk. âVietnamese coffee will hit you in your effing face,â she says. âItâs punchy and mouth-coatingâlike MSG!â
Hello Em Việt Coffee & Roastery in Seattle. All images courtesy of Hello Em Việt Coffee & Roastery.
Opened last month, the coffee shop features a fluid-bed coffee roaster that kicks out Vietnamese robusta coffees for use in modern and traditional Vietnamese iced and hot coffee drinks served alongside banh mi sandwiches and sweet mochi treats.
According to the Hello Em team, popular drinks include the ca phe sua da (iced coffee with condensed milk), ca phe trung (egg cloud coffee) and espresso drinks coming from a custom-branded, Seattle-made Synesso MVP Hydra espresso machine.
Colorful craft pieces and Vietnamese artwork can be found throughout the shop, where currently an explosion of red decorations is up for the lunar new year celebration, and a permanent info-mural on an adjacent wall provides information on the coffee industry of Vietnam.
Global roasts: New Seattle coffee openings bring Brazilian, Vietnamese and East African brews by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI
It s no secret that Seattleites love their coffee, and can even be a bit snobby about it.
But even amid the economic hardships of COVID-19 that have led to over 90 restaurants permanently closing, coffee shops around the city are still finding ways to thrive thanks to the city s robust coffee culture.
And new, global-inspired openings are taking advantage of Seattle s place as a international hub to offer new roasts and styles, each bringing their own unique flavor to the average cup of joe.