Broadway Coffee Shop Crawl: 1. Joe Bar Caf

By sea_cat
January 16th, 2005 @ 8:41 PM caffeine

Having to start here is a bit unfortunate. Joe Bar is one of the quintessential Seattle coffee shops and almost everything else is going to seem anti-climatic. Of course, you could quibble that Joe Bar isn

3 Comments so far

  1. josh (unregistered) on January 17th, 2005 @ 10:30 am

    Great idea!

    I’m happy to confirm that the crepes are as tasty as they look (at least the non-meat items — perhaps a carnivore will step in to comment on the ham?). When some friends and I met at Joe Bar before a movie across the street at Harvard Exit, there were positive reviews all around.

    I’ve heard that Joe Bar’s coffee is allowed entry to the theater and wonder if the swelling lines have anything to do with showtimes.

  2. Cat Nilan (unregistered) on January 17th, 2005 @ 7:06 pm

    Thanks for the crepe review! I felt bad about not being able to comment on them …

    I’m sure that the Harvard Exit does a lot for Joe Bar’s business — and perhaps vice versa. The two venues create a very nice bit of energy in that corner of barely-off-Broadway. (And this reminds me that I really need to get over there to see Almodovar’s Bad Education before its run ends. Pick up a cup of coffee and then catch a matinee …)

    I didn’t mention this in my post, put Joe Bar is also right next to Kobo, the Japanese “artisan gallery”. It’s a gem of a store. I can’t afford most of beautiful things they sell, but I love stopping by to look.

  3. Matt Westervelt (unregistered) on March 2nd, 2006 @ 5:48 pm

    The Ham, Egg and Cheese (jamon serrano, egg, gruyere) is excellent.


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