Victrola Coffee Roasters
{{Short description|Company based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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Victrola Coffee Roasters is a coffee roasting company with multiple locations in Seattle, Washington.{{Cite web|last=|date=2013-10-01|title=Capitol Hill food+drink {{!}} Victrola Coffee finds itself neighbor to an ambitious Starbucks… again — Plus — Mezcaleria Oaxaca opening plans|url=https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/10/capitol-hill-fooddrink-victrola-coffee-finds-itself-neighbor-to-an-ambitious-starbucks-again/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=CHS Capitol Hill Seattle|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403021654/https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/10/capitol-hill-fooddrink-victrola-coffee-finds-itself-neighbor-to-an-ambitious-starbucks-again/|url-status=live}}
Description and history
Established in 2000,{{Cite web|last=Landsel|first=David|date=2018-03-07|title=The Best Coffee in Seattle Has Been Here for a Really Long Time|url=https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/seattle-coffee-shops|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Food & Wine|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106233625/https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/seattle-coffee-shops|url-status=live}} Victrola has locations in Seattle's Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.{{Cite web|last=Callie|first=Craighead|date=2021-09-29|title=National Coffee Day 2021: Seattle's best coffee shops, roasters|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/best-cafes-and-coffee-roasters-in-seattle-16493512.php|access-date=2022-02-14|website=seattlepi.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215062508/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/best-cafes-and-coffee-roasters-in-seattle-16493512.php|url-status=live}} The company's flagship location on Pike Street, sometimes called Victrola Cafe and Roastery, functions as a cafe, roastery, training facility, and coffee cupping room.{{Cite web|last=Streefkerk|first=Mark Van|date=2016-09-19|title=Where to Get Some of the Best Coffee in Seattle|url=https://seattle.eater.com/maps/essential-coffee-shops-seattle-cafes|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Eater Seattle|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213084049/https://seattle.eater.com/maps/essential-coffee-shops-seattle-cafes|url-status=live}} Fodor's says, "Victrola is one of the most loved of Capitol Hill's many coffeehouses, and it's easy to see why: the sizable space is lovely—the walls are hung with artwork by local painters and photographers—the coffee and pastries are fantastic, the baristas are skillful, and everyone, from soccer moms to indie rockers, is made to feel like this neighborhood spot exists just for them."{{Cite web|title=Victrola Coffee Roasters Review – Seattle Washington – Restaurant {{!}} Fodor's Travel|url=https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/washington/seattle/restaurants/reviews/victrola-coffee-roasters-478364|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.fodors.com|archive-date=2015-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629233254/http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/washington/seattle/restaurants/reviews/victrola-coffee-roasters-478364/|url-status=live}}
In 2022, Victrola's parent company Vibe Coffee Group announced plans to acquire Seattle Coffee Works.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Victrola Owner Vibe Coffee Group Acquires Seattle Coffee Works |url=https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/05/09/victrola-owner-vibe-coffee-group-acquires-seattle-coffee-works/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine |language=en}}
Reception
Victrola has been included in Epicurious{{'s}} overview of the 25 best coffee shops in the U.S. The website said, "There's no better place to immerse yourself in that past and present than with a visit to one of Victrola's three outposts. A slew of coffee folks got their start here, and their café/roaster in a 1920s auto row building still offers free public cuppings of their single-origin coffees, a friendly, no-pressure introduction to tasting that takes you through the company's bean selection and roasting process."{{Cite web|last=Clark|first=Colleen|title=America's Best Coffee Shops – Victrola Seattle|url=https://www.epicurious.com/archive/diningtravel/culinarytravel/best-coffee-shops-in-america-victrola-seattle|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Epicurious|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512105232/https://www.epicurious.com/archive/diningtravel/culinarytravel/best-coffee-shops-in-america-victrola-seattle|url-status=live}} Amber Ambrose included the East Pike Street cafe on Eater{{'s}} 2014 list of "The 38 Essential Coffee Shops Across America".{{Cite web|last=Ambrose|first=Amber|date=2014-04-30|title=The 38 Essential Coffee Shops Across America|url=https://www.eater.com/maps/the-38-essential-coffee-shops-across-america|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Eater|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614084329/https://www.eater.com/maps/the-38-essential-coffee-shops-across-america|url-status=live}} Mark Van Streefkerk included Victrola in Eater Seattle{{'s}} 2021 overview of "Where to Get Some of the Best Coffee in Seattle". In 2021, Jordan Michelman of Eater Portland said "Victrola’s 15th Avenue baristas were among the city's first to consider themselves culinary craftspeople, setting the stage for coffee's rise to respectability as a component part of the early 21st century 'foodie' moment."{{Cite web|last=Michelman|first=Jordan|date=2021-06-14|title=How the Pacific Northwest Became a Coffee Paradise|url=https://pdx.eater.com/22436234/history-coffee-pacific-northwest-portland-seattle|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015030509/https://pdx.eater.com/22436234/history-coffee-pacific-northwest-portland-seattle|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Victrola Roastery and Cafe}}
- {{Official website|https://www.victrolacoffee.com}}
- [https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/seattle/victrola-coffee-roasters Victrola Coffee Roasters] at Condé Nast Traveler
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