Analog Coffee is a coffee shop on

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of Washington. The business is co-owned by Danny Hanlon and Tim Hayden.

Description

The third-wave coffee shop Analog Coffee operates on Summit Avenue on

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'' has described Analog as a "laid-back shop beloved by locals for its back-to-basics ethos".

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has called the shop " hipster" and "picture-perfect", and the '' Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle'' has described Analog as a "sweet little neighborhood coffee joint". There are comics, magazines, and journals available inside, as well as a

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incorporating various music genres. The menu includes coffee and

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drinks, including americanos, cold brews, and an

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. Analog Coffee is associated with the cafe B-Side; orders are placed at Analog and food is picked up at B-Side's window.

History

Analog Coffee is co-owned by Danny Hanlon and Tim Hayden.

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visited the shop in 2015. After the arrival of the

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, Analog did not fully re-open until early 2023.

Reception

In 2017, food writer Bethany Jean Clement of ''

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'' said Analog "makes some of Seattle's very best coffee, using beans from 'a rotating cast of exceptional local roasters,' organic dairy from Fresh Breeze, and exacting care." She also said of the clientele: "regulars include a lot of restaurant industry people, in varying states of bleariness". Rich Smith of '' The Stranger'' described the shop as "a nice place to drink coffee, read sweet comics, and run into your exes". In ''

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'' 2018 list of Seattle's ten best coffee shops, Hannah Kirshner called Analog "hip and perfect, photogenic and famous". ''

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'' called Analog one of Capitol Hill's "coolest" coffee shops in 2020, and '' Time Out Seattle'' included the business in an overview of the city's best coffee in 2021. In

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's 2024 list of Seattle's seventeen "absolute best" iced coffees, Sophia Beams called the espresso and tonic "unique".

References

External links

* {{Restaurants in Seattle Restaurants in Capitol Hill, Seattle Coffeehouses and cafés in Seattle