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Café Hagen is a small chain of Scandinavian
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and
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in
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, in the
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of Washington. Founded by owner Maria Beck in December 2019, the business has operated in
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, and Queen Anne. Café Hagen has an associated coffee brand known as Hagen Coffee Roasters, which has competed in the United States Barista Championship and other coffee competitions.


Description

Café Hagen is a small chain of Scandinavian and Danish-inspired bakeries and coffee shops in Seattle. The business operates in the city's
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,
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, and Queen Anne neighborhoods. It is affiliated with the brand Hagen Coffee Roasters (HCR), which is also owned by the founder of Café Hagen. Café Hagen's
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depicts a female
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. The South Lake Union location has an
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patio and the interior has many faux plants, leather furniture, marble countertops, and hardwood floors and accents. The cafe has many windows allowing natural light, a minimalist design with colors and materials inspired by nature, and a simple menu''.'' One wall has large black-and-white photographs of women wearing "intricate" custom made
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. The cafe uses cutlery and tableware from Denmark, as well as hand-painted mugs.


Menu

Café Hagen serves breakfast and lunch, as well as weekend
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. The menu includes lavender
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lattes and other
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drinks, as well as beer and wine. Select drinks use caramel and chocolate sauce made in-house, and the earl grey tea concentrate for the London fog is made by Chi Chai, another business belonging to the owner of Café Hagen. The Mocha Flight has shot of espresso, steamed milk, a
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, and a bar of chocolate by Seattle-based
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. Food options include an avocado bowl,
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,
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bowls, salmon toasts (with cured salmon, Danish goat cheese,
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, and
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), breads, Danish
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, and other
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. The avocado bowl has avocado, arugula,
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, goat cheese,
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, soft-
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, and tomatoes. The signature Café Hagen brunch option includes a Danish
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with jam and
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, cheese, avocado, bread and butter,
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, and a choice of bacon, mushrooms, or sausage. Lunch options include salads with
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produce as well as sandwiches.


History and reception

Café Hagen was established in December 2019. Maria Beck is the founder and owner. She is originally from Denmark, and the restaurant's name is an homage to the city of Copenhagen. Café Hagen's third location opened in Queen Anne in 2022, in a space that previously housed a
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shop. Café Hagen focuses on light roasts and has sourced coffee from Cafe Imports, Keffa Coffee, and Red Fox Coffee Merchants. HCR, which Beck founded in 2018, sources coffee from two women-owned farms in Costa Rica and Honduras. HCR has competed in the U.S. Barista Championship (2019, 2024), among other coffee competitions. For the 2024 barista competition, Noel Goodwin used a Yellow Bourbon variety of coffee grown in Colombia. Beck also owns the Ballard coffee shop Venture Coffee Co. (rebranded from Java Bean), which has been described as a sibling company to HCR. She also owns Freya Bakery, a Scandinavian bakery at
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that makes breads, cakes, and other baked goods for Beck's restaurants, including Café Hagen. In a 2020 review for ''
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'', Jackie Varriano said of Café Hagen's South Lake Union location: "I can vouch that the vibe is comfortable, yet fierce, with a good amount of inviting European chic thrown into the mix." Aimee Rizzo included Café Hagen in
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2023 list of Seattle's best cafes for getting work done.


See also

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Hygge ''Hygge'' (, ; ; ) is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a cozy, contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality. As a cultural category with its sets of associated practices, ''hygge'' has more or less the same meaning in both ...
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List of bakeries This is a list of notable bakeries. A bakery is an Business, establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baking, baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, Pastry, pastries, and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee a ...
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List of coffeehouse chains This list of notable coffeehouse chains catalogues the spread and markets share of coffeehouses world-wide. This list excludes the many companies which operate coffeeshops within retail establishments, notably bookstores and department stores, or ...
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List of restaurant chains in the United States The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. Asian/Pacific Baked goods Beverages Chicken Chili Frozen desserts Hamburgers Hot dogs Mediterranean Mexican/Tex-Mex Pizza/Italian ...
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List of Scandinavian restaurants Many notable restaurants serve Scandinavian cuisine This is a list of European cuisines. A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. European cuisine refers collectively to ...


References


External links

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Hagen Coffee Roasters
* {{South Lake Union, Seattle 2019 establishments in Washington (state) Bakeries of Seattle Bakery cafés Coffeehouses and cafés in Seattle Danish-American culture Restaurants in Downtown Seattle European restaurants in Seattle Restaurants in Queen Anne, Seattle Regional restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 2019 Scandinavian restaurants in the United States Restaurants in South Lake Union, Seattle