Overcast Coffee Company is a coffee shop with two locations in
Seattle
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, in the
U.S. state
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of Washington.
Description
Overcast Coffee Company has two locations on Seattle's
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is a neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in both the Northeast, Washington, D.C., Northeast and Southeast, Washington, D.C., Southeast quadrants. It is bounded by 14th Street SE & NE, F S ...
. In addition to coffee and tea drinks such as
Americanos and
masala chais, the business has served
pastries
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, beer, and wine. The coffee shop on Union Street features an exterior mural by Stevie Shao.
History
Jonathan Pak opened the first shop in the
Kaiser Permanente
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building on 15th Avenue in June 2020. In 2021, a second location opened on Union Street, sharing space with the Métier bike shop (also known as Metier Racing and Coffee). The second location is known as the Overcast Coffee Bar.
Reception
Mark Van Streefkerk and Gabe Guarente included the business in
''Eater Seattle'''s November 2021 overview of "the hottest coffee shops to check out".
Zuri Anderson ranked Overcast first in iHeart's 2022 overview of Seattle's best coffee shops, based on
Yelp
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reviews.
See also
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List of coffeehouse chains
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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 ...
References
External links
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{{Restaurants in Seattle
2020 establishments in Washington (state)
Coffeehouses and cafés in Seattle
Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Restaurants established in 2020
Restaurants in Capitol Hill, Seattle