Café Avole, also known as Avole Coffee,[1] is a coffee roasting company that also operates two coffee shops in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business launched in Brighton, and operates on East Union Street in the Central District, and on Rainier Avenue South in Rainier Valley.[2]

Description

The Central District location operates in the Liberty Bank Building.[1] The Rainier Valley location operates in a former convenience store,[3] attached to the Ethiopian Community Center.[2][4] Coffee drinks use Ethiopian coffee.[5][6][7] The drink menu includes a lavender latte and iced drinks such as the Genesee Tea, which has black tea, lemon, and blueberry syrup. The food menu includes vegetable sambusas; ful medames is among breakfast options.[2]

History

Co-founded and co-owned by Solomon Dubie,[2][8] the business launched in Brighton[9] and later expanded to the Central District.[10] Gavin Amos and Getachew Enbiale are also co-owners.[1] The Brighton location closed. The Black-owned business has supplied Africa Lounge at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.[11][12] According to Tasting Table, Avole "works with local farmers, contributes to various philanthropic pursuits, and participates in community outreach".[13]

Reception

Avole was included in Tasting Table's 2022 list of the city's seventeen best coffee roasters other than Starbucks.[13] In 2023, Allecia Vermillion and Agazit Afeworki included Avole in Seattle Metropolitan's overview of the city's best Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sarah, Lakshmi (June 16, 2021). "Coffee Fans Love Ethiopian Roasts. Avole Wants Them to Embrace Ethiopian Cafes, Too". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "New Ethiopian coffee house and community center are perfect pairing in Seattle's Rainier Beach". king5.com. August 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cafe Avole". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Bryman, Howard (October 19, 2023). "Seattle's Cafe Avole Opens Inside the Ethiopian Community Center". Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Experience Ethiopian jabena coffee at Cafe Avole". king5.com. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Tomky, Naomi (June 21, 2016). "Seattle's newest cafes introduce global coffee cultures". Seattle Refined. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "America's Coffee Capital Serves Flavors From Around the World". Seattle Magazine. July 8, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Tomky, Naomi (November 30, 2022). "Seattle's Most Eclectic Coffee Shops". Hemispheres. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Bryman, Howard (March 24, 2016). "Ethiopian Coffees and Brewing at Seattle's Café Avole". Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Guarente, Gabe (February 22, 2021). "Ethiopian Coffee Shop Cafe Avole to Open New Location at the Liberty Bank Building". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Jamerson-Flowers, Brooklyn. "Black-owned coffee shops see opportunity after Starbucks closure | Cascade PBS News". crosscut.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (June 15, 2021). "11 Small Batch Roasters Every Seattleite Should Know". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Howe, S. G. (October 17, 2022). "17 Best Coffee Roasters In Seattle That Aren't Starbucks". Tasting Table. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "The Best Ethiopian and Eritrean Food in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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