DOWNTOWN / PIKE PLACE

Anchorhead Coffee — Pike Place — 2003 Western Ave. The highest-rated cold brew destination in the city. Founded in 2013 by former audio engineers who started roasting in a garage and bottling cold brew for farmers markets, the coffee shop won America’s Best Espresso in 2015. Try the “Honey Bunches of Cold Brew” with burnt honey, cinnamon, and maple oat milk, or the Nitro Mint Latte, a nitro cold brew blended with fresh mint syrup.  Open daily 7am–3:30pm.

Anchorhead Coffee — Downtown — 1600 7th Ave. The flagship CenturyLink Plaza location with the full menu and more seating. They also offer a hopped cold brew which is Citra hops steeped cold for floral notes.  Looking for something wildly different? Go for the dreamsicle cold brew with orange juice, coconut syrup, and whipped cream.  Open daily 7am–6pm.

Storyville Coffee — Pike Place — 94 Pike St, Top Floor. A spectacular perch above the market with Puget Sound waterfront views, a fireplace, and smooth cold brew that’s as much about the setting as the cup. Best tourist-adjacent cold brew experience in the city. Open daily 8am–5pm.

CAPITOL HILL

Victrola Coffee Roasters — Capitol Hill — 310 E Pike St. Consistently ranked among Seattle’s best, Victrola has been a Capitol Hill institution since 2000. Nitro cold brew on tap, single-origin rotating cold brews. Cozy brick-and-wood space that makes you want to stay for hours. Open daily 7am–6pm.

Caffe Vita — Capitol Hill — 1005 E Pike St. Owner Mike McConnell pioneered Kyoto-style slow-drip cold brew in Seattle after his Japanese inspired trip. The coffee never steeps in water, resulting in a lighter, less bitter cold brew than standard methods. A Seattle original since 1995. Open daily 7am–7pm.

PIONEER SQUARE

Elm Coffee Roasters — 240 2nd Ave S. One of Seattle’s most craft-focused roasters. Roasting on premise Monday through Thursday. Barista-friendly destination for origin-specific light roasts. If you are a serious Cold Brew drinker, this is your spot.

FREMONT

Milstead & Co. — 754 N 34th St. One of Seattle’s first multi-roaster cafés, and the only Seattle shop to earn Food & Wine’s perfect 5/5 Coffee Snob Factor score. The view over Lake Union under the Aurora Bridge offers gorgeous views while sipping your brew. Open daily 7am–4pm.

CENTRAL DISTRICT / YESLER

Broadcast Coffee — Yesler — 1918 E Yesler Way. Serves cold brew year-round in a classic Seattle mason jars. Multiple locations across the city, consistently excellent and unpretentious. Open daily 6:30am–4pm.

The one that stands out: Anchorhead’s hopped cold brew; coffee and Citra hops cold-steeped together is the most inventive cold brew application in the Pacific Northwest and something you simply won’t find anywhere else. Worth the trip on its own.