1: First place goes to ZOKA's in the u-district. The reasons are lots of seats, windows, great atmosphere, some of the best coffee in Seattle, and attractive clients. Stays open until midnight.2: Second place is Vivaci's in south lake union. The best coffee in Seattle, great location, and plenty of seating. Stays open until 11:00 pm
3: Third place goes to Mr. Spots Chai House in Ballard. Coffee is ok, but the seating is nice with lots of old couches to lounge around on. They also have very talented musicians visiting and performing on Thursday nights starting around 8. It also stays open late like midnight.
4: Fourth goes to the Bauhaus cafe. This place has the spiciest chai you've ever tasted, a fair amount of seating is open until 1:00 am and has a very edgy feel that I like.
5: Fifth place is for Cafe Fiori in Ballard. Awesome architectural metal and reclaimed elements. Great coffee, nice baristas and good seating. Little on the small side and not open late enough.
6: Sixth place goes to Canal Street Coffee in Freemont. Lots of outdoor seating, and one particularly cozy couch, decent coffee, staff is terrible and unprofessional and the cafe closes at 7 pm. Location on the burk gilman is the real reason this cafe has placed so high on this list.
7: Seventh goes to Uptown espresso in SLU. Decent seating although I am too big to be comfortable in their soft chairs with a laptop. Hours are till about 7 or 8pm the coffee is good but they don't put a Florette in the top which I like and are available in the all of the above I believe.
8: Eighth is Tullys. There are lots of them, they always have internet and are open later in some places. You can count on the coffee and comfortable seating.
9: Ninth place belongs to Cafe Caffeine in the Denny triangle. This place is a cafe in the day and a bar at night. It is located off the beaten path and only has one place next to it an Ethiopian restaurant which I am dieing to try. If anyone reads this and is available lets do lunch at the Ethiopian restaurant in downtown, Ill buy.
10: Tenth place and the last cafe to make my recommendation list is: Trabant Chai Lounge in the U-district. This place is a little cold and dark but the chai is great and I hear the music is great but I have not been able to attend their open mike. Night life means later hours and u-district means lots of young people to enjoy.
I hope this help those of you looking to find a good cafe in Seattle. I know I have a certain amount of expertise on the subject and I think you should check these places out as soon as you can.
Nathan
