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No. 64 in the world · November 2026

Espresso Vivace

532 Broadway E, Capitol Hill · Seattle, United States

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The one cup to order

An espresso Vivace or a latte, the drink this bar taught America to pour as art

When it's quiet: Weekday afternoons.

David Schomer's bar, which shaped how Seattle (and so America) makes espresso, still pulling its own blend.

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Make it at home

Espresso at home: the Roman shot, dialled in by weight

Espresso at home: the Roman shot, dialled in by weight

10 min including warm-up · 1 double shot. The shot every Roman and Neapolitan bar on the chart lives by. A home machine can pull a very good one once you measure what goes in and what comes out.

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