C&P Coffee Company

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Hello, coffee lovers! Long time, no sip. After a long summer in the middle of nowhere, I’ve started drinking real (and really good) coffee again. I recently moved out of West Seattle to the mainland of the city, but before I did, I made sure to visit C&P Coffee Company. C&P is a coffeehouse – a home in a residential area of West Seattle. It’s cozy, comfortable, and huge.

C&P is exactly what a generic TV grandma’s house looks like, except there’s a coffee bar instead of a kitchen. The atmosphere is very friendly, a great departure from the snobby hipster shops we see so often here in the Evergreen City. (Is that our city name? Or are we the Evergreen State? The Rainy City? Microsoft Land? One never knows.) C&P serves a wide range of drinks in thick white mugs that wax nostalgic for old-school diners. I tried the french press, which they keep in drip coffee-style urns. While not ground-breaking, the french press was solid – a deliciously smooth and dense dark roast. There are unlimited refills, so sip at your own risk (of caffeine overload) C&P serves Lighthouse Roasters coffee and espresso.

One of the things I like about C&P is the feeling of home that oozes through the entire establishment. Not only is the coffee shop in an actual home, their community board is covered with in-house events. The events range from C&P-sponsored wine tastings (meets monthly!) to water color classes to baby showers that rent the space. It’s an unabashedly welcoming, un-pretentious space that I’ll definitely visit again.