The Pacific Northwest is a positively percolating place where attendees will enjoy a regional cup-of-joe, whether or not it’s served in a controversial seasonal red cup.
Following are some caffeinated options for visiting groups.
- In Seattle, Starbucks recently opened the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Here, visitors can view the roasting operation and speak with Starbucks Certified Coffee Masters about the whole process, including different ways to make a perfect cup of coffee. The venue also features the Coffee Library, where small groups can have an impromptu meeting.
- Via several fun outings, Third Wave Coffee Tours showcases the local roasters who put Portland on the coffee map. Participants will visit several coffee shops, chat with informed baristas, compare coffees from different parts of the world. and taste espresso, coffee and, depending on the tour, affagato or artisanal donuts.
- The Barn Light, host of #EugeneTech Tuesdays, a weekly meeting of minds from the Eugene tech community, carries Portland-based Stumptown Coffee and Eugene-based J-Tea. Attached to the cafe is an event space that groups of up to 30 can rent for seated events.
- For a morning cup of coffee or an afternoon pick-me-up, groups will enjoy Vancouver, Wash.'s Torque Coffee. Situated downtown in a renovated garage space, this is a favorite spot among locals where large groups can gather for a schmooze over freshly brewed coffee.
- In Washington County, Ore., Hillsboro-based Longbottom Coffee & Tea offers a certified organic roasting facility on-site as well as meeting rooms that accommodate small to large groups.
