Bauhaus Books & Coffee
(206) 625-1600
301 E Pine St
Seattle,
WA
98122
47.615
-122.3277
Neighborhoods: Broadway, Capitol Hill
Reviews & Ratings for Bauhaus Books & Coffee
27 reviews
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Great coffee, bad service.
by kaclm9636
March 23, 2009
This place serves REAL coffee! Great drinks, and such a kitchy place. The service was pretty poor though -- exemplifies the Seattle freeze. You forget all about the baristas once you taste the drink though. Yuuuuuum...
- Pros: Coffee, setting
- Cons: Service, crowded
No thanks
by aaron98101
September 05, 2008
Unfriendly employees, pretentious patrons, mediocre coffee (at best). I didn't realize I needed a nose ring, skinny pants, and 12 tattoos to get decent service. Unfortunately, this is typical Capitol Hill snobbery. No thanks, I'll spend my money where my business is wanted and the product is acceptable.
Best Coffee shop and have been going there for all my years in Seattle
by chrisnee1
July 22, 2008
I go to college on Capitol Hill, and I ALWAYS go to Bauhaus to do my homework. I get my coffee there twice a day probably. When school is out, I go read there because I read constantly. I am an alternative kid with lots of tattoos everywhere and theres a lot of really cool people there. It's smoker friendly. I love the coffee and the view. All my friends and I go there to get our coffee and play guitar outside in the summer; while enjoying our cigarettes! I love Bauhaus I can't stress that enough. Reading, coffee, music, and guitar are my favorite things. Thank god we can put it all in one place and ADD A VIEW!
- Pros: EVERYTHING
- Cons: .... some of the outlets down fit the regular plug ins so maybe bring an adapter?
an amazing coffeehouse...
by irritatedatcustomerservic
June 29, 2007
Bauhaus is the best coffeehouse hands down. The coffee is delicious and the baristas friendly and interesting. I've become a regular there even though I live way out it West Seattle. Such an interesing variety of people are always there. The only drawback is that the place is often packed and there aren't enough tables. Oh! Another great thing about Bauhaus is the outdoor seating which is amazing on a hot summer day when you're sitting out there with your iced americano. GO THERE!
- Pros: friendly baristas, great coffee, interesting people
- Cons: not enough seating, parking sometimes hard to find
2,000 Cups of Coffee Since 1994 Can't Be Wrong
by swingman
December 11, 2006
Bauhaus was the very first place I had coffee once I moved into Seattle, in early 1994, and remains the gold standard by which all other coffee shops should be gauged in Rain Town, USA. One could argue that other franchised cafes may actually have better deep roast beans as the base of their bevvies, and personally I think that's a matter of taste. What Bauhaus lacks in corporate efficiency, it makes up for in unique ambience and its quirky clientele. Located on Pine and Melrose, its vantage point between downtown, Capitol Hill and First Hill make it a prime location for people watching, especially at around five-o-clock on a sunny day during the week. The high windows on the west side of the space make for a perfect setting on rainy days with a newspaper or a journal. I moved out of the area in '96, but I still go back there every Sunday morning, really the only place in town where you can hear the Pixies or Funkadelic at 800 a.m. and catch a slice of Seattle's funky side.
- Pros: Ambience
- Cons: Seating can occasionally be a hassle
Get some work done in this great atmosphere with beautiful looking people!
by bc173
December 04, 2006
After a museum visit (Human Bodies) we stopped by at this hip place to get coffee. This spacy place has several tables on two floors. People where sitting down doing some work. One wall is fully covered with books while the other walls had big windows letting in loads of light. I've been told before that the Seattle dress style was pretty easy-going but people hanging around here were defenitely stylish and beautiful! The service was great as well.
- Pros: Spacy and quite place to do some work!
- Cons: The music was a little too loud to concentrate.
super cool hipster place
by binman69
October 26, 2006
i like this place for people watching and the coffee. there's a bunch of chairs to sit down and read a book.....i like this place a lot...very unique
Best Coffee, Best Staff, Amazing View
by roxylola
October 04, 2006
I lived in Seattle for a year and I spent a good 6 months of my time at Bauhaus. The staff is incredible; they're the sweetest people in the world and they'll always make you laugh. The coffee is so good, I'm going to miss it a lot. And the TopPot pasteries are a plus. The view of downtown Seattle and Pine Street are rad. You'll always run into friends and it's a great meetin spot. I'm going to miss Bauhaus Books and Coffee so much. Go. Enjoy. I promise, you'll meet rad people and enjoy the coffee. And don't forget to leave Zach and Ian a great tip (they love to dance and sing-a-long to ABBA!).
- Pros: coffee, the people, the view
- Cons: when it rains and you can't sit outside, parking
Coffee with an urban beatnik heartbeat and great people-watching possibilities.
by Contributor
September 29, 2006
In Short
Ever since Bauhaus opened in 1993, it's been the spot to bring a book and tune out over a cup of coffee--and more recently, tune in over your Wi-Fi laptop. Big windows offer views of neighborhood foot traffic, but like most Seattle coffeehouses, seats outside are hard to come by, even in the cold. Sip San Francisco's Caffe Trieste espresso and coffee, or nibble on scones, croissants, Ding Dongs or classic breakfast cereals.
What could be better than the Bau? by Nick D. at InsiderPages
Contributor
February 16, 2006
In the summer there's a lovely outdoor patio seating section that you'll probably find me at once or twice a week. The Bau is the place to go if you want to be hip and get a decent coffee with friends. Come here to check out the people or for the sweet cigs and drinks, either way, you win. There's a little bit of a holier than thou feeling but brush that off and get in.
PROS: Great drinks, cool atmosphere
CONS: A few snobs here and there
