Café Avole Explained
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Café Avole, also known as Avole Coffee,[1] is a coffee roasting company that also operates two coffee shops in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business launched in Brighton, and operates on East Union Street in the Central District, and on Rainier Avenue South in Rainier Valley.[2]
Description
The Central District location operates in the Liberty Bank Building.[3] The Rainier Valley location operates in a former convenience store,[4] attached to the Ethiopian Community Center.[5] Coffee drinks use Ethiopian coffee.[6] [7] [8] The drink menu includes a lavender latte and iced drinks such as the Genesee Tea, which has black tea, lemon, and blueberry syrup. The food menu includes vegetable sambusas; ful medames is among breakfast options.
History
Co-founded and co-owned by Solomon Dubie,[9] the business launched in Brighton[10] and later expanded to the Central District.[11] Gavin Amos and Getachew Enbiale are also co-owners.[12] The Brighton location closed. The Black-owned business has supplied Africa Lounge at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.[13] [14] According to Tasting Table, Avole "works with local farmers, contributes to various philanthropic pursuits, and participates in community outreach".[15]
Reception
Avole was included in Tasting Table's 2022 list of the city's seventeen best coffee roasters other than Starbucks. In 2023, Allecia Vermillion and Agazit Afeworki included Avole in Seattle Metropolitan overview of the city's best Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants.[16]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sarah . Lakshmi . 2021-06-16 . Coffee Fans Love Ethiopian Roasts. Avole Wants Them to Embrace Ethiopian Cafes, Too. . 2024-05-05 . Eater Seattle . en . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505200707/https://seattle.eater.com/22533955/cafe-avole-opening-new-location-liberty-bank-building-summer-2021 . live .
- Web site: 2023-08-29 . New Ethiopian coffee house and community center are perfect pairing in Seattle's Rainier Beach . 2024-05-05 . king5.com . en-US . 2023-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913172256/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/new-ethiopian-coffee-house-community-center-seattle-rainier-beach-avole/281-1940814e-a5c9-48cb-982b-22fd26fa4c56 . live .
- Web site: Sarah . Lakshmi . 2021-06-16 . Coffee Fans Love Ethiopian Roasts. Avole Wants Them to Embrace Ethiopian Cafes, Too. . 2024-05-05 . Eater Seattle . en . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505200707/https://seattle.eater.com/22533955/cafe-avole-opening-new-location-liberty-bank-building-summer-2021 . live .
- Web site: Cafe Avole . 2024-05-05 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2020-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001172621/https://www.seattlemet.com/restaurants/cafe-avole . live .
- Web site: Bryman . Howard . 2023-10-19 . Seattle's Cafe Avole Opens Inside the Ethiopian Community Center . 2024-05-05 . Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine . en . 2023-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226190917/https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/19/seattles-cafe-avole-opens-inside-the-ethiopian-community-center/ . live .
- Web site: 2018-03-05 . Experience Ethiopian jabena coffee at Cafe Avole . 2024-05-05 . king5.com . en-US . 2018-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306054709/http://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/experience-ethiopian-jabena-coffee-at-cafe-avole/281-526074096 . live .
- Web site: Tomky . Naomi . 2016-06-21 . Seattle's newest cafes introduce global coffee cultures . 2024-05-05 . Seattle Refined . en . 2023-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930162620/https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/seattles-newest-cafes-introduce-global-coffee-cultures . live .
- Web site: 2022-07-08 . America's Coffee Capital Serves Flavors From Around the World . 2024-05-05 . Seattle Magazine . en-US . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505200815/https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/americas-coffee-capital-serves-flavors-around-world/ . live .
- Web site: Tomky . Naomi . 2022-11-30 . Seattle's Most Eclectic Coffee Shops . 2024-05-05 . Hemispheres . en-US . 2023-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023056/https://www.hemispheresmag.com/inspiration/food-drink/4-eclectic-seattle-coffee-shops-with-international-influences/ . live .
- Web site: Bryman . Howard . 2016-03-24 . Ethiopian Coffees and Brewing at Seattle's Café Avole . 2024-05-05 . Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine . en . 2021-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512023449/https://dailycoffeenews.com/2016/03/24/ethiopian-coffees-and-brewing-at-seattles-cafe-avole/ . live .
- Web site: Guarente . Gabe . 2021-02-22 . Ethiopian Coffee Shop Cafe Avole to Open New Location at the Liberty Bank Building . 2024-05-05 . Eater Seattle . en . 2023-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231130104334/https://seattle.eater.com/2021/2/22/22295530/cafe-avole-plans-new-location-at-the-liberty-bank-building-central-district . live .
- Web site: Sarah . Lakshmi . 2021-06-16 . Coffee Fans Love Ethiopian Roasts. Avole Wants Them to Embrace Ethiopian Cafes, Too. . 2024-05-05 . Eater Seattle . en . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505200707/https://seattle.eater.com/22533955/cafe-avole-opening-new-location-liberty-bank-building-summer-2021 . live .
- Web site: Jamerson-Flowers . Brooklyn . Black-owned coffee shops see opportunity after Starbucks closure Cascade PBS News . 2024-05-05 . crosscut.com . en . 2024-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240227235858/https://crosscut.com/culture/2022/12/black-owned-coffee-shops-see-opportunity-after-starbucks-closure . live .
- Web site: Streefkerk . Mark Van . 2021-06-15 . 11 Small Batch Roasters Every Seattleite Should Know . 2024-05-05 . Eater Seattle . en . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505200800/https://seattle.eater.com/22532851/best-seattle-coffee-roasters-small-batch . live .
- Web site: Howe . S. G. . 2022-10-17 . 17 Best Coffee Roasters In Seattle That Aren't Starbucks . 2024-05-05 . Tasting Table . en-US . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127020323/https://www.tastingtable.com/1056819/best-coffee-roasters-in-seattle-that-arent-starbucks/ . live .
- Web site: The Best Ethiopian and Eritrean Food in Seattle . 2024-05-05 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US . 2023-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230522192207/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/best-ethiopian-food-seattle-eritrean-restaurants . live .