Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company

Went into the cafe today and it was absolutely lovely inside. I respect their mask policy, but made the mistake of forgetting to put my mask back on when I walked over to grab a new straw. The woman behind the counter YELLED at me to put my mask on when walking around......which made me jump out of my skin....there was definitely many other ways that the situation could have been approached, and afterwards I was being watched like a hawk by the worker behind the counter. Was also not greeted warmly as other customers I noticed were, will not be coming back........ever.

With an insane amount of seating and a great selection of drinks, Zoka is a great spot for a leisurely drink or a quick cup to go!

This place is ideal for working remotely or studying. Lots of single/double tables, outlets for laptops all over. Cozy atmosphere but lots of big windows and natural light. Stays pretty quiet too and the coffee is delicious.

Zoka is the best! I travel to Seattle often for work and I just love this place. They make the smoothest espresso drinks I’ve ever had and it has great ambiance for hanging out and working on your laptop or catching up with friends, not to mention there are always cute doggies outside to visit with and pet.

Honestly this is usually one of the best places to meet and work in Seattle. However, reverently some barista(s) have decided that death metal is good background music for a coffee shop... I’ve never seen the place clear out so quickly. Please, please put a policy in place to keep the music to something chill. Nothing against death metal as a genre, it just really soured the mood.

This place is such a good work spot, I love posting up here with a cappuccino. Best coffee in the area for sure with tons of seating and outlets. Big airy space with a lotta windows too so you really feel like you can breath. People generally stay pretty quiet during the day too so you can really put a lotta work in. Awesome spot, super glad I found it!

I had great hope for Zoka to be my go-to neighborhood coffee house. And to be fair, the bones of this place has it all. They have great coffee, a good diversity of roasts, pastries, etc. I love the wood paneled sitting area. However, the trouble I have is somewhere between crowd and acoustics. Somehow, Zoka is always packed and yet quieter than a library. It's full of serious grad students working on their theses. The tables are too close together so I feel like I am reading someone else's book and if I have a conversation, I feel like I am disturbing others.

They must be doing something right to be so packed, but somehow it always feels suffocatingly crowded to me.

Great coffee and great atmosphere. My wife got a hot chocolate, non-coffee drinker, and she said it was one of the best she’s ever had. I got a few pounds of whole bean coffee and they were very good.

Do you want to work? Do you want to have amazing coffee while working? Do you want to see out across large windows in cloudy Seattle? This is the place to be do everything above. This has become one of my go to coffee shops to focus and work. I don’t think I have spent many productive hours at other coffee shops.

Coffee isn't great. The lighting is very dim and it's very difficult to see the (hidden) drop step from the seating area in the back. This can be very dangerous since it can lead to people falling or spraining their ankles.