Espresso Vivace Alley 24

Drinks were pretty good and the bakery was tasty. Had croissants and a chai and latte respectively. Service was efficient and friendly. They made great recommendations. Ambiance is nice. Lots of space to sit down and spread out with natural lighting if you want to linger. There's outside tables if your pup is with you. Not clear on if dogs are allowed inside.

This place was on my bucket list since weeks and thought maybe I should give it a try. Ambience (3.5/5) - Looks good for working from cafe! Have cozy vibes Coffee (1/5) - After reading so much and the hyped around café Nico, I had to try. Oh boy, the regrets! I could only taste the syrup (Orange and vanilla), like was there coffee at all? It was like i am drinking simple syrups that too first think in the morning when i needed the coffee hit) Service (5/5) - However, the service was great, very helpful and very friendly!! I was curious, on which grind size setting they grind the coffee beans and to help with that they gave me the sample of ground coffee.

Ambiance: SPECTACULAR. Coffee: just ok, but maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I came here to do some work on a rainy weekday, and there weren't too many people inside. I absolutely love the atmosphere here as it's the perfect spot to read, study, do work, etc. There are plenty of windows and outlets, and they even have a closed room where it's a lot more quiet. I chose to sit there, and it was lovely.Onto the coffee - I got the iced white velvet latte, which I had heard so many recommendations about. To me, I thought it wasn't quite what I was looking for. The espresso flavor wasn't strong which is something that I love, and the white velvet flavor just tasted milky without much else. I also tried some of my friend's hot white velvet and felt the same. It was just too much milk. Maybe I'll have to try it again with a milk alternative but for almost $7 for a coffee it's already quite a lot.

The perfect morning pick me up on a drizzly day. Drinks were a little on the sweet side so I'd recommend doing half the syrup/flavor. I also had the fluffiest blueberry scone ever, highly recommend. There's also plenty of indoor seating, a nice place to work or study.

Based on the reviews, I needed to try out the highly praised caffe Nico, and it was worth it!My barista was friendly and timely, The caffe Nico was a little cup of coffee heaven. Lightly sweet, citrus scented, perfect non-scalding temp, creamy foam, lovely design. A great way to start the day.You'll be glad you did...

We had time to kill and it was chilly out so we walked in and ordered coffee. The girl was so sweet and prepared our coffee with a smile. Coffee was delicious we ordered regular coffee, as we like to taste the coffee and not all sorts of syrups etc. well done! Very nice place to unwind and relax.

Long lines but worth it! Great tasting drinks and love the presentation! Went with two friends and we all loved our drinks! Highly recommend this place!

As we were walking into REI across the street, the most amazing smell of coffee wafted into the air. We decided to pop in after our shopping and I'm so glad we did.The caffe caramel is so sweet and delicious. I love extra sweet coffee, so when the barista said the caramel used is the same thing they use for caramel apples, I was convinced. The other barista did some beautiful foam art.Friendly staff, chill music, nice ambiance with lots of open space. I will definitely be back. If you're in Seattle or just shopping at nearby businesses, make sure to stop in for some of the best coffee I've ever had!

Mocha: mid palate, lingering notes of almond thin sauce to enrich the mocha experienceVanilla latte : rear palate with outstanding foam, not too sweet, well balanced overallFruit coffee cake: bangin

Being that Seattle's viewed as a coffee Mecca of sorts, it's not hard to find a solid cup of artisan Joe within a 5 block radius. If anything, to open shop and be able to stick around for awhile, you kind of have to be relatively good at it. That's the thing about Espresso Vivace - they just hit that acceptable mark. Their coffee isn't bad, but it's not anything to write home about or even arguably, one of the better cafes in the city in regards to taste and coffee art. Also, as an adult caffeine consumer, the fact that their sizing caps off at 12 oz isn't doing them or customers any favors. The service and ambience are equally fine, but once again nothing exceptional. Saw some reviews talking about the coffee cake being something serious. Although I haven't tried it, my intuition tells me the baked goods will also fall somewhere in the "A-ok" margin and let's be real, a coffee shop should be judged for their in-house drinks not their externally sourced food options.At best, I would say this cafe's an acceptable choice if you have business nearby for convenience sake, but it's not worth going out of your way to visit and certainly shouldn't be a spot jot down on your "coffee bucket list" if you're into that type of thing.