"This operation offers what very few Seattle roasters can: Ethiopian coffee sourced from and imported by Ethiopian roasters. Many of its offerings come from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, known for rich, chocolatey flavor with explosive berry notes. Co-founder Solomon Dubie observed the Ethiopian coffee ceremony from an early age, and has an instinctive feel for taste." - Eater Staff, Mark Van Streefkerk, Harry Cheadle
"Avole Coffee is a Black-owned cafe located in the Liberty Bank Building in Seattle's Central District." - Harry Cheadle
"This operation offers what very few Seattle roasters can: Ethiopian coffee sourced from and imported by Ethiopian roasters. Many of its offerings come from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, known for rich, chocolatey flavor with explosive berry notes. Co-founder Solomon Dubie observed the Ethiopian coffee ceremony from an early age, and has an instinctive feel for taste." - Eater Staff, Mark Van Streefkerk, Harry Cheadle
"Masakan's first pop-up was at Cafe Avole, which is an Ethiopian-owned cafe with a location in the South End Brighton (reopening in the Liberty Bank Building later this month)." - Mark Van Streefkerk
"The original Brighton location of Cafe Avole recently closed after Dubie was unable to renegotiate a lease with the building’s new landlords. In its five-year run, the cafe established itself as an integral part of Seattle’s vibrant Ethiopian cafe scene alongside such mainstays as Kaffa Coffee and Wine Bar and Adugenet Ethiopian Kitchen & Bar." - Lakshmi Sarah