Cafe Red

"This Rainier Valley coffee shop understands that coconut flavors hit just right when it’s warm outside. Enter the Oatnilla, a cold brew creation involving oat milk and organic vanilla—and during the summer, Cafe Red adds chocolate and coconut to this chilly coffee elixir, which makes for a tropical-inspired drink that you'll want to consume at 8am. If you’re reading this in November because you believe that iced coffee is a way of life, they have pumpkin spice and peppermint mocha versions, too." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"Seattle is still finding its footing as a public transit city, but Othello commuters are blessed with the ideal breakfast stop. Cafe Red’s vegan breakfast snacks include breakfast tacos, breakfast sandwiches, and more. Plus, the location makes it easy to keep an eye out for the next light rail train. If you’re in a hurry, you can still grab an Oatnilla, an oat milk coffee concoction that is a little bit sweet, a little bit nutty, and even a little bit chocolatey." - Sean Keeley, Eater Staff

"Cafe Red provides Seattle with a vegan coffee shop and a community space at Othello Station. They also provide Seattle with one of the greatest caffeinated inventions in the city: Oatnilla. It’s not complicated—cold brew, oat milk, and vanilla—but the combination of the three elements in a huge takeout jug is so thirst-quenching and silky that we’d slug it Big Lebowski-style out on the spacious back patio. (They also serve the stuff in regular cups should you forgo a half-gallon.) Their beans are Costa Rican and are sourced from Fulcrum, a great Denny Triangle coffee shop." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente

"This Rainier Valley coffee shop has a quaint patio that’s perfect for a leisurely pit stop on the drive back after you’ve taken Archibald P. Barkington III for a long walk at Seward Park. There’s a robust menu of well-crafted vegan breakfast and brunch items. And in the warmer months, it’s easy to while away your morning as you drink Cafe Red’s Oatnilla, a wonderful cold brew creation with touches of chocolate and coconut. The little pupper can stick to water—they’re wired enough already." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente

"Cafe Red is a vegan restaurant and coffee shop opposite the Othello light rail station with a secret weapon: the Oatnilla, a premade oat milk and cold brew combo that on hot days makes you feel like you’re wearing a tank top. (This is the ideal feeling.) The seasonal version is a coconut mocha that effortlessly blends chocolatey, nutty, coffee, and coconutty notes into a string quartet of flavors." - Rachel Hopke, Harry Cheadle, Eater Staff