Moonshot Coffee
Coffee shop · White Center ·
House-roasted coffee, pastries, beer, and fancy cider.
House-roasted coffee, pastries, beer, and fancy cider.
"You’d like to work somewhere besides your couch, but you don’t want to see, talk to, or be breathed on by anybody. Head to Moonshot in White Center, a distraction-free espresso situation that doesn’t have a lot of seating, but is usually fairly empty. It’s only 15 minutes from Downtown, and we're a fan of their latte specials." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"This small cafe on a busy stretch of 16th Avenue in White Center serves well-made espresso among giant tropical plants and shelves of fancy cider for sale. The whole place smells like earthy Olympia espresso beans, and baristas specialize in flavored lattes that have a pleasant subtlety. It’s hard to go wrong with any of them, but the lavender blossom and cardamom versions go down especially easy. They pair well with one of Moonshot's buttery quiches made onsite. And though there are only a handful of seats, the place is rarely crowded—you can sip and peer out at the world from behind a frond like a jungle cat lying in wait." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"This small cafe on a busy stretch of 16th Avenue in White Center serves well-made espresso among tropical plants and shelves of fancy cider for sale. The whole place smells like earthy Olympia beans, and baristas specialize in flavored lattes that have a pleasant subtlety. It’s hard to go wrong with any of them, but the lavender blossom and cardamom versions go down especially easy. And though there are only a handful of seats, the place is rarely crowded—you can sip, eat a buttery quiche, and peer out at the world from behind a frond like a jungle cat lying in wait." - Gabe Guarente
"At Moonshot Coffee in White Center, from the owners of Burien Press, I saw a scientific approach to brewing—weighing grounds and dialing in recipes—framed as an approach to hospitality rather than elitism; owner Matthew Wendland emphasized that consistent technique draws regular customers while still welcoming popular flavors like white chocolate mochas and syrups. Moonshot sources beans from Olympia Coffee Roasters, has had to balance rising costs and wages (raising prices before the pandemic while trying to keep drip coffee affordable), and positions itself to be approachable so people aren’t excluded by coffee lingo." - Rachel Hopke
"I attended Moonshot Coffee Nashville’s launch of a monthly full-moon-themed event (kicking off Thursday, October 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) featuring moon-inspired tarot readings by Violet Guide and a limited-time menu through the 31st that includes a blue moon pie with blueberry marshmallow, a blue moon milk made with blue matcha (butterfly pea powder), and a lavender moon latte." - Delia Jo Ramsey