Mei-Sa Y.
Yelp
Moore Coffee Shop? Swipe left if you are looking for food, right for social media content.
I was excited to experience Moore Coffee Shop's flagship store on 2nd Avenue based on the Yelp reviews, which are all the more impressive in a coffee-centric city like Seattle. When I arrived a few minutes before 8 a.m. on a cold Thursday morning in December, the store was locked, despite the hours on the website that advertise a 7:30 a.m. opening. I put in my time waiting for the 8 a.m. unlocking of the perimeter gate, albeit impatiently due to the sketchy street activity, icy temps and unexpectedness of the delay.
Ordering was a bit disjointed as only the drink menu is visible on the wall above the order station; you need to use the paper menu for food. The food menu is posted by the cook station, which is not visible until after you have ordered and entered the seating area.
I'm a tea drinker, so there aren't many opportunities for latte art in my world. At Moore Coffee Shop, I ordered a hot chocolate, and received the prettiest hot beverage of my life. While I waited for my Nutella waffle (with added strawberries), I enjoyed the colorful, unique décor. The shop is creatively and lovingly decorated, with a lot of attention to detail, a fun place to hang out, especially during the holidays.
Like Seattle's Original Selfie Museum, everything in Moore Coffee Shop seems designed for IG. As for the meal itself, I was underwhelmed by the lukewarm temperature of the hot chocolate (perhaps the price of beautiful latte art) and the non-remarkable taste of the waffle that I selected to accompany it. I really wanted to love this shop and left disappointed. Alas, Moore Coffee Shop turned out to be a one and done, since it's food over photos in my book.