Eastern Cafe

Just a fine café. They were slinging the drinks fast enough but apparently my crêpe warranted a 30 minute wait. The crêpe had cheese when is asked for a cheese– free order… guess when it’s busy go for drinks or the pre-​made baked goods. They looked delish.
I’ll skip it for breakfast though.

Coffee is average: ordered a latte and it came out promptly. I came here to study and their wifi connection is unbearably slow. It’s virtually unusable.

The Eastern has a great old school Seattle vibe mixed with a hip feel. It’s a 2-​story café and the best I’ve found in the international district. They are generous with their shots and the coffee tastes as good as any in the city. I appreciate their outside tables for people watching. This is a good spot for meetings in the neighborhood

I’ve been here so many times that I’ve lost count. This is my go-​to coffee shop in the ID & I come here for a variety of occasions: work meetings, social gatherings, food, and right before Sounders games. Eastern is just the perfect venue for pretty much anything.
First and foremost, I love the atmosphere here. They change up the artwork here every once in awhile and I’m always so impressed. It’s clean, cool, and casual here.
Second, I love their food and beverage menu. Every single sandwich and crêpe I’ve tried here is equally delicious. But if I had to pick my favorites, it would be the veggie sandwich and fruit and Nutella crêpe. You can get coffee or tea, but you can also order beer and wine! Lately I’ve been ordering their matcha tea latte & you can’t go wrong with a shandy. P. S. They also serve gelato here. Yum!
Come here during Happy Hour! You definitely won’t regret it.

I enjoy studying at this coffee shop. Their coffee is pretty good. I’ve had their americano and cold brew, and I really liked both. I also recommend trying a crêpe! I usually get one with Nutella and strawberries. I think crepes cost around $ 6 – 8 depending on what you add to it.
It has several tables you can sit at on the ground level, as well in the the lofted area. The vaulted ceilings make it feel so spacious. I also like the music they play here as well. It’s not typical soothing coffeehouse music, but it keeps you motivated so to speak.

I love this little coffee spot in the International District. Like another reviewer had mentioned, there are a lack of coffee shops in general in this area. Why is that? There’s decent foot traffic in the International District at all times of the day. I digress, but this all makes me extra grateful that Eastern Café exists!
Reasons why Eastern Café rocks:
1. Diversity: Here, you’ll find black people, Japanese people, white people, hapa people, green people, purple people slanging and drinking coffee. All peacefully coexisting in this beautiful meeting place in the middle of the International District. It’s a dream out of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s playbook.
2. Great coffee and local tea!
3. For something that looks like a hole in the wall, it is quite spacious. This shop provides two floors of fabulous space for meeting and eating.
4. They serve alcohol?!: Ladies, if you are tired of being bothered at your local bar by some creepster bros, come here and I promise you this won’t be a meatmarket paradise.
Just go, you will be glad you did!

One of the worst cafes I’ve encountered in Seattle. I’m a little baffled by all the 4 star reviews, unless I had a really bad barista?
London Fog latte: Very subpar, the earl grey flavor was barely there and it tasted somewhat watered down.
Matcha latte: Tasted like powder and the matcha flavor wasn’t strong
I requested for latte art but the barista said she’s still new to it and couldn’t promise anything spectacular.
Cute atmosphere though.

The initial plan was a quick breakfast. I got it!
Downfall: The service. We stood in front of the counter awkwardly for at least 5 minutes before the guy there even said a word. And when he did open up his mouth he didn’t really listen carefully to anything we said. We repeated what we wanted over and over. And, my pet peeve, he didn’t even say thank you at the end.
I ordered the nutella crêpe which was delicious. I love the almonds on top. And, the best part, they didn’t hold back on the nutella. This is usually the case when I order this dish at other joints.
The view from the second floor is my favorite. It’s also not crazy loud in here, at least during the morning time, so you’re more than able to study here. I just wish it was open later at night so I could swing by then!

Came here to expect a quiet café to study but it wasn’t. It was loud, rap music playing loud, chairs are hard to sit on, upstairs has a lot of dust which I am allergic to, crying babies, and I think I’ve mentioned this, really hard, uncomfortable chairs! I am lenient by giving 3 stairs because I am a regular customer and love the food here. But unfortunately, waited for my crêpe for 15 – 20 minutes this time. I will come back and hopefully they won’t disappoint me the next time.

Great atmosphere, fast wifi, and good drinks. Loved the vibe going on, perfect for spending an afternoon reading/​working or hanging out with a friend. Would definitely come back when in the area again.

I really like the atmosphere for this café. It’s really odd walking into it because the décor/​ambiance is different from what you would expect from a place in the international district. With that being said, I really like how they have a tall long table with stools on one side of the space and tables and chairs on the other. There aren’t any outlets on the side with the large long table. There’s an upstairs floor with more regular tables and a few lounge chairs. The people working behind the counter are really friendly and the happy hour is pretty solid. I had some pinot grigio and they filled up a little beer glass to the rim for me. I would definitely come back if I’m looking for a place to do work in the international district.

Nice quaint place. Solid staff, very friendly but it isn’t fast. It’s ok though they make it for each customer and do it well. The sandwiches are great. I had the grinder and it was really flavorful. Didn’t have a chance to get their latte but next time I definitely will.
There is no parking except street parking. If you’re by the light rail or bus station, you can stop by here rather quickly.
Service again is very nice and helpful. You can ask for recommendations but the Grinder is my choice.

Great location. Good food. Delicious coffee. Awesome vibes. Lots of seats. Upstairs and downstairs. Bustling but quiet. HORRIBLE parking. Worth it if your in the area or exploring intl district.

I can’t believe it took me this long to figure out this place existed when it’s a block from my office and in the heart of the ID! Great spot for a non-​generic star whatchamacallit?
They’ve got coffee, matcha, crepes, sandwiches and their pastries are super tasty too. Oh and beer and gelato.
Totally dig the space with an upstairs seating. Free wifi too.
Great hangout for all nerds and hipsters alike.
Love. Simply love.

I came to this café because I was in the mood for some good mocha with pretty art foam and Unilocal brought me to this cute café. My friend and I both order mocha and thought it was decent.
Yes, the place is cute and you do get a relaxing feel. But what I wanted was a good cup of mocha and what we got was something that tasted like it came from Starbucks.
Expect Starbucks would charge me less for a mocha then they did. The art foam was also disappointing, it seems like they only knew how do one art foam and that’s all. My friend and I both got the same bear…
Service was okay, we walked in and they didn’t even greet us (we were the only people there) until we walked up to the counter. I think they left us standing there for a good 2 minutes before they actually asked to take our order. I kinda felt like they didn’t want to deal with us or even serve us.
I wanted to try the crepes but didn’t have time. I’ll be back in a few months so I’ll definitely check out their food and do a update. Until then I’m sticking to my 2 star review.

This is a wonderful place to study. Unlike most of the food establishments in the ID, Eastern Café is slow and quiet. I would have ordered a crêpe if I did not have plans for dinner in just two hours, but I will next time. I had ordered a cold brewed ice coffee and spent an hour reading upstairs where most people are who are trying to study or get some work done.
They also have some pastries from nearby Fuji Bakery, which is awesome.

A hidden Gem in the busy heart of Chinatown. This Coffee shop is wedge between an Pinball arcade and a busy Chinese Restaurant.
Not only does this place serve coffee, they also have Crepes. My girlfriend and I was craving crepes for brunch on Sunday, it was a very good decision to skip the busy and long wait of waiting for a table at all the DimSum Places around.
I had the Eastern Special Crepes and my GF got the Fruit & Custard.
The Eastern Special was filled with all types of yummy deliciousness of Cheese, Salami, Bacon, and eggs. The Fruit/​Custard had blueberry, bananas, and I believe some strawberry (I didnt have it, but it looked very savory)
I had a White choco mocha along with my Crepes, very big portion and filling. Everything was good, and I will most likely make a trip back to have some more crepes.

What a neat little find! A «western-​ized» cute coffee shop tucked right in the middle of «chinatown». Has a very modernized atmosphere, that you completely forget that you are in the International District.
Quite roomy for a small coffee area, with ample of seats for small groups.
A good selections of sweet & savory crepes, coffes & lattes, and gelatos! Complete with classic & new to try flavors (like rice). Mmm.
Had their banana and strawberry crêpe. Very generous in size for $ 6.50 :) Light and fluffy crêpe, with fresh fruits. Hard to mess up.
Service was top notch. Quick and attentive. They also threw in some extra fresh berries just because :)
Would recommend to others, and would definitely come back. What a gem in the area: D

As others mention, this place seems a bit out of place in the mist of all these Chinese /​Asian restaurants but that’s why it’s so cool. They offer sandwiches, crepes (both savory and sweet), and coffee/​espresso.
I ordered Ham and Cheese crepes and espresso. Crepes was quite large, but I easily finished it. Espresso was very very good. I wonder what kind of coffee they use.
Super cool space, friendly service, pretty good food, great coffee.
Credit cards are accepted. I think they also accept Amex, but not 100% sure.

This place is so cute! It’s a cozy, casual type of café environment. I came here with a girlfriend to share a couple of crepes; one ham and cheese, another with fresh strawberries, Nutella, and whipped cream. Both were scrumptious! Also decently sized portions for reasonable prices. The guy that made our creeps was very helpful and friendly in helping us decide which crepes to get. Thanks to him for the great suggestions!
This is certainly a fun alternative to all the loud, tight Asian restaurants in the ID. Also another good choice besides boba if for some reason you ever get tired of that!