Cafe Presse

CAFÉ PRESSE is your French Bar-Café and Newstand on Capitol Hill

What to Drink: Wines by the glass are terrific bargains---reasonable pours of good French wines are as little as $3.50 each.

Save Time: Much of the menu is available for take-out, but kitchen priority is given to dine-in customers. Instead of calling ahead, just pull up a seat at the bar and sip a beverage while waiting.

The international newsstand, casual atmosphere, and regular clientele make cafe Presse feel as if it could easily fit in on the Left Bank. The funky vibe doesn't hint at the caliber of the cuisine. Owned by Joanne Herron and Jim Drohman of… Read More

Whether you want to enjoy an international newspaper or celebrate with a friend, this spot offers a lively atmosphere with genuine Parisian style. Owned by Joanne Herron and Jim Drohman, the visionaries behind Seattle's Le Pichet, this Capitol Hill spot offers a menu of well-prepared, casual café classics. Breakfast includes robust Caffé Vita coffee and an ever-changing array of house-made...

Bartenders with mullets, writers with Ira-Glasses, and the freshly-scrubbed Sitka and Spruce crowd all look gorgeous under Café Presse's perfectly-sized skylight. Everything to everyone, Presse's magazine rack stacks Artforum next to Newsweek next to Adbusters next to Cooking Light (but really: who reads Adbusters anymore?). At night, the Brazillian Girls pulse through the dimly lit dining room...

Under the same ownership as Belltown's Le Pichet (my favorite Seattle French cafe), Café Presse is modeled after a traditional Parisian bar-cafe. This is an all-day sort of place. You can start with eggs or a pastry for breakfast, get a croque monsieur ham sandwich for lunch, and at dinner order steak frites or a whole roasted chicken for two. At the end of the day, you can wind down with a...

Coffee for here or to go – Full Bar – Take-Out Food and Wine – Roasted Chickens To-Go - International Soccer – Foreign and Domestic Newspapers and Magazines – Daily Happy Hours

Café Presse is located on South Capitol Hill in the Seattle University neighborhood. The second collaboration of Le Pichet owners Joanne Herron and Jim Drohman offers full coffee service featuring Caffe Vita coffee and...