Slog - Comments on One Last Cappucino with a Park View

Comment by David Schmader

David Schmader — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:45:16 -0800

This makes me inexplicably sad. I don't want to walk down to Brix to Vivace. I want it to stay by Cal Anderson Park and that Socialist Revolutionary bookstore. Fuck all y'all.

In other Vivace news, they recently corrected their only recognizable flaw, swapping out their big weird bowl-style cups for humbly gorgeous diner-style cups. Now they're officially perfect.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:49:17 -0800

Small sacrifice to make for getting from Capitol Hill to Sea-Tac ...

Diner style cups are cool, tho.

Comment by Just Want Some Coffee

Just Want Some Coffee — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:00:35 -0800

@2 While the light-rail will be nice, I want a nice cup of coffee and a park view much more often than I go to Sea-Tac.

Comment by David Schmader

David Schmader — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:01:49 -0800

Of course you're right�I can't wait to ride a train to the airport�but I just wanted to do some Roasteria-appreciating whining before it was too late.

Comment by Erica

Erica — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:09:45 -0800

So are they tearing down that building? That would seriously suck... not to mention that they're moving to a terribly condo building blah!

Comment by monkey

monkey — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:30:21 -0800

The stand is going to be BUSY!!!

Comment by Jimmy Jackhammer

Jimmy Jackhammer — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:31:39 -0800

@1 I find the sadness to be wholly explicable: my life on capitol hill in the 1990's was an aimless smear of college, strange boyfriends, existential uncertainty, and the heady jolt of the dot com boom. One of the few constants was this great cafe with a view of the reservoir and the many friendships which revolve around it. The name and many of the people may pick up and move a few blocks North, but that room will soon be gone forever.

Comment by Mike Daisey

Mike Daisey — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:46:41 -0800

That's one of my favorite spots in the world. C'est la vie.

Comment by daytard

daytard — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:27:39 -0800

Fuck I'm really high right now....

Comment by chris from n.o.

chris from n.o. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:55:43 -0800

Dang. I don't live in Seattle, New Orleans actually, but I was in Seattle last October and my friend took me to that Vivace. It is a beautiful location, and I loved sipping my coffee looking out over the park. I'm glad I got to enjoy it those few days I was there.

Comment by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:59 -0800

From what I can see at the bus stop next to Brix lately, I would say they have stopped work. Maybe there is a construction dispute.

Comment by Will in 98103

Will in 98103 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:43:25 -0800

@11 speaks for me. I've heard the Vivace baristas say that the opening date for Vivace in Brix keeps getting pushed back.

I moved here the year the orignal Vivace opened - 1988. I remember the opera diva barista (and my voice teacher) at the original cart in front of Washington Mutual. I remember the failed attempt at a cart downtown, where lawyers stole from the tip jar. But most of all, I remember my amazement upon seeing the giant Renaissance-esque painting David Schomer had commissioned for the Roasteria. "This place is going to be awesome," I remember thinking. And it was.

Can't we have Vivace be the espresso purveyors for the light rail station when it opens???

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:08:07 -0800

There's no way that Brix is ready by Labor Day, 2008...