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The Tacoma Coffee Trek

Independent Tacoma coffee, ordered so you can walk or drive it without doubling back.

Confirm hours and bookings directly with each stop before you go.

At a glance

Length
2-3 hours
Typical cost
Pay as you go
Getting around
mixed
Family
Family friendly
Accessibility
Most cafés are street level

The route

  1. 1

    Bluebeard Coffee Roasters

    Start

    Morning

    Start at a 6th Avenue roastery.

    Next: Walk west along 6th Avenue.

    Directions
  2. 2

    Shakabrah Java

    Stop

    Morning

    Café with a long breakfast following.

    Next: Continue west.

    Directions
  3. 3

    Valhalla Coffee Co.

    Stop

    Midday

    Tacoma roaster at the west end of the avenue.

    Next: Ten minutes' drive east into downtown.

    Directions
  4. 4

    Alma Mater

    Stop

    Afternoon

    Coffee inside an arts and music building.

    Next: Ten minutes south toward the Dome.

    Directions
  5. 5

    Metronome Coffee

    Finish

    Afternoon

    Neighbourhood café to finish on.

    Directions

Notes

Coffee is where Tacoma's neighbourhoods show themselves, and this Trek moves through several of them. Roasters here open early and often close mid-afternoon, so this is a morning route. Nothing needs booking — reorder the stops to suit where you are staying.

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