Trabant Coffee and Chai

Trabant Coffee and Chai was a two-location coffeehouse company based in University District, Seattle with another location Downtown Seattle.

History

Trabant was founded in 2003.[1] The characteristic decor of both locations was older-looking furnishings with prominent large investment on coffee-making apparatus.[2]

Trabant's location in the University District, located inside the historic Neptune Theatre, was closed in 2015.[3] Trabant was sold to Slate Coffee Roasters in 2015.[4]

Reviews

CitySearch named Trabant as the best coffee in Seattle in 2005, 2007, and 2008.[2] The target demographic of customer has been categorized as "coffee nerds" and the locations have been categorized as "labs".[2]

In University District, many of the patrons were students[5] and "local weirdos".[6] The downtown location attracts office workers.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Trabant Coffee unveils Laika, a Soviet-Spaceflight inspired lounge".
  2. 1 2 3 "Trip Report: Trabant Coffee & Chai". theshot.coffeeratings.com. May 22, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Kiley, Brendan (November 14, 2014). "Trabant Coffee Gets the Boot for STG Expansion in the Neptune Building". The Stranger. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Billups, Sara (November 12, 2015). "In Seattle, Slate Coffee’s Expansion Is All In The Family". Sprudge. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Wu, Doris (April 30, 2007). "Try a Tasting at Trabant Coffee". dailyuw.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ Sinclair, Llewellyn (June 17, 2011). "Sprudge Guides Seattle: Chief Sealth, Tiny Mummies, And The Coffee City of Yesterday…Today!". Sprudge. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ Allison, Melissa (October 21, 2009). "Coffee City - Trabant Coffee sales down in Pioneer Square, where retailers worry about prospect of Elliott Bay Book Co. moving". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
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