Coffee company based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Wunderground Coffee , or simply Wunderground , is a
coffee company based in
Seattle , in the
U.S. state of
Washington . Its flagship
coffee shop , Wunderground Café ,
[1] operates on
Capitol Hill . Wunderground offers coffee drinks infused with
adaptogenic mushrooms,
[2]
[3] which are not
psychedelic .
[4]
Description
Wunderground is a
coffee company in
Seattle with a flagship cafe at the intersection of 11th and East
Pike Street on the southern end of
Capitol Hill .
[5]
[6] One of the cafe's interior walls has a sculpture made from knitted flowers, paper, and wood. Wunderground offers coffee drinks infused with adaptogenic mushrooms.
[7]
[8] Coffee options include
affogato ,
americano , black,
café au lait ,
cappuccino ,
cortado ,
doppio ,
espresso ,
flat white ,
Irish ,
latte ,
lungo ,
macchiato , and
ristretto .
[9] The Brain Wash is a mushroom vanilla latte and the Strange Magic is a dark chocolate mushroom mocha. Wunderground's food menu has included
bone broths , bowls, and sandwiches.
[10]
The business has also operated at
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport .
[11]
[12] Wunderground has pastel-colored packing.
[13]
History
Founder and owner Jody Hall established Wunderground in June 2021.
[7]
[14] The company's flagship cafe on Capitol Hill, called Wunderground Cafe,
[15] opened on October 30, 2021.
[5]
[8] It is housed in a space previously occupied by
Cupcake Royale , which was also founded by Hall.
[16] Ahead of the shop's opening, Wunderground was a
pop-up in
Chophouse Row .
[17]
In 2022, Wunderground collaborated with
Salt & Straw on three new flavors.
[18] Wunderground also partnered with
PCC Community Markets to launch new "certified organic coffee and mushroom blends" at the Seattle-based food
cooperative .
[19]
Wunderground's menu was created by
James Beard Foundation Award -winning chef
Maria Hines .
[20]
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" "Strange magic": Wunderground's mushroom coffee is a ritual recipe for self-love" .
Seattle Gay News . Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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"This coffee features a special ingredient" . king5.com . January 4, 2022.
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a
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Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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"Seattle's Mushroom Queen" . Seattle Magazine .
Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
^
a
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Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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a
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^
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Puget Sound Business Journal .
Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023 .
^
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Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
^
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