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Cafés in Fremont

The Troll under the Aurora Bridge, a 1904 house turned coffee shop on North 36th Street, multi-roaster espresso on North 34th and cardamom knots on Fremont Avenue.

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Fremont has called itself the “Center of the Universe” since the early 1970s, and a large Welcome sign still says so.1 Its landmarks are public art: the 18-foot Fremont Troll, crushing a Volkswagen Beetle under the north end of the Aurora Bridge since 1990, and a statue of Lenin salvaged from Slovakia after 1989.1

The neighborhood runs from the Lake Washington Ship Canal north to N 50th Street, between Stone Way and 8th Avenue NW, and the Burke-Gilman Trail follows the canal’s north bank along the line of an 1888 railroad.1 Technology companies began moving in after Adobe arrived in 1998.1

Local tip: Most Fremont cafés close by 18:00; Fremont Coffee Company on North 36th Street serves until 20:00 every day, and Stone’s Throw Coffee & Market on North 45th Street until 20:00 Monday to Saturday.

At a glance

29Cafés listed
22With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
23:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: E.T.G. Coffee, from 06:00 (Daily 06:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Fainting Goat Gelato, until 23:00 (Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–23:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00).
  • Most listed streets: Fremont Avenue North (5), Stone Way North (3), Stone Way N (2).
  • Most common features: takeaway (24%), wheelchair access (21%), wi-fi (21%).

Conduit Coffee

  • 2501 Westlake Avenue North
  • Mon–Tue 10:00–15:00 · Thu–Fri 10:00–15:00
  • +12064566536
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Fainting Goat Gelato

  • 3415 Fremont Avenue North
  • Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–23:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00
  • +1-206-257-5267
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Vital Creations Vegan Cafe

  • 3601 Fremont Avenue North
  • Wed–Thu 11:00–20:30 · Fri 11:00–22:00 · Sat 11:00–21:00
  • +1-206-829-9619
  • Takeaway
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Toilets
  • Open late
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Coffee chains in Fremont

Fremont Coffee Company’s house

Fremont Coffee Company occupies a house at 459 North 36th Street built in 1904; its original plans describe it as a residence for Frank Rosche of Pacific Coast Timber, and Chris Webb converted it to commercial use.2

It opens at 06:00 on weekdays and 07:00 at weekends and stays open until 20:00 every day, later than most cafés in the neighborhood, and has Wi-Fi. Cafe Con Todo, farther west at 213 North 36th Street, has outdoor seating and serves until 14:00 on weekdays.

Roasters and multi-roaster bars

Milstead & Co. soft-opened in September 2011 under Andrew Milstead, a competition barista, with a rotating menu of coffees from Stumptown, Intelligentsia and Coava instead of a house roast.3 The Infatuation describes mostly communal seating and Wi-Fi suited to working.4 It is at 754 North 34th Street and opens at 06:00 on weekdays.

Lighthouse Roasters, at 400 North 43rd Street on the corner of Phinney Avenue North, roasts small batches every day in vintage cast-iron roasters.5 Ed Leebrick bought the business in 1993 from two women who had started it in Laurelhurst and moved it in 1994 into a former natural-foods co-op building; it now serves daily 08:00–16:00.5

Cardamom knots, bagels and Vietnamese coffee

Dordlofva, at 3500 Fremont Avenue North, specializes in homemade cardamom knots, and The Infatuation called its version, a tight, soft braid, the best in the city in 2025.6 It stays open until 19:00 at weekends.

Eltana, founded in 2010, makes Montreal-style bagels, boiled in honey water and baked in a wood-fired oven; its Fremont shop at 3920 Stone Way North serves daily 07:00–16:00.7 At 3801 Stone Way North, Aroom pours egg coffee, coconut coffee and phin-brewed cà phê đen (black coffee), along with sesame lattes and salted coffee.8

Along the Ship Canal

Work on the Fremont Cut, the stretch of the Ship Canal below the neighborhood, began in 1883, and the first dig was finished around 1885.1 By the water on North 34th Street, Sundays Coffee at 462 opens at 08:00 on weekdays, and E.T.G. Coffee at 3512 Fremont Place North opens at 06:00 every day.

The office base is changing: Google, in Fremont since 2006, said in 2025 that it would move its Fremont staff to South Lake Union, and Theo Chocolate closed its Fremont factory in 2023 and its flagship store in 2025.1 In the evening, Fainting Goat Gelato at 3415 Fremont Avenue North serves until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sources

  1. Fremont, Seattle, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Looking for answers (March 3, 2014), Queen Anne & Magnolia News, accessed October 2026
  3. Shops to Watch Out For: Seattle’s Milstead & Co. Soft Opens Next Week (September 11, 2011), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  4. Milstead & Co. (Aimee Rizzo, May 26, 2017), The Infatuation, accessed October 2026
  5. Coffee isn’t just coffee at Lighthouse Roasters (March 3, 2014), Queen Anne & Magnolia News, accessed October 2026
  6. Dordlofva Cafe (Aimee Rizzo, August 28, 2025), The Infatuation, accessed October 2026
  7. Eltana, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. Where to Get Vietnamese Coffee in Seattle (Aleenah Ansari, April 6, 2026), Seattle Magazine, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Fremont cafés: questions

Where is Fremont Coffee Company in Seattle?

Fremont Coffee Company is at 459 North 36th Street, in a house built in 1904 for Frank Rosche of Pacific Coast Timber and later converted to commercial use. It opens at 06:00 on weekdays and 07:00 at weekends, stays open until 20:00 every day and has Wi-Fi.

Where can you get cardamom knots in Fremont, Seattle?

Dordlofva, at 3500 Fremont Avenue North, specializes in homemade cardamom knots; in 2025 The Infatuation called its tight, soft braid the best version in Seattle. It opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends, and stays open until 19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Which Fremont cafés in Seattle roast their own coffee?

Lighthouse Roasters, at 400 North 43rd Street, roasts small batches every day in vintage cast-iron roasters; Ed Leebrick has owned it since 1993. Milstead & Co. on North 34th Street works the other way: it opened in 2011 serving rotating coffees from other roasters, including Stumptown, Intelligentsia and Coava.

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