Seattle is home to Starbucks, Seattles Best Coffee Company, and many other worldwide chains and roasters. The streets are inundated with mediocre coffee that one wonders if it deserves its reputation. Vancouver is the same, with some areas have 4-5 starbucks within a 2 block radius. ← Oh, sure, there's lots of bad and mediocre coffee in Seattle, too many Starbucks cafes, but also some great smalltime roasters: www.lighthouseroasters.com, www.caffevita.com, www.7roasters.com and surely others I'm forgetting at the moment.