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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^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-05). "Seattle's Mushrooms (Magic and Otherwise) Have Arrived" . Eater Seattle . Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
^ "Wunderground Coffee launches dreamy Salt & Straw collaboration" . Seattle Gay News . Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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