Espresso Vivace

David Schomer and Geneva Sullivan opened Vivace in 1988, and Schomer went on to become the figure most credited with bringing latte art to the United States, developing the rosetta pour after seeing Lisa Persons' heart pour in 1989 and later writing Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques, a book still treated as close to an industry standard. The Broadway flagship roasts its own beans in small, precisely calibrated batches in a Northern Italian style, doubling as a live music venue on some nights.

A rotating single origin runs on Sundays, and the shop has consolidated down to this original Broadway room after closing two satellite locations in recent years, the sidewalk bar around the corner and a roasteria cafe on Denny Way. Puppuccinos are on offer for dogs and the terrace fills quickly on clear days, nearly four decades into a run that shaped how a large part of the country thinks about a shot of espresso.