Cintli Folklore Cafe & Gallery

WHO: Your cozy, delicious coffee-and-snack lovin' self
WHAT: Cintli Folklore Cafe & Gallery
WHEN: Middle of a rainy morning or late afternoon. Open 7am-9pm every day!
WHERE: 202 Broadway Ave E (On the corner of Broadway & John Street/Olive Way, next to the American Apparel that always has at least three bored looking, ironically dressed teenagers standing outside talking about 'belts' or something)
WHY: Because 'independent' coffee shops are as numerous as ironic mustaches in Seattle. And lately they all seem to be in the bottom floor of a condo and more often than not you'll get a dirty look for ordering a cup of coffee incorrectly ("Oh my god, cold brew is so corporate. Do you even know?"). And then there's Cintli. It's like walking into your friend's Abuelita's living room. There is music playing, maybe a radio, too many chairs and doilies and plants and you just want to sit down and be patted on the cheek and fed delicious tamales, arepas, empanadas and FLAN. And the coffee... Mayan Mochas, Horchata Lattes (get it iced! And sit outside!), Mexican sodas and beer and wine. Everything SÍ.

HINT: Get your drink pues aquí and you'll be handed an absolutely precious homemade mug with your drink in it. Curl up in the cracked leather chair in the corner and soak up the colorful crucifixes, metal art and Catrinas all over the walls. Thisis totally your (Latin) grandmother's coffee shop.

I give it:

/ 10

SEVEN OUT OF TEN HAPPY BRUCE FACES