Sobar Coffee on Colby Avenue Is Downtown Everett’s Best Remote-Work Coffee Shop

Sobar Coffee has quietly been the best new addition to downtown Everett’s Colby Avenue corridor for over a year now — and most of the city still has not been through the door. If you work remote, if you have a stroller, if you need a meeting space that is not another chain, this is the Everett coffee shop you should already know about.

What Sobar Actually Is

Sobar Coffee is at 2820 Colby Avenue, in the space that used to hold Renee’s Clothing — a downtown mainstay that ran 28 years before closing in 2022. The coffee shop soft-launched on February 6, 2025, which means as of this writing it has been open for 14 months. The family that owns the Banya day spa next door also owns Sobar, which explains how the space got its specific flavor: calm, clean-lined, treated like an extension of a wellness business rather than a fast-in-fast-out commuter shop.

What makes Sobar different from the other 10 shops on downtown’s coffee map:

Colibri Coffee beans. Locally roasted, veteran-owned. The espresso program is pulled off Colibri. This is not a national chain pulling corporate beans.
House-made syrups. No dyes, no high-fructose corn syrup. The vanilla is actual vanilla. The caramel is actual caramel. This matters more than it sounds like it does when you are drinking a latte every day.
Macrina Bakery pastries. Seattle bakery, legitimate pastry program, delivered fresh. Macrina is the move.
A layout built for sitting, not grabbing. Ample seating, fast Wi-Fi, a community table, and enough space between tables that two laptop users do not share one another’s Zoom calls.

The Space Is the Point

Here is what Sobar nailed that most Everett coffee shops miss: the room is the product. The shop describes itself as a “cozy living room café,” which sounds like marketing copy until you actually sit in it. The ceilings are tall, the light is good, the layout is stroller-friendly, and there are enough outlets that you do not have to negotiate for one. It is the only downtown Everett coffee shop where you can reliably pull a three-hour work session in the middle of the afternoon without feeling like you are holding a table hostage.

The shop also functions as a gift shop and light retail space — a small curated selection of books, children’s toys, games, and local odds and ends. It is not trying to be a bookstore or a boutique. It is trying to be a living room, and it succeeds.

What to Order

Latte. The Colibri espresso program plus the house-made syrups is the honest reason to come here. Order a vanilla latte or a brown sugar latte and pay attention to what a clean syrup tastes like.
Matcha latte. The matcha holds up. Not powdery, not over-sweetened.
London Fog. If you are a tea person, this is the pour that tells you the syrup program is legitimate.
Lotus energy refresher. For when you are not drinking coffee but you still need to wake up. This is a quiet favorite of the remote-work crowd who hit Sobar after 1 PM.
Pair with: A Macrina pastry. Any Macrina pastry. The morning buns are non-negotiable.

Who Sobar Is For

Every coffee shop in Everett has a core crowd. Narrative Coffee is for coffee nerds. Tabby’s is for library regulars and downtown walkers. Makario is for roaster-forward customers. Café Makario, Velton’s, and RedDoor all pull their own people. Sobar’s core crowd is three groups:

Remote workers and freelancers — The layout was built for laptop sessions. The Wi-Fi actually works.
Parents with strollers — The aisles are wide, the community table is low, and the staff is unbothered by kid energy.
Small meetings — The space can be booked for private meetings, holiday parties, and small birthdays. Few Everett coffee shops offer that.

The Hours

Monday–Friday: 7 AM – 7 PM
Saturday: 8 AM – 7 PM
Sunday: Closed

The Sunday closure is worth flagging. If you are running a Sunday morning downtown loop, Sobar is not on it. Narrative Coffee or South Fork Baking Company are your Sunday plays. But for six days a week, Sobar runs later than most — 7 PM is a real late close for an Everett coffee shop, and it opens up a slot for an evening work session that almost nobody else in town offers.

Why Sobar Matters for Downtown Everett

Downtown Everett has been filling in its third-place economy for about three years now — Narrative Coffee in 2017, Makario more recently, Tabby’s at the Everett Public Library, Artisans Books & Coffee, and now Sobar. Each shop targets a slightly different use case, and a healthy downtown needs all of them. Sobar’s specific contribution is that it is built for the sit-and-stay crowd, not the grab-and-go crowd. It makes remote work possible in downtown Everett without driving to Bothell or Bellevue. That is a civic good.

The location also reinforces a Colby Avenue corridor that has been filling in nicely. Between the Banya day spa next door, Sobar itself, and the ongoing downtown retail recovery, Colby is finally doing what Hewitt Avenue has been doing for a few years — pulling people downtown for experience reasons, not just errand reasons.

The Verdict

14 months in, Sobar is not a new coffee shop anymore. It is a fixture. The Colibri beans are dialed, the syrup program is consistent, and the staff recognizes repeat customers. If you are a downtown Everett regular who has not been through the door yet, you are missing the most quietly excellent third place the city has added since Narrative. Go. Sit. Stay. Order a latte and a Macrina morning bun. Stay three hours. That is what the space was designed for.

Sobar Coffee: The Details

Address: 2820 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Phone: (425) 470-3520
Hours: Mon–Fri 7 AM–7 PM, Sat 8 AM–7 PM, Sun Closed
Beans: Colibri Coffee (veteran-owned, locally roasted)
Pastries: Macrina Bakery
Wi-Fi: Fast, reliable
Stroller-friendly: Yes
Private event bookings: Yes — small meetings, birthdays, holiday parties
Parking: Colby Avenue street parking plus nearby downtown garages

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Sobar Coffee open in Everett?

Sobar Coffee soft-launched on February 6, 2025, on Colby Avenue in downtown Everett. The shop has been open for over a year as of April 2026.

Where is Sobar Coffee located?

2820 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. The space was previously home to Renee’s Clothing, which closed in 2022 after 28 years in business.

What coffee does Sobar serve?

Sobar pulls espresso from Colibri Coffee, a locally-roasted, veteran-owned roaster. The shop also offers tea, matcha lattes, London Fog, chai lattes, and Lotus energy refreshers, with house-made syrups that contain no dyes or corn syrup.

Does Sobar have food?

Sobar serves pastries from Macrina Bakery. The shop does not have a full kitchen.

Is Sobar Coffee good for remote work?

Yes. Sobar is specifically built for sitting and working — fast Wi-Fi, ample seating, a community table, outlets, and a stroller-friendly layout. It is one of downtown Everett’s strongest remote work coffee shops.