Q: Is The Loft Coffee Bar on Hewitt Avenue worth a visit?
A: Yes. The Loft Coffee Bar at 1309 Hewitt Avenue in downtown Everett pours Vinaccio’s fair-trade organic coffee, roasted in Monroe, in a space built around fireplaces, armchairs, a bookable meeting room, and fast Wi-Fi. Open Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Order the Cuban cafecito or the “Joe shooter” — the house layered drink.

The Loft Coffee Bar Is the Downtown Everett Coffee Shop Built for People Who Actually Have to Get Work Done

Downtown Everett has enough coffee shops now that you can get genuinely particular about which one you give your $6 a morning to. STRGZR does scratch breakfast. Narrative does third-wave bean-nerd pours. Sobar does community vibes. Makario does roasting on site. All great.

But if what you actually need is a place to sit for four hours with a laptop, a real sandwich, an outlet, fast Wi-Fi, and maybe a fireplace and an armchair, the answer on Hewitt Avenue right now is The Loft Coffee Bar. And it has been the answer for longer than most new arrivals in downtown Everett know.

Who owns The Loft Coffee Bar?

Tim and Devyn Gunn opened The Loft in 2016 with a soft launch on a Thursday in December and an official grand opening that Saturday. They pour Vinaccio’s Coffee, a fair-trade organic roaster out of Monroe, which means your pour-over is coming from beans that traveled about 25 miles to get to your cup.

The shop sits at 1309 Hewitt Avenue, in the stretch of downtown that has spent the last few years quietly filling up with condos, new restaurants, and exactly the kind of remote-work population who needs a third place that is not their apartment.

The address, hours, and what’s actually in the space

The Loft’s hours are worth memorizing because they do not match other downtown coffee shops:

• Monday–Thursday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Friday–Saturday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Those Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. hours are the move. Very few downtown coffee shops stay open past mid-afternoon on weekends, which means The Loft quietly becomes the only place in walking distance of Hewitt where you can still get a real espresso at 4 p.m. on a Saturday.

The space itself is what separates The Loft from everything else on the avenue. You walk in and there is a fireplace, actual armchairs that are built for sinking into, a bookable meeting room for small groups, and high-quality Wi-Fi that does not quit when the afternoon rush hits. It reads as residential rather than industrial, which is rare in a downtown coffee shop scene that tends to default to exposed brick and hanging Edison bulbs.

What to order at The Loft Coffee Bar

The menu has two signature drinks that are worth ordering by name:

• The “Joe shooter.” A proprietary layered drink the Gunns developed. Worth ordering the first time just to see what it is. The layering is the point.
• Cuban cafecito. Brown sugar packed into the portafilter with the espresso shot. Sweet, concentrated, finished in one sip. The best dollar-per-caffeine drink in the shop.

Beyond the signatures, the drink menu is the full espresso-bar standard — lattes, cortados, Americanos, pour-overs — all on Vinaccio beans. The food menu is where The Loft sneaks up on people: organic salads, baked goods, real sandwiches. You can eat lunch here. You can also, and this is the distinguishing move, have a glass of wine or a beer or cider on tap. The Loft pivots from coffee shop to evening hang on Fridays and Saturdays without making a production of it.

Why The Loft is the remote-work winner on Hewitt

If you are working from your apartment and you cannot look at the same kitchen table one more afternoon, the calculus in downtown Everett right now is roughly:

• Sobar Coffee on Colby has the widest open floor plan, clean-ingredient drinks, and a community-cafe feel. Best for solo focus work.
• STRGZR on Hoyt and Hewitt has scratch food and a tight, stylish room. Best for a working breakfast.
• Narrative on Wetmore is the serious coffee room. Best for when the coffee is the point.
• The Loft on Hewitt has the armchairs, the fireplace, the bookable meeting room, beer and wine, and hours that run later on the weekend. Best for long sessions and small meetings.

The Loft wins on duration. Four hours in an armchair by a fireplace reading a novel, or grinding through a deck, is what this room is for. And when your meeting runs past 3 p.m. on a Friday and you suddenly want a beer, the answer does not require leaving.

What to watch for

The Loft does not have the foot-traffic volume of STRGZR or Narrative, which means weekday afternoons can be almost empty. That is a feature. It also means the shop’s evening activity on Friday and Saturday has room to grow as downtown Everett’s condo population keeps expanding. If you have been looking for the Hewitt Avenue spot that is not a bar but also is not just a coffee shop, this is it.

The meeting room is the unsung hero. Call ahead to book it. Four to six people, reasonable rates, better than a conference room in a coworking space and nowhere near the price of one.

The verdict

The Loft Coffee Bar has been a downtown Everett fixture since 2016 and it still gets undercovered because it does not lead with food or coffee-nerd credentials. What it leads with is a room. A real one, with a fireplace, with armchairs that get sat in, with the best Wi-Fi on Hewitt Avenue, and with a weekend closing time that lets you actually stay. That is the play. Go on a Saturday afternoon. Get the Cuban cafecito. Stay for a glass of cider. The room does the rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is The Loft Coffee Bar?

1309 Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201, on the stretch of downtown Hewitt between Colby and Rockefeller.

What are the hours?

Monday–Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday–Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Do they have Wi-Fi and outlets for remote work?

Yes. Fast Wi-Fi, outlets throughout the space, armchairs and tables for long sessions, and a bookable meeting room for small groups.

Do they serve beer and wine?

Yes. The Loft pours beer and cider on tap and serves wine, alongside a full espresso bar and food menu.

What coffee do they use?

Vinaccio’s Coffee, a fair-trade organic roaster based in Monroe, Washington.

Who owns The Loft?

Tim and Devyn Gunn, who opened the shop in December 2016.

Can I book the meeting room?

Yes. Call the shop at (425) 212-9271 to reserve the meeting room for small groups.

Does The Loft serve food?

Yes. Organic salads, baked goods, breakfast items, and sandwiches — plus the signature “Joe shooter” layered drink and Cuban cafecito.

Is parking available?

Street parking along Hewitt and the side streets. The city’s downtown parking garages are a short walk away.