Poverty Bay Coffee Roasters

good specialty coffee showing up on west valley highway north isn't what most people expect from auburn's industrial corridor, but poverty bay coffee roasters makes a case worth taking seriously. the setup is unpretentious, the address puts you in warehouse territory, and that's kind of the point. you don't wander in by accident. people make the drive, and the roasting operation gives the whole place a purpose that a lot of urban cafes perform without actually having. the reviews here run consistently strong, which, in a suburb that gets overlooked by seattle coffee conversation, says more than a star count does. if you're coming from the valley freeway stretch, build in a few extra minutes, and go for the coffee before anything else on your list.