Seattle's Worst Coffee?

Heh heh.
I don't think I could possibly identify the WORST coffee in our city, but today I'm eeking out a living fueled by the great caffeine bean so in honor of our city's favorite cloudy day beverage I'm going to throw down the gauntlet and declare the best coffee experiences in the area.
Now I realize this is HIGHLY subjective, correlates directly to where I live/work, and if anyone in the area were to read this I might get shot...that is how passionate we are about our coffee here.

So with that said, here are the categories and respective kings of said categories:

1. Best coffee. I'm not talking about the best barrista, best wifi, best fireplace, or anything else. I'm talking about the beans. In order to qualify for this category I'm looking for rich flavor, limited bitterness, flexibility (does it work for drip and espresso?) and of course...availability.
While this company lost some of it's luster when Starbucks bought them, I still love the beans and place them at the top of my list. TORREFAZIONE

2. Best eastside coffee house. If you find yourself in Redmond, or anywhere nearby for that matter it is worth your time to drop into Victor's Coffee Company. They roast their own beans, make a mean drip coffee, an even better cappuccino, and they have wicked baked goods to boot. On any given day you'll find a nice smattering of Microsofties, fire fighters, Cingular..er AT&T folks, and soccer moms rolling in for their daily brew.

3. Best on Capitol Hill. This one is tough...I know there are a ton of great places up there, but my favorite place for a cappuccino is Cafe Vita. They make some of the best beans around, their barristas are pros, the space is great, and I have an opportunity to see what the latest piercing/branding/tattooing trend is all about.

4. Downtown. Real. Serious. Coffee. Zeitgeist.
But seriously, I like to go down there, grab some coffee, and head to Bud's Jazz Records in Pioneer Square...there's something magic about that combination.

5. Uptown. If you find yourself near Beltown or Queen Anne, I think a trip to Uptown Espresso is worth your time. Although I don't think its right to grade a coffee joint on flavored drinks, I've gotta say that their mochas are ridiculous. For that matter their cappuccinos are pretty damn good. They're just good.

6. On the fly. I like to avoid the drive-up espresso shack. nine times out of ten the experience is lame and I end up either a) letting the milk-laden beverage become tepid in my console or gulping it down just to get the caffeine. So when I found Northern Espresso located at the Bothell Chevron I was elated. This little gem does it right...they start with great coffee, use proper equipment, the barristas are pros, and they top it off with a killer chocolate covered coffee bean or two.

7. New To My List. Found this one today, but I've gotta say its one of the best coffees I've had in a long time. I stopped in to Motore Coffee at 9th & Stewart downtown Seattle. Had a big latte and it was fantastic. In fact I was able to ignore my seasonal affective disorder for more than 2 hours based on this beverage alone. Thanks Motore!

Tonight I'm pretty sure I won't be doing this:

-Eating fall-off-the-bone tender osso bucco with chantarelle mushroom risotto
-Drinking Stevens424 red blend from Stevens Winery in Woodinville
-Dining with my buddies Steve C and Bill M in DC

but, if I could I would.