hours
yes, we're open!
Sunday 8am – 3pm
Monday 7am – 3pm
Tuesday 7am – 3pm
Wednesday 7am – 3pm
Thursday 7am – 3pm
Friday 7am – 3pm
RECENT NEWS
leap into spring!
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow this year, and neither will you with a freshly brewed cup in your hands. Put a spring in your step with our refreshing seasonal specials.
We have a cozy indoor seating area where you can enjoy our free wi-fi and a delicious treat through the spring chill and drizzle. Or get some fresh air outdoors when the sun peaks through. We have several outdoor seating areas–and even offer some covered outdoor seating!
Purchase coffee beans or gift cards.
We’d love to help you give the gift of coffee this holiday season. Please come into the shop or give us a call for bean or gift card orders!
menu
espresso, tea, juice, baked goods
Our menu features delicious espresso and coffee drinks, a selection of brewed tea and Morning Glory Chai, as well as steamers, hot cocoa, Italian sodas and other non-caffeinated drinks.
Our rotating bevy of baked goods comes from several local partners and changes daily.
specials
a muddy leap year
Rose Nectar Latté
Bunny Whiskers White Mocha
Candied Pistachio Latté
About
a muddy cup
Our Seattle-based coffee shop offers espresso, tea, a rotating selection of pastries and free WiFi. Our coffee drinks are made with fair-trade, organic beans that we roast in-house. We use organic milk and offer a wide selection of alternative milks.
We're Sarah and Matt. . .
We both started working in coffee early in our careers. With our passion for this powerful plant and what joy it brings to the masses, the idea of building a cafe of our own began brewing.
In 2010, we decided to take a leap of faith and MAKE our own work. Having very little money or knowledge of building a business, we literally started from scratch, learning along the way. It took us 7 months of tearing apart our space and building, but on October 12, 2010, A Muddy Cup was officially born and open for business.
From the mostly recycled, reclaimed materials we used in building our space, to learning how to roast our own beans so we could provide the freshest coffee roasted in micro batches, to sourcing from organic, fair trade suppliers, we have invested in the values and principles that are important to us in every detail of our business.
Over the last decade, we have grown with the Wallingford neighborhood, learning and adapting with our ever changing times.
the goods
our coffee
We use only the best fair-trade, organically grown coffee beans and roast them using a unique process called air roasting. We’ve found that the air roasting process helps highlight the true, unique flavors of the quality beans we roast by keeping the beans from burning and turning bitter.
We purchase our beans through a woman-owned and operated organization called Café Femenino. Through this foundation, women coffee producers in rural communities around the world work together to achieve empowerment, build social support networks and earn income through the production and sale of their coffee. The Café Femenino foundation also provides grants for projects and programs that enhance the lives of women and their families in coffee growing communities around the world.