Uptown Espresso began with their first store in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood in 1985. In this era of national coffee store chains, Uptown Espresso has stayed committed to creating a superior product and environment for their valued customers. It has been said that Uptown's much touted "velvet foam" lattes are worth driving across town for, there are seven convenient locations in the Seattle area. Uptown has been recognized to serve the "Best Cafe Latte in Seattle", Seattle Weekly Reader's Poll, Pacific Magazine, and as "Seattle's Top Coffee House", Seattle Magazine, and was in the June 2000 issue of Town and Country Magazine.