Hotwire Online Coffeehouse

Specialties

Hotwire Coffee has been voted the best coffee in West Seattle for a number of years. Hotwire is an Internet café located in the heart of the West Side who prides themselves on hand-​crafted espresso. As an Internet Café we also offer desktop computers, wireless and ethernet connections. Our desktops have MS Office, we have a scanner, printer and all the bells and whistles you’ll need for computing. Our Internet happy hour runs from open to 10am and 4pm to close which means you a full hour of Internet surfing with a beverage. In between those times it’s 15 minutes free. Come enjoy our quaint covered patio and do plan to stay a while.

Try Textwire too, our exclusive text in coffee service! You can sign up via the website hotwire​cof​fee​.com or at Hotwire. We also have our punch cards for your smart phone. Go to Rewardy via the App Store or the Marketplace. Don’t foget to friend us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter too hotwirecoffee.

History

Established in 2002.

Founded in 2002 Hotwire is part of West Seattle history. Located in a quaint brick building from 1910 which was the carriage house for Seattle Lighting and Gas way back in the day.

Meet the Business Owner

Lora S.

Business Owner

Lora Swift, founder of Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, has been an entrepreneur in spirit her entire working career. Her career began in New York working for a large insurance company, she quickly was promoted to underwriter and then once again to run a quality compliance team. She found she missed the West Coast so her return to Seattle included a position as a Regional Manager the next 8 years. Much as she enjoyed the challenge the pull to run a small business was too strong to ignore. In 2002 she said farewell to the corporate life and embarked on a journey that that has proven to be one of the most educational, enriching, frustrating but rewarding road she has taken in her life.