Pegasus Coffee Company

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Pegasus Coffee Company

Pegasus Coffee Company (also known as Pegasus Coffee House) [1] is a coffee company operating in Bainbridge Island and Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] [3] The business has operated Pegasus Coffee Bar on 3rd Avenue, in the lobby of the Dexter Horton Building, in downtown Seattle. [4] [5]

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History

Jeff Waite was an owner. [6] Matt Grady purchased the company in 2019. [7] The company acquired Dudes Donuts in 2022. [8] [9] [10]

Reception

Financial Times included the Bainbridge Island location in a 2022 list of readers' picks for the best independent coffee shops in the world. [11]

See also

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