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The ʔálʔal Cafe, Seattle’s Only Native Coffee Shop, Has Permanently Closed
When the ʔálʔal Cafe opened in late 2022, it was hailed as a step forward for Seattle’s small, but growing, Indigenous food scene. “The cafe is an outgrowth of Natives reclaiming their footprint in the Emerald City,” the Seattle Times wrote of the opening. …