Pasco, Washington is a hard place to describe. Part of eastern Washington’s Tri-Cities region it comes seemingly out of nowhere from the surrounding golden brown desert. Hard to catch the exact vibe of a place when just driving through but I would call Pasco a mostly rural, no-nonsense Hispanic community set within an even more rural backdrop. Cafe con Arte then might be it’s aspirational heartbeat, a folk art haven where locals display their work. If some of that art has a political edge (like the romantic etchings of a crying woman titled “Fuck ICE”) then all the better. They make good coffee too. That and their nice outdoor space makes Cafe con Arte the ideal oasis for any desert drive by.