1346 T Street, NW next to St. Ex
We’ve been waiting a long time to see how Compass Rose turned out in the former Collage Cafe space on T Street next door to St. Ex and though I feel like I say this a lot – this one was definitely worth the wait. At least from the looks. This is one of the nicest transformations of a space I’ve seen since Rose’s Luxury on Barracks Row. Though not affiliated there’s gotta be something to having Rose in the name… This one’s a bit smaller but equally as sweet.
You can see some background and what Rose’s Compass used to look like here. This was the spot that had a vision to give the space the feel of an outdoor market place. Stay tuned for an April 12th (5pm) opening – and here’s a boatload of photos to whet your whistle:
Tons more photos after the jump.
front seating
bar
opposite the bar
backroom
backroom
backroom compass mural
Backroom second mural
backroom looking front
mural on wall leading to downstairs kitchen
kitchen with an outdoor/street feel
mural opposite kitchen
awesome details
T Street looking west toward 14th Street