The Woodley Park Starbucks located across from the zoo at 3000 Connecticut Ave, NW is getting a complete reno. While it was closed this past weekend it looks like it’ll be open until 3pm next week:
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I love admiring these old school cans from Columbia Heights Coffee on 11th Street.
So many good ones, but this is my favorite:
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Back on Jan. 5th we took a pre-preview of Coffy Cafe coming to 3310 14th St, NW in Columbia Heights. The opening date has been pushed back a few times but owner Philecia tells me that she has picked up her business license and will open this Thursday at 7am. You can see their menus here and hours will be:
Mon – Fri: 7am-9pm • Sat: 8am-10pm • Sun: 8am-8pm
And here’s a look at the inside:
Like the way it turned out?
It seems everybody’s expanding coffee operations these days. First came word of Italy Pizza offering Gimme! Coffee, then we learned Blind Dog Cafe opened at Darnell’s and now comes word of Pitango Gelato adding Counter Culture Coffee:
Pitango Gelato is pleased to announce the addition of Counter Culture Coffee to its hot drink line-up. All Pitango baristas go through Counter Culture’s intensive coffee education program, where they acquire in-depth knowledge of brewing techniques with classes such as “Brewing Science” and “Milk Chemistry Lab.”
Pitango’s new coffee menu includes the Italian classics: espresso, cappuccino, latte as well as affogato (espresso served with a scoop of gelato). In addition to the coffee program, Pitango will continue to offer its Italian sipping hot chocolate during the winter months and its full line of classic and seasonal gelatos and sorbets year round.
Pitango Gelato is a local private company with locations in DC’s Penn Quarter, Capitol Hill, Logan Circle.
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A few weeks ago a reader wrote in about a new coffee shop coming to 2904 Georgia Ave, NW. I’m happy to report it is def. true! While still not open yet but we now know the name – Harrar Coffee & Roastery. As soon as I find out when they open, I’ll let you know.
Dear PoPville,
Italy Pizza at 634 Florida Ave, NW in Shaw/Ledroit Park is excited to begin serving coffee in the mornings and throughout the day. The pizza shop will continue to serve their regular menu. You might have seen some signs go up and we are displaying coffee bags in the window.
The week of Feb 12th will be our soft opening. We will be serving coffee and espresso beverages starting at 7am including regular drip coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas.
We are planning to sell bagels and other breakfast items starting next week.
We are proud to feature Gimme! Coffee, a small-batch roasting company with locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and upstate NY. To our knowledge no other place in DC carries their coffee. We’ll be using their “Leftist Espresso” and are in the process of sampling their single origin coffees.
We are committed to providing high quality, well-prepared drinks and will be keeping prices very reasonable– less than $2 for a 12 oz drip coffee and less than $3 for a 12 oz latte.
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944 Florida Ave, NW, (at W Street by 9:30 Club) home to Darnell’s Bar in the evenings, is getting a pop up coffee house called The Blind Dog Cafe. They have soft opened this week but officially open Feb. 12th at 2pm.
Co-Owner Noah Karesh (other partners are Jonas Singer and Cullen Gilchrist) tells me:
The Blind Dog is a pop-up cafe located in the heart of Washington DC. We love espresso, good conversations, and building a community. We will be serving great coffee, delicious sandwiches and salads, and an assortment of other homemade goodies.
Our standard hours are from 7AM-4PM 7 days a week. In the evening the place turns back to Darnell’s Bar
In general our menu is focused on simple ingredients prepared in a delicious and authentic manner. Most of our food is either local and or home made. Some highlight from the food side are the fresh baked Croissant and other assorted backed goods which come from Black Strap Bakery (@BlackStrapCo) (a local startup bakery, who bake out of our kitchen). We are making our own roast beef and turkey for the sandwiches as well as all of our finishing salts, aiolis , pickles, granola. The list can go on. On the drink side beside one of a small few places in DC serving PTs Coffee, we are doing a pour over bar ( i think the only one in DC). We are serving the amazing Rishi teas and finally we are making our own home-sodas (flavors include Vanilla, Lemon, Lime, Blood Orange, Passion Fruit).
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has opened up at 1919 Connecticut Ave, NW in the Hilton.
Their Website says:
Born and brewed in Southern California since 1963, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is the oldest and largest privately-held specialty coffee and tea retailer in the United States. Beginning with our first café in Brentwood, California, we have always been passionate about connecting loyal customers to one another with carefully handcrafted products.
Known for sourcing and providing the finest ingredients and flavors, we have built relationships with the best private coffee farms and tea estates around the world, selecting only the top 1% Arabica beans and finest hand plucked, whole leaf teas. Our coffee is freshly roasted daily in small batches in a manual European roast style in our private roasting facility. All of our teas are hand blended under the direction of our tea master. Today we proudly offer over 30 varieties of coffee and 20 varieties of tea. And for nearly 50 years, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® has demonstrated a passion for product innovation epitomized by The Original Ice Blended® beverage.
Any fans? I was digging the lounge area:
On Sunday afternoon, @MrTinDC noticed some folks at Coffy Cafe coming to 3310 14th St, NW, and was wondering when they’d be opening. I stopped in to get a quick update and indeed they had just finished a staff meeting and are now aiming for a grand opening on Feb. 18th. While the furniture is still getting set up, I did see some awesome mod furniture. Gonna be a great addition to Columbia Heights.
Thanks to a reader for sending word of a “new coffee roaster/cafe” coming to 2904 Georgia Ave, NW. He writes:
“The owner was one of those typical super nice, optimistic Ethiopian guys and stressed that they would have their own coffee roaster. They have the tables and a coffee bar already set up, so it looks like they should be open any day now. I also heard that the same builder of the new nearby Condo, is now going to build a twin condo building on the same block where the auto mechanic currently is located. All this with the Jazz club across the street should make the tiny 2900 Blk of Georgia Ave quite the happening place!”
The Enterprise Theater and Jazz Lounge’s website says:
“Grand Opening. Event consists of 3 days of Music, Theater and Art. Official Kick off is Thursday February 2nd, 3rd and 4th. All events start at 4pm.”
2917 Georgia Ave. NW