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BakeHouse, Baked Goods, Coffee and Tea, Coming to 14th and T St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

I was psyched to learn that BakeHouse is coming to 14th and T St, NW. I emailed owner Niall Cooper for some details and she writes:

We are in the final stages of lease negotiations for a space in a new build on T street, right off 14th (behind Policy, across T St from Room and Board). The development is due for completion in the Fall, to be built by Eichberg Construction. The one-story post office is part of the same project, but our shop will be located in a new building that will be constructed in the small empty lot next door.

Our menu will consist of house-made baked goods and high quality coffees and teas. We’ll serve updated classics with modern flavor profiles.

We took part in the last the Grey DC Market, which was a great success, and we hope to do more markets over the coming months.

Sounds great. I’ll let everyone know when the next market is scheduled. They project to open in 213 days and counting. Think this’ll be a good fit for 14th and T St, NW?

Starbucks Closing at 3430 Wisconsin Ave, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Last weekend, I noticed the sign that the Starbucks at 3430 Wisconsin Ave, NW was closing Jan. 29th. And WTOP (via DCist) shares a very interesting fact – it is the first Starbucks to open on the east coast:

The first Starbucks store on the East Coast, which opened in 1993 on Wisconsin Avenue near the National Cathedral, will serve its last drink Sunday.

Starbucks says it will reopen upon completion of the new Cathedral Commons Center, which will be anchored by a new Giant supermarket.

Cuzzin’s Coming to Petworth

By Prince Of Petworth

Beveragemania finally has a new tenant, Cuzzin’s, coming soon to 849 Upshur St, NW. I spoke to a worker who said that it would basically be a lot like Beveragemania, featuring coffee, drinks and ice cream. I’ll be sure to follow up when they open. At the very least, I love the name – this’ll drive grammar sticklers crazy but I knew other people used ‘s like I do :)

Love Cafe Closing at 15th and U St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Love Cafe is located at 1501 U St., NW. From Cake Love’s Web site:

“After 8 wonderful years, Love Cafe will be closing at the end of this month. Our final day of business will be Sunday January 29th.”

Washington Business Journal got the reason from owner Warren Brown:

“Brown said increasing rents that the restaurant could not sustain drove the decision to close the cafe’s doors. Brown will still have an operations base on U Street, as there is a CakeLove location there at 1506 U St.”

Were there any fans of Love Cafe?

PoP Pre-Preview: Coffy Cafe in Columbia Heights

By Prince Of Petworth

Our last update on Coffy Cafe located at 3310 14th St, NW in Columbia Heights said they were hoping for a Jan. opening. I stopped in last Mon. and got a chance to take a look at the space. I’m happy to say that Coffy Cafe is hoping for a soft opening in a couple of weeks and a grand opening in Feb. Take a look at their menu here.

I was psyched to see that the space is much larger than I originally thought it would be. Obviously there are some finishing touches ongoing but I’m told the place is gonna be decked out with 50s/60s comfy furniture. Stay tuned for a proper preview soon.

Lot 38 Coffee Shop Opens Up at Captiol Riverfront/Navy Yard

By Prince Of Petworth

Dear PoPville,

Lot 38 in Capitol Riverfront is now open. They were giving out free drinks yesterday until 6 pm. [Ed. Note: Oops, sorry I didn’t get that posted yesterday!] I believe the gentleman behind the counter is the owner, but I just snapped the pics and didn’t go for the full (or partial) interview…. The other two pics are from each end of the upstairs seating section. It’s nice to see this finally open as there seemed to be some sort of delay in the middle of the construction process, but I suppose that shouldn’t have surprised anyone.

Great addition to the neighborhood! Lot 38 is located at 2nd and L St, SE.

Update on Coffy Cafe Coming to Columbia Heights

By Prince Of Petworth

Dear PoP,

Any new scoop on when Coffy Café in Columbia Heights is planning on opening?

I was wondering the same thing. Here’s an update the owner sent me last week:

Things are chugging along at Coffy! Right now we are painting, building out the counters, finishing the “rough-in” of plumbing and electrical and also finalizing the webpage www.coffycafe.com. We should be completing our first round of preliminary inspections next week. With any luck we will be finished with build-out in Mid-Dec and opening sometime in January.

Coffy Cafe is coming to 3310 14th St, NW across the street from the Tivoli (14th and Park Rd, NW)

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