From a press release:
“Just in time for back-to-school, Yola wants to provide customers with a FREE afternoon “snack” in hopes to educate consumers that they source local for their dairy, baked goods and coffee!
At “Milk and Cookies (and Coffee)”, on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m., Yola will be serving complimentary cookies from Buzz Bakery, coffee from Counter Culture and milk samples from Trickling Springs.”
Yola is located at 1323 Connecticut Ave, NW.
Photo by PoPville flickr user KingoftheHill.
From an email:
“Chinatown Coffee has challenged coffeehouse rival Big Bear Café to a latte art throwdown this Tuesday, September 13th at 7pm. The battle will take place at Chinatown Coffee, (475 H Street NW between 5th and 6th street) and the shop will offer $1 off all craft beers as well. We would love to have you attend the competition and enjoy a night of fantastic coffee, beer and company.”
“Dear PoP,
I heard Filter Coffeehouse was expanding to Foggy Bottom by the World Bank. It would be a great addition to that area that is currently somewhat of a coffee desert.”
Back in March ’10 Filter Coffeehouse opened up in Dupont Circle at 1726 20th St, NW. Since that time Filter always comes up when we talk about good coffee options around town. So the folks in Foggy Bottom should be pretty psyched. I spoke with some of the folks at Filter Mon. afternoon and they confirmed a 2nd location would be opening after a significant build-out somewhere around 19th and I St, NW. It should take around 4-6 months to open. Stay tuned.
Photo via Dupont Coffee Shop.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m curious to know if any PoP readers have tried Dupont Coffee Shop (apparently, a 30+ year institution). Their menu looks cheap and varied, but I haven’t heard any chatter about it…considering all of the other breakfast and lunch options in the neighborhood, it looks like they might have the best prices around. There are a few Yelp reviews, but not much else. They’ve been around for long enough; can we end the radio silence and get some people talking about this family-run business? Maybe a judging is in order?”
Dupont Coffee Shop is located at 1234 19th St, NW. You can see their menu here. Any fans?
Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up. I stopped by Sat. afternoon and indeed they were closed. Anyone know if it is a permanent closing. I always thought this was gonna be a tough location to survive because it didn’t have great visibility in the basement of a mostly residential block. I’ll be sure to update if they or someone else opens in the space.
Florida Coffee House (220 Florida Ave, NW) opened in Jan. 11 and we judged them in April ’11.
Flying Fish Coffee is located at 3064 Mt. Pleasant St, NW. Now that they’ve been open for a few months, what’s the good word? How’s the coffee? The food/pastry options?
A couple of weeks ago I was at a coffee house and a friend of mine was shushed for talking. I’ve since asked a few people and they’ve recalled similar instances and/or they felt uncomfortable talking because so many people were working/studying. Now I’m not talking about screaming – just talking with a normal inside voice.
This has been bothering me for a while so I’m curious what you guys think – because so many people now work or study in coffee houses (especially during the day) is the common etiquette now comparable to a library? Has anyone else noticed that coffee house etiquette has changed so that it now resembles that of a library? Are there specific coffee shops that cater more for those seeking quiet?
The old Pesto (and Mrs Simpsons) space at 2915 Connecticut Ave, NW has been replaced with the newly opened Lillies. Back in early May it appeared that some sorta coffee house serving Seattle’s Best coffee would be moving into the space (they’ll still offer Seattle’s Best but they are also fine tuning a proper espresso machine). Turns out to be much more extensive. I stopped in to the newly opened spot yesterday to grab some photos. The space is very casual/comfortable inside and as some reader have noted to me in emails – the outdoor patio is fantastic. They are still working on their web site so I’ll post some photos of the menu after the jump. In the next 3-4 weeks they will also offer beer and wine.
Photos of the inside and the menu after the jump. (more…)
More good outdoor patio news – yesterday we heard about Capital City Diner’s (1050 Bladensburg Road, NE) great new patio and a couple of weeks ago Qualia Coffee launched their backyard patio at 3917 Georgia Ave, NW.
Now where the hell did spring go…? But they do look great!
Back in Aug. ’10 we learned that Peregrine Espresso would be expanding into Logan Circle (they have an extremely popular Capitol Hill location by Eastern Market at 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE.)
I was able to get some sneak peek photos last night before an opening party. The exact opening hasn’t been selected as a few permits/approvals still need to be in order. They will likely be open over the weekend or early next week.
There isn’t much room for seating inside but there will be a bunch of stools and and the front window area which can likely fit 15 or 20. Also in the warm weather there will eventually be a bit of outdoor seating out front like at Cork.
1718 14th St, NW is right next to Cork Wine Bar. Cork used to be the home of Sparky’s coffee shop which closed back in 2007. We’re sorta coming full circle…
The space itself looks great. There are lots of nice details that you can see in the photos after the jump. (more…)