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New Coffee House and Bar Lounge Coming to 715 Florida Ave, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

A new coffee house and bar, The Independent, is coming to Shaw. It is exciting to see new places continue to sprout up east on U Street/Florida Ave. Many of you will surely recognize the location as the former home to renowned urologist Dr. Edward H. Saunders.

The details from the alcohol permit sound very promising, particularly a significant summer garden. The alcohol permit says:

“Coffee House, bar lounge, 199 seats and total occupancy of 235 on first floor and storage on first and basement. Summer Garden with 75 seats and a total occupancy of 90.”

Think it’ll be like a Tryst-like establishment?

Qualia Coffee House Hours Extended Last Fri. and Sat. of the Month

By Prince Of Petworth

Qualia Coffee is located at 3917 Georgia Ave., NW. (Ed. Note: Qualia owns Fresh Off the Roast Coffee, a PoP advertiser) From an email:

“Qualia will be staying open until 9pm this coming Friday and Saturday and will be maintaining these later hours the last weekend of each month, moving forward. This is an experiment to see whether there is a need for extended hours. We will also be featuring some special treats from Paisley Fig to complement the later hours.”

Chinatown Coffee Co. Building For Sale

By Prince Of Petworth

Wow, there is a crazy real estate piece in this week’s Northwest Current (click on No. 10 to download a PDF copy). They write:

“The residential portion of the building at 475 H St. is offered for $2,495,000. The commercial property is listed for $1,295,000; together, the two are available for $3,750,000. For details, contact Jonathan Taylor of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty at 202-276-3344 or [email protected].”

Do you think this is just to become the landlord? I’m guessing that the coffee shop has signed a multi-year lease? Anyone know?

We took a look at Chinatown Coffee Co. this summer.

New Coffee Shop Opens in Adams Morgan

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in the begining of Jan. we heard that Adams Morgan was getting a new coffee shop at 2204 18th Street, NW. It has officially opened. It’s a nice little space with pastries and other food options (the menu was still be finalized when I stopped in) as well as coffee. To the reader who inquired in a previous post – they don’t have the comfy chairs like Tryst. But it is a very comfortable and clean looking space. Anyone try their coffee yet?

PoP Preview – Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar

By Prince Of Petworth

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that Dupont Circle was getting a new coffee shop called Filter located at 1726 20th St, NW. I was able to swing by and chat with owner Rasheed Jabr on Friday.

Filter has received nearly all of their permits and hopes to open this Thursday, March 12th. It might be worth calling just to make sure they’re open if you want to stop by on Thurs. (202-234-5837). Filter will be open from 7am – 7pm seven days a week.

This is a proper coffee shop along the lines of Peregrine, Qualia, Mid City Caffe etc.

In addition to coffee, tea will also be available as will some pastries. While bagels will not be available, they will be providing daily fresh Faselle (a type of bread) that can be served with butter, jam and/or cream cheese.

And of course Wifi will be available.

As always the photos will do more justice than I can:

More photos after the jump including coffee and tea menus. (more…)

Dear PoP – The Best Latte in Town

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Just curious as to whether you’ve ever stopped by Peregrine Espresso? Truly, the best latte in town –by far!
Locally owned and operated! Excellent service; kind and responsive staff. Clean, retro, minimalist decor. Simply excellent java, brewed by the cup!”

I recall folks talking about Peregrine Espresso located at 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE (near Eastern Market) in a previous post. Clearly the word is out because I went by this weekend to try a latte but the place was packed. Sadly, my patience for waiting on lines is horrible so I bailed. For those that have been – would you say they have some of the best coffee in town? Is it worth making a special trip?

New “Coffee Shop” Coming To Adams Morgan

By Prince Of Petworth

Well this is exciting news for Adams Morgan. There has been a lot of lamenting about closed storefronts on 18th Street, so it’s nice to see some new businesses going in. It will be located at 2204 18th Street, NW next to the clothing store Shake Your Booty. Here’s to hoping they have good bagels!

Qualia Coffee House Hours Extended Tonight and Tomorrow

By Prince Of Petworth

Qualia Coffee is located at 3917 Georgia Ave., NW. (Ed. Note: Fresh Off the Roast Coffee is a PoP advertiser) From an email:

“I am trying to get the word out that Qualia will be staying open late Tuesday and Wednesday night to facilitate last minute holiday preparations. Whether our neighbors are thinking of coffee beans as gifts or just need a caffeine kick start to a long evening of shopping, Qualia is there for you.

Our hours this week:
Tuesday & Wednesday – 7:30 AM until 9:00 PM
Thursday – 7:30 AM until 2:30 PM
Friday CLOSED
Saturday & Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (our normal hours)”

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