Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Flood
A reader shares some scuttlebutt: “I heard a rumor that the Starbucks at 21st and P is closing at the end of the the month.”
If true this will follow the closure of another Starbucks in Dupont at 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW as well as the coming closure of one in Glover Park next month.
4850 Massachusetts Ave, NW
First a Pizzeria Paradiso and now a Compass Coffee opens next door in Spring Valley. Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Just walked by and saw people inside!”
4400 Georgia Ave, NW at Webster
Thanks to Erin for sending:
“Uneeda Market on Webster and Georgia Avenue looks to be transforming into a new coffee shop. Could be a promising new option for the neighborhood.”
Updates as Buna Coffeehouse gets closer to opening.
Holy smokes – First Cup Cafe (formerly formerly known as Breakwell’s) closed!??! There was a time this would’ve been big news. And so it goes.
Back in 2009 Simon said about First Cup Cafe: (more…)
Thanks to T. for passing on Coffee Lover? Bodum French Press / Bialetti Espresso Maker / Grinder – $35:
“I should have known better. I love the smell of coffee but, in the end, somehow it always ends up leaving a bitter aftertaste. She was (and still is) a coffee drinker and I drink diet soda. She was (and still is) a demanding coffee drinker. Demanding that her coffee be rich and flavorful and NOT instant. No Folgers, Maxwell House nor Mr. Coffee for her. In her place she has some $$$$ superautomatic machine that takes a degree in rocket science and the ability to think in Italian to coax out a cup of joe with sufficient “crema”. I couldn’t take it anymore, her roasted arabica ways behind the beautiful smile that I truly loved. She couldn’t take my swigging Coke Zero straight from 2 litre bottles. We called it quits and I’m left with some remnants of her coffee culture. I think I still have beans in the freezer! I think a barista from some non-chain coffee place is making hot brew with her now. (more…)
2001 14th Street, NW
Thanks to all who emailed confirmation about the Dunkin decimation scuttlebutt at 14th and U. I can’t look. (more…)
1700 17th Street, NW
Yikes. Thanks to a reader for sending the listing:
“Steam Cafe and Pizzeria for Sale
Asking Price:
$220,000
Business Description
Established and successful cafe in Dupont.”
2300 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Oof. Thanks Mark (and everyone else) for letting me know:
“Just learned the Starbucks at 2300 Wisconsin Ave NW is closing for good, in March, what a shame, great people watching.” (more…)
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW via Capitol Grounds Coffee
First TGI Friday’s and now around the corner – Capitol Grounds Coffee closes.
Thanks to Jason for sending word: “Capital Grounds at 21st & Penn. NW closed”
What does it all mean? Let me tell you what it all means. Nothing. It means nothing. In the wise words of Gorgias:
“Nothing exists; Even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and Even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can’t be communicated to others. Even if it can be communicated, it cannot be understood.”
Thanks to Will for sending:
“Starbucks Dupont south is closing on December 30th.”
What the hell – first one of the many Comfort One closes and now one of the many Starbucks is closing. Dark days in Dupont indeed.
Now hold on just a second – a liquor license application has just been applied for a Tokyo Pearl at 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW: (more…)