Rendering courtesy The Lawrence Group
From Blue Bottle:
“The Grand Opening of Blue Bottle’s Union Station cafe is Sunday, May 27. On Saturday, May 26, the cafe will host a Community Day, where the public is invited to enjoy a coffee, on the house. Food and merchandise will also be available for purchase, and all sales will go to the cafe’s community partner, charity: water, a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. (more…)
1350 Connecticut Ave, NW
Ashleigh asked:
“Is Philz Coffee still planning to open a location in Dupont Circle?”
Philz with the good word:
“We sure are! We will be opening our doors in late Summer/early Fall.”
Back in October we learned that this Philz will be coming to the former Cosi that closed back in 2014. This will be a third location for Philz in D.C. after Adams Morgan and Navy Yard.
Thanks to Chad for sending from K street NW in between 4th and 5th next to the Baked Joint.
Joe & The Juice’s first D.C. location opened up at 15th and K Street, NW back in March. Check out their menus here. Another cafe is also coming to 1100 17th Street, NW.
Thanks to all who’ve messaged about the Blue Bottle progress in Union Station. I’m told they’re shooting for a summer opening. Here’s a couple renderings by The Lawrence Group:
3917 Georgia Ave, NW at opening back in 2009
“Dear PoPville,
It looks like the building that houses Qualia is on the market. The listing makes it sound like tenants won’t be sticking around.”
From Qualia Coffee’s owner Joel Finkelstein:
“Our lease is expiring near the end of 2019 and I have chosen not to renew it. We have been in business in that location for just over nine years now, the past four continuously. As anyone who has visited Qualia on a busy day may attest, the physical space simply is not equipped to handle the level of traffic we are now seeing. (more…)
2400 T Street, NE courtesy Small Planes Coffee
From a press release:
“Small Planes Coffee is excited to open the doors of our roasting facility to the public! In June 2017, Small Planes Coffee began roasting coffee at 2400 T St NE near the National Arboretum. We are now thrilled to welcome our northeast DC neighbors, Arboretum visitors, and coffee lovers throughout the region into our roastery on Saturdays from 9am-2pm
Each week, we will choose one coffee from our catalog to brew. That featured coffee will be on sale as a 12 ounce bag of whole beans at a discounted $9.99 price. Visitors will also be able to select from the rest of our whole bean offerings and home brewing equipment. We are currently pairing our coffee with sweet and savory kolaches from Republic Kolache.
Beginning on May 20, we will begin offering Roastery Tours and Tastings. (more…)
417 H Street, NE
The placard says:
“A new restaurant serving American styled cuisine. Seating capacity of 100, and a Total Occupancy Load of 100.”
Open since 2006 you can see Sidamo’s current menus here.
3361 Georgia Ave, NW
Hallelujah!! Signage is finally up at the long vacant former Amanuel Market on Georgia Ave near the Petworth Metro and Reliable Tavern. Updates as they get closer to opening.
looking north to the Petworth Metro
Previously:
From Starbucks:
“Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced it will be closing its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores. The training will be provided to nearly 175,000 partners (employees) across the country, and will become part of the onboarding process for new partners.
“I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it,” said Starbucks ceo Kevin Johnson. “While this is not limited to Starbucks, we’re committed to being a part of the solution. Closing our stores for racial bias training is just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities.”
All Starbucks company-owned retail stores and corporate offices will be closed in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 29. During that time, partners will go through a training program designed to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks store feels safe and welcome. (more…)
1111 19th Street, NW
AC reports:
“Just stopped in on Wawa’s and it’s free coffee any size today ALL day!! Its Wawa Day!!”
Wawa confirms: “Cheers to 54 years! Enjoy FREE Any Size Coffee today, 4/12!”
