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Best Coffee Cafes in DC

Best Coffee Cafes in DC

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Created by morg • Updated On: October 24, 2014

Inspired by the Prince of Petworth poll here: http://www.popville.com/2014/10/friday-question-of-the-day-best-coffeecafe-in-dc/

The Coffee Bar is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

1. The Coffee Bar

9.0
1201 S St NW (at 12th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · U-Street · 67 tips and reviews
Peregrine Espresso is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

2. Peregrine Espresso

1718 14th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Logan Circle - Shaw · 88 tips and reviews
Qualia Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

3. Qualia Coffee

3917 Georgia Ave NW (btwn Randolph & Shepherd St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Petworth · 51 tips and reviews
Chinatown Coffee Company is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

4. Chinatown Coffee Company

475 H St NW (btwn 4th & 5th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 135 tips and reviews
Illy Coffee House is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

5. Illy Coffee House

1143 New Hampshire Ave NW (at M St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 39 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

6. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

9.2
924 Blagden Alley NW (btwn M, N, 9th & 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Logan Circle - Shaw · 131 tips and reviews
Blind Dog Cafe is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

7. Blind Dog Cafe

944 Florida Ave NW (in Darnell's Bar), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · U-Street · 55 tips and reviews
Big Bear Cafe is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

8. Big Bear Cafe

8.6
1700 1st St NW (at R St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · LeDroit Park - Bloomingdale · 118 tips and reviews
Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

9. Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar

1726 20th St NW (btwn R & S St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Northwest Washington · 124 tips and reviews
Tryst is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

10. Tryst

8.7
2459 18th St NW (btwn Columbia Rd & Belmont Rd NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Adams Morgan · 298 tips and reviews
The Wydown is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

11. The Wydown

1924 14th St NW (at U St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · U-Street · 55 tips and reviews
Kafe Bohem is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

12. Kafe Bohem

600 Florida Ave NW (6th Street NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · U-Street · 26 tips and reviews
Baked & Wired is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

13. Baked & Wired

9.2
1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW (at K St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Georgetown · 461 tips and reviews
La Mano Coffee Bar is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

14. La Mano Coffee Bar

304 Carroll Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Takoma · 15 tips and reviews
Flying Fish Coffee & Tea is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

15. Flying Fish Coffee & Tea

3064 Mount Pleasant St NW (at Irving St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Mount Pleasant · 41 tips and reviews
Tynan Coffee & Tea is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

16. Tynan Coffee & Tea

6.8
1400 Irving St NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Columbia Heights · 71 tips and reviews
Three Fifty Bakery and Coffee Bar is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

17. Three Fifty Bakery and Coffee Bar

1926 17th St NW (at U St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · U-Street · 23 tips and reviews
Sidamo Coffee & Tea is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

18. Sidamo Coffee & Tea

8.1
417 H St NE (btwn 4th & 5th Sts. NE), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Near Northeast · 59 tips and reviews
Compass Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

19. Compass Coffee

8.6
1535 7th St NW (btwn P & Q St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Logan Circle - Shaw · 53 tips and reviews
Harrar Coffee & Roastery is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

20. Harrar Coffee & Roastery

8.0
2904 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Pleasant Plains · 14 tips and reviews
Pound The Hill is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

21. Pound The Hill

621 Pennsylvania Ave SE (btwn 6th & 7th Sts. SE), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Capitol Hill · 75 tips and reviews
BakeHouse is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

22. BakeHouse

1407 T St NW, Washington, D.C.
Bakery · U-Street · 31 tips and reviews
Java House is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

23. Java House

5.6
1645 Q St NW (at 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Northwest Washington · 34 tips and reviews
M.E. Swing Co. is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

24. M.E. Swing Co.

1702 G St NW (at 17th St), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 56 tips and reviews
Jolt 'N Bolt Coffee & Tea House is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

25. Jolt 'N Bolt Coffee & Tea House

6.2
1918 18th St NW (btwn T St & N Willard St), Washington, D.C.
Juice Bar · Northwest Washington · 22 tips and reviews
Retrospect Coffee and Tea is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

26. Retrospect Coffee and Tea

1020 19th St NW (L Street), Washington, D.C.
Café · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 8 tips and reviews
Coffy Café is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

27. Coffy Café

3310 14th St NW (Park Rd.), Washington, D.C.
Café · Columbia Heights · 46 tips and reviews
Le Caprice DC is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

28. Le Caprice DC

7.8
3460 14th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Columbia Heights · 40 tips and reviews
Azi's Cafe is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

29. Azi's Cafe

1336 9th St NW (O Street, NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · Logan Circle - Shaw · 13 tips and reviews
Bourbon Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

30. Bourbon Coffee

7.8
2101 L St NW (btwn 21st & 22nd St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 57 tips and reviews
Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

31. Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe

1781 Florida Ave NW (at California St NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Adams Morgan · 56 tips and reviews
H Street Coffeehouse and Cafe is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

32. H Street Coffeehouse and Cafe

1359 H St NE (at 14th St NE), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Capitol Hill · 16 tips and reviews
Soho Tea & Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

33. Soho Tea & Coffee

7.3
2150 P St NW (at 22nd St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Northwest Washington · 72 tips and reviews
Zeke's Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

34. Zeke's Coffee

8.8
2300 Rhode Island NE, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Brookland · 10 tips and reviews
Culture Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

35. Culture Coffee

709 Kennedy St NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Northwest Washington · 3 tips and reviews
Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

36. Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee

1418 14th St NW (at P St NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Logan Circle - Shaw · 52 tips and reviews
Room 11 is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

37. Room 11

3234 11th St NW (at Lamont St NW), Washington, D.C.
Wine Bar · Columbia Heights · 82 tips and reviews
Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

38. Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato

9.1
1704 Connecticut Ave NW (at R St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Northwest Washington · 105 tips and reviews
Peregrine Espresso is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

39. Peregrine Espresso

8.2
660 Pennsylvania Ave SE (at 7th St SE), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Capitol Hill · 106 tips and reviews
Peregrine Espresso is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

40. Peregrine Espresso

8.2
1309 5th St NE (in Union Market), Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Ivy City · 22 tips and reviews
Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

41. Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso Bar

8.4
1916 I St NW, Washington, D.C.
Coffee Shop · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 42 tips and reviews
Slipstream is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

42. Slipstream

1333 14th St NW (at Rhode Island Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · Logan Circle - Shaw · 82 tips and reviews
Sankofa Books & Video is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

43. Sankofa Books & Video

8.4
2714 Georgia Ave NW (btwn Fairmont & Girard St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Columbia Heights · 19 tips and reviews
Mockingbird Hill is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

44. Mockingbird Hill

1843 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Wine Bar · U-Street · 29 tips and reviews
Little Red Fox is one of Best Coffee Cafes in DC.

45. Little Red Fox

5035 Connecticut Ave NW (at Nebraska Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · Van Ness - Forest Hills · 54 tips and reviews