The wooden counter at Cafe Cino with pour over drippers and servers, a barista at the register, a teal chair, plants and a dried flower arrangement

Washington DC

38.9072° N, 77.0369° W

Washington's coffee scene grows neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from Capitol Hill roasters to rowhouse corners in Shaw, Petworth and Brookland, with serious bars just across the river.

The wooden counter at Cafe Cino with pour over drippers and servers, a barista at the register, a teal chair, plants and a dried flower arrangement

Cafe Cino

Bridge District, Anacostia · Washington DC

pop up turned cafeDog friendly

The lit brass Unido Panama Coffee Roasters sign on a brick wall at Cafe Unido La Cosecha, with the glass fronted cafe beside it

Cafe Unido La Cosecha

Union Market · Washington DC

Panamanian coffee counterBeans to go

Cafe Unido Shaw

Shaw · Washington DC

Panamanian specialty coffeeBeans to go

The glass storefront of Celtic Cup Coffee in Silver Spring with outdoor wooden chairs, kale and yellow and purple pansies in front

Celtic Cup Coffee

Downtown Silver Spring · Washington DC

custom roasted to orderBeans to go

The long narrow interior of DUA DC with a tiled espresso counter, pendant lights and a large botanical mural along one wall

DUA DC

Downtown · Washington DC

Indonesian single origin focusBeans to go

The dark painted corner building of Ebenezers Coffeehouse with brick chimneys and a low brick wall along the sidewalk

Ebenezers Coffeehouse

Capitol Hill · Washington DC

roastery cafe near Union StationBeans to go

The painted grey brick front of Gigis Coffee Roasters with its black lettered sign, a glass door and a corner window under a metal awning

Gigis Coffee Roasters

Capitol View · Washington DC

electric roaster zero emissionsBeans to go

The brick arched storefront of Grace Street Coffee in Georgetown with its illuminated cafe sign

Grace Street Coffee Roasters

Georgetown · Washington DC

roastery and cafe togetherBeans to go

The bright bar at Hypergoat Cafe with a grinder, cups and saucers on the counter and a lettered sign on the back wall

Hypergoat Cafe

Old Town North, Alexandria · Washington DC

Nordic inspired light roastsBeans to go

The white painted corner storefront of La Coop Coffee on Kennedy Street with carved wooden doors and a front railing

La Coop Coffee

Brightwood Park · Washington DC

Guatemalan micro lot roasterBeans to go

Three grinders with handwritten hopper labels in front of a brick wall and wooden shelves of plants, with two customers waiting at the bar

Lost Sock Roasters NoMa

NoMa · Washington DC

roasters second cafeBeans to go

Stacked light blue Lost Sock Coffee Roasters bags with green and purple labels for Aquiares from Costa Rica and Karinga from Kenya on a wooden shelf

Lost Sock Roasters Takoma

Takoma · Washington DC

small batch roastery cafeBeans to go

A row of Hario V60 glass drippers and servers on black scales on a wooden bar in low winter sun, with windows and bare trees behind

Nagadi Coffee Roastery

Silver Spring · Washington DC

small roastery open SaturdaysBeans to go

Origin Coffee Lab and Kitchen

Pentagon City, Arlington · Washington DC

roasted in house on siteBeans to go

A bright corner at Others Coffee with small round tables, wooden stools, a wavy framed mirror, a shelf of bagged coffee and art prints on the wall

Others Coffee

Adams Morgan · Washington DC

small roaster and art cafeBeans to go

A glass pastry case on the counter at Peregrine Espresso with a sunflower in a vase and a jar of dog biscuits

Peregrine Espresso Eastern Market

Capitol Hill · Washington DC

Capitol Hill original since 2008Beans to go

Rare Bird Coffee Roasters

Falls Church · Washington DC

roastery cafe and bakeryBeans to go

The brick rowhouse frontage of The Coffee Bar in Shaw with planter boxes and patio tables along the sidewalk

The Coffee Bar

Shaw · Washington DC

multi roaster coffee barhistoric 1880 building

A distressed gold patterned wall at The Coffee Bar with a brass geometric shelf, a trailing plant and a green sign about money and coffee

The Coffee Bar Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle · Washington DC

multi roaster downtown barweekday coffee in Golden Triangle

The white clapboard front of Via Volcan Coffee with a red scalloped awning, a round hanging sign and a window reading single origin specialty coffee from Panama

Via Volcan Coffee

Old Town, Alexandria · Washington DC

Panama Geisha from own farmBeans to go

The counter at Warka Coffee with pendant lamps, an illustrated coffee journey mural, a pastry case and a barista serving a customer

Warka Coffee

Capitol Hill · Washington DC

Ethiopian coffee from originBeans to go