Big Bear Cafe is a cafe in Washington DC.
Big Bear Cafe in Washington DC is the Bloomingdale 1st Street corner cafe since 2007, the neighbourhood anchor with a Sunday farmers market on the patio.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Sunday market sets up on the corner from 09:00 May through October; the cafe takes morning takeaway off-market.
Address: 1700 1st St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Washington DC
La Colombe Blagden Alley in Washington DC is the Shaw Blagden Alley cafe of the Philadelphia roaster, a long-counter coffee bar with the nitrogen-infused.
Signature drink: Draft latte
Tip: Sit at the long marble bar facing the brew bar; the back patio fills up on weekends.
Vigilante Coffee Hyattsville is the local roaster's flagship cafe just outside Washington DC on Gallatin Street, a community-roaster cafe with a coffee.
Signature drink: Cappuccino on Counter Culture-style roast
Tip: Saturday cuppings at 11:00 run free; reserve via the website. The flagship is a 15-minute Metro ride from DC on the Green Line.
Swing's Coffee Roasters in Washington DC is the G Street downtown branch of the 1916 Alexandria roaster, the oldest continuously-operating coffee roaster.
Signature drink: Pour-over espresso
Tip: Order the house Premium Dark blend in the cup; the roaster has carried it since 1916.
Elle in Washington DC is Brad and Nick Deboy's Mount Pleasant Street all-day bakery-cafe-dinner spot, a James Beard semifinalist with sourdough.
Signature drink: Cortado and sourdough loaf
Tip: Mornings are for the bakery counter; dinner books out a week ahead. The wood-fired bread is the headliner.
Slipstream in Washington DC is the Logan Circle coffee shop and cocktail bar's relocated home in the Studio Theatre building since 2024, an all-day.
Signature drink: Madcap espresso draft latte
Tip: Outlets line the long counter facing the window.
Emissary Coffeehouse in Washington DC is the Dupont Circle 20th Street cafe that took over the old Filter Coffeehouse space, a third-wave coffeehouse-and-bar.
Signature drink: Counter Culture pour-over
Tip: The window seats are the Dupont street-watching perch; the original Emissary P Street location runs the same menu two blocks south.
