What to order at Elle

Signature drink
Cortado and sourdough loaf
Editor tip
Mornings are for the bakery counter; dinner books out a week ahead. The wood-fired bread is the headliner.
CuisineCafé
Price$
HoursDaily 08:00-21:00
Signature drinkCortado and sourdough loaf
WifiYes
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Slipstream ★ 4.3

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

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.

DrinkMadcap espresso draft latte

TipOutlets line the long counter facing the window.

Emissary Coffeehouse ★ 4.3

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

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.

DrinkCounter Culture pour-over

TipThe window seats are the Dupont street-watching perch; the original Emissary P Street location runs the same menu two blocks south.

Kramers ★ 4.0

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Kramers in Washington DC is the Dupont Circle bookshop cafe on Connecticut Avenue since 1976, an all-day room with a full restaurant kitchen and a cocktail.

DrinkHouse drip with bookshop pastries

TipSunday brunch with a stack of newspapers and the bookshop wandering hours is the city's quietest morning ritual.

Maketto Cafe ★ 4.3

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Maketto Cafe in Washington DC is Erik Bruner-Yang's H Street daytime cafe inside the Maketto marketplace, a bright minimalist room with locally roasted.

DrinkLocal-bean latte

TipThe daytime cafe runs separate from the restaurant; sit by the open courtyard for the quietest morning work hours.

Compass Coffee ★ 4.3

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Compass Coffee in Washington DC is the Shaw 7th Street flagship of the local roaster founded 2014 by two Marines, with reserve filter coffees.

DrinkReserve filter coffee

TipThe 7th Street roastery hosts free public tours on Saturdays at 11:00; sign up on the site.

Blue Bottle Coffee Georgetown ★ 4.1

$ CaféWork-friendlyWifi

Blue Bottle Coffee Georgetown in Washington DC is the Wisconsin Avenue cafe of the Oakland third-wave roaster, a marble-counter pour-over bar.

DrinkNew Orleans iced coffee

TipOrder the New Orleans iced coffee in warm weather; it is the chain's signature recipe and ships better cold than hot.

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