Elle is a cafe in Washington DC.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Mornings are for the bakery counter; dinner books out a week ahead. The wood-fired bread is the headliner.
Address: 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC 20010, Washington DC
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.
Lost Sock Roasters in Washington DC is the Takoma neighbourhood cafe and roastery from Joel Shuler, a single-origin pour-over bar with rotating Burundi.
Signature drink: Pour-over single-origin
Tip: Bring laundry; the cafe shares its building with a laundromat and the joke is the brand name.
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.
Signature drink: House drip with bookshop pastries
Tip: Sunday brunch with a stack of newspapers and the bookshop wandering hours is the city's quietest morning ritual.
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.
Signature drink: Local-bean latte
Tip: The daytime cafe runs separate from the restaurant; sit by the open courtyard for the quietest morning work hours.
Compass Coffee in Washington DC is the Shaw 7th Street flagship of the local roaster founded 2014 by two Marines, with reserve filter coffees.
Signature drink: Reserve filter coffee
Tip: The 7th Street roastery hosts free public tours on Saturdays at 11:00; sign up on the site.
