Emissary Coffeehouse is a cafe in Washington DC.
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.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The window seats are the Dupont street-watching perch; the original Emissary P Street location runs the same menu two blocks south.
Address: 1726 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, Washington DC
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.
Blue Bottle Coffee Georgetown in Washington DC is the Wisconsin Avenue cafe of the Oakland third-wave roaster, a marble-counter pour-over bar.
Signature drink: New Orleans iced coffee
Tip: Order the New Orleans iced coffee in warm weather; it is the chain's signature recipe and ships better cold than hot.
Tatte Bakery and Cafe in Washington DC is the F Street downtown branch of Tzurit Or's Boston bakery-cafe, with shakshuka all-day, viennoiserie counters.
Signature drink: Mocha with house ganache
Tip: The shakshuka is the longest-running breakfast plate; the savoury sweet potato hash is the under-ordered runner-up.
