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Washington DC's specialty coffee, curated by what matters: the beans, the preparation, the place. Not the pastries or the matcha. How we score
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A few things that caught our eye across the 213 specialty coffee shops we've curated in Washington DC.
- Worth the driveSome of the best cups in the Washington DC area are just outside of the city limits: Swing's Coffee in Alexandria and Vigilante Coffee in College Park both make the top 10.
- Order thisCoffee lovers have been singling out the latte at La Coop Coffee on 1st St as one of the best around.
- Best of the bunchOf the six Bluestone Lane locations, coffee lovers rate the Spring Valley one highest.
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- Zeke's CoffeeWoodridge · Rhode Island Ave NE89
- Swing's CoffeeAlexandria · E Monroe Ave88
- Vigilante CoffeeCollege Park · Baltimore Ave88
- Lost Sock RoastersTakoma · 4th St NW87
- Zeke's CoffeeBrookland · Right Proper Brookland87
- Lost Sock RoastersH Street · Market & Cafe86
- Vigilante CoffeeHyattsville · Gallatin St86
- La Coop CoffeeArlington · 1st St86
- Celtic Cup Coffee RoastingSilver Spring86
- DUA DC CoffeeDowntown86
- Harrar Coffee & RoasteryColumbia Heights86
- The Coffee BarDupont Circle · 17th St NW85
- Swing's CoffeeDowntown · 14th St NW84
- Bluestone LaneSpring Valley · Massachusetts Ave NW84
- Café CinoBridge District84
- Cafe UnidoUnion Market · 4th St NE84
- Black Lion CafeSilver Spring83
- La Coop CoffeeBrightwood Park · Kennedy St NW83
- Via Volcan CoffeeAlexandria83
- Cafe UnidoBuzzard Point · Stacks83
- Simona CafeBethesda · East-West Hwy83
- Truss CoffeeEckington83
- Warka CoffeePenn Quarter83
- Grace Street Coffee RoastersSouthwest Waterfront · Rubell Museum83
- Mudhouse AlexandriaAlexandria83
- Zeke's Coffee16th Street Heights · Uptown83
- CoffeeFi RoasteryBethesda82
- Good Trouble RoastersArlington82
- Peregrine EspressoBarracks Row · Pennsylvania Ave. SE82
- Sabina's CafeTakoma82
- Hypergoat Coffee RoastersAlexandria82
- Simona CafeNoMa · N St NE82
- Simona CafeArlington · Franklin Rd82
- Grace Street Coffee RoastersBethesda · Wilson Ln82
- Little Hat CoffeeColumbia Heights82
- Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso BarWest End82
- Bluestone LaneDowntown · Metro Center82
- Ebenezers CoffeehouseH Street82
- Detour CoffeeArlington81
- For Five Coffee City CenterDowntown81
- Cafe UnidoShaw · W St NW81
- GIGIS COFFEE ROASTERSCapitol View81
- Rare Bird Coffee RoastersFalls Church81
- Blue Bottle CoffeeNoMa · Massachusetts Ave NE80
- The Coffee BarLogan Circle · S St NW80
- Zeke's CoffeeDowntown · 15th St NW80
- Bluestone LaneFoggy Bottom · West End80
- Tz'ikin CafeQueens Chapel80
- Ruspoli's Turaco CoffeeArlington80
- For Five Coffee ArlingtonArlington80
- Swing's CoffeeWest End · G St NW80
- EmissaryDupont Circle · P St NW80
- Blue Bottle CoffeeDowntown · 15th St NW79
- For Five Coffee DCFoggy Bottom79
- Alma Coffee BarEdgewood79
- Blue Bottle CoffeeGeorgetown · Potomac St NW79
- CameoSoutheast79
- Commonwealth Joe Coffee RoastersArlington79
- La Colombe Coffee WorkshopWest End · I (Eye) Street Northwest79
- Compass CoffeeWest End · P St NW79
- Gregorys CoffeePenn Quarter · 7th St NW79
- St. Elmo's Coffee PubAlexandria · Old Town North79
- La Colombe Coffee WorkshopLogan Circle · Blagden Alley NW79
- Kefa CafeSilver Spring78
- Lightning CoffeeArlington78
- Compass CoffeeGeorgetown · Wisconsin Ave NW78
- Quartermaine Coffee RoastersBethesda78
- Peregrine EspressoUnion Market · 5th St NE78
- ConstellationArlington78
- Grace Street Coffee RoastersWest End · AIA Global Campus78
- Ceremony Coffee Bethesda CrescentBethesda78
- Compass CoffeeWest End · H St NW78
- Idido's Coffee & Social HouseManor Park78
- la BettyChinatown78
- Café GeorgetownGeorgetown78
- Lot 38 espresso barNavy Yard78
- The MinistryChinatown78
- Coffee Republic GeorgetownGeorgetown77
- Grace Street Coffee RoastersGeorgetown · K St NW77
- Java HouseDupont Circle77
- Las HermanasWest End77
- Compass CoffeeDowntown · K St NW77
- Gute LeuteArlington77
- Zeke's CoffeeArlington · Reagan National Airport77
- La Colombe Coffee WorkshopChinatown · 6th St NW77
- Casey's Coffee & SandwichesCollege Park77
- Cafe UShaw77
- Lulu's CafeWest End77
- Black Crown CollectiveCapitol Hill77
- SlipstreamWest End · Pennsylvania Ave NW77
- Wine & Butter Cafe & MarketCapitol Hill77
- For Five Coffee RosslynArlington76
- Sidamo Coffee and TeaH Street76
- Gregorys CoffeeDupont Circle · Connecticut Ave NW76
- Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee & SocialColumbia Heights76
- Roasting Plant CoffeeWest End76
- Dire CoffeeTakoma Park76
- Dupont Coffee CollectiveDupont Circle76
- Gregorys CoffeeWest End · L St NW76
- Greenberry's Coffee Co.West End76
- Nine Brew Coffee & MorePenn Quarter76
- Compass CoffeeArlington · Washington Blvd76
- Compass CoffeeDowntown · 13th St NW76
- The Den Coffeehouse & Wine BarNorth Cleveland Park76
- Yours CafeWoodley Park76
- Brew on ULogan Circle76
- Milo & Mav Coffee Shop & Dog BoutiqueGeorgetown76
- Coffee RepublicDowntown · 13th St NW76
- Compass Coffee RoasteryIvy City76
- Gregorys CoffeeDowntown · Vermont Ave NW76
- SlipstreamLogan Circle · P St NW76
- Green's OfficeShaw75
- Blue's Coffee & Tea CompanyPenn Quarter75
- Llamas' CornerBarracks Row75
- Origin Coffee Lab & KitchenArlington75
- For Five Coffee @ 2001 PennWest End75
- Büna CoffeehousePetworth75
- Cool CoffeeUniversity Heights75
- RESTORE COFFEEWest End75
- Coffee NatureFriendship Heights75
- Compass CoffeePenn Quarter · 11th St NW75
- Prime Coffee & BakerySilver Spring75
- SolelunaAdams Morgan75
- Café via RomaSilver Spring75
- Colada ShopThe Wharf · Pearl St SW75
- Compass CoffeePenn Quarter · F St NW75
- Casey's CoffeeWest End · 23rd St NW74
- La Colombe Coffee WorkshopColumbia Heights · Florida Ave NW74
- Cameron CafeAlexandria74
- Clark CafeArlington74
- Common Grounds by Black Crown CollectiveCapitol Hill74
- Chez LilyChinatown74
- Milk + HoneySouthwest Waterfront74
- Idido's Coffee and Social HouseArlington74
- Three WhistlesArlington74
- Coin des PoètesAdams Morgan74
- Au LaitDupont Circle74
- Compass CoffeeShaw · 7th St NW74
- Flor Coffee + BooksGeorgetown74
- Good Spirit CafeAlexandria74
- Timgad CaféPenn Quarter73
- Aslin CoffeeLogan Circle73
- Bluestone LaneLogan Circle · R St NW73
- Dolphin CafeDowntown73
- Italian BarNorth Cleveland Park73
- Sabeh Café and PastryMount Pleasant73
- Marianne's by DC Central KitchenChinatownBest Guess73
- Bluestone LaneLogan Circle · Scott Circle72
- Mocha Cafe and PastryArlington72
- Compass CoffeeSpring Valley · Massachusetts Ave NW72
- Mood District CoffeehousePark View72
- Proper CaféTruxton Circle72
- Casey's CoffeeSouthwest Waterfront · E St SW72
- ROUND CafeNoMa72
- Bread Me CafeDowntown72
- For Five Coffee @ M StreetWest End72
- Dolan CoffeeCleveland Park72
- Le Bon CaféCapitol Hill72
- Colada ShopLogan Circle · T St NW71
- EmissaryDupont Circle · 20th St NW71
- 7th St Hill CafeCapitol Hill71
- Santo CafeSoutheast71
- Ballstonian Urban PatisserieArlingtonBest Guess70
- For Five Coffee @ 80MNavy Yard70
- Open City at the National CathedralMassachusetts Avenue Heights70
- French PressBethesdaBest Guess70
- Misha'sAlexandria70
- Colada ShopArlington · Clarendon Blvd70
- St. Elmo's Coffee PubAlexandria · Kenwood Ave70
- Compass CoffeeNavy Yard · Half St SE70
- Cherry On TopAlexandria69
- Lupo Verde Coffee ShopFoxhall Crescent69
- St. Elmo's Coffee PubAlexandria · Mt Vernon Ave68
- Java Loco Coffee & Bubble TeaArlingtonBest Guess68
- TrystAdams Morgan68
- Childhood CafeAdams Morgan · 17th St NW68
- Jacob's Coffee HouseCapitol Hill67
- Misha's CoffeeAlexandria67
- Rue CaféCrestwood67
- Childhood CafeDowntown · H St NW66
- SlipstreamDowntown · New York Avenue Northwest66
- BaristaChevy Chase65
- Verve Coffee RoastersChinatown65
- Genika CafeShaw65
- For Five Coffee DC Sky BarWest End64
- Blue Bottle CoffeeUnion Market · 4th St NE64
- Coffee RepublicDowntown · I St NWBest Guess64
- Compass CoffeeArlington · 1201 Wilson Blvd63
- Compass CoffeeNavy Yard · I St SE62
- Cortado Coffee ShopSpring ValleyBest Guess60
- Awecherry CoffeeBarracks RowBest Guess60
- Italicious Espresso & EatsRiverdaleBest Guess60
- Mocha HouseBailey's CrossroadsBest Guess60
- Prim's CafeShawBest Guess60
- RON DAVID CAFÉUnion MarketBest Guess60
- June CoffeeAlexandriaBest Guess56
- Northside Social Coffee & WineArlington48
- Adulis Coffee & RoasterySilver Spring–
- Bluestone LaneWest End · K Street–
- Casey's CoffeeNoMa · 1st St NE–
- Coffee LibationsArlington–
- Coffee RepublicBethesda · Old Georgetown Rd–
- Compass CoffeeArlington · 4100 Wilson Blvd–
- Creative Grounds DCEckington–
- DoublesPark View–
- ESP Tea & CoffeeAlexandria–
- Flirt Coffee HouseArlington–
- For Five Coffee AlexandriaAlexandria–
- Jolt 'N Bolt Coffee & Tea HouseKalorama Heights–
- Nagadi CoffeeSilver Spring–
- Others CoffeeAdams Morgan–
- Turkish Coffee LadyAlexandria–
- Uptowner CafeAlexandria–