French Cafe Maman Doubles Down on D.C. With Georgetown and Union Market Arrivals | Eater DC

"Set in Georgetown's historic buildings at 1353–1355 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Maman’s Georgetown outpost feels homey and warm, with multiple seating areas including a back courtyard and a street-facing “Study Room” that is exempt from the brand’s usual no-laptop policy because of its university-adjacent location. The Southern France–influenced cafe serves coffee, pastries (notably a nutty chocolate chip cookie made famous on Oprah’s “Favorite Things”), cocktails, and breakfast and lunch fare such as smoked salmon and avocado salads, turkey sandwiches with goat cheese and fig, croque “mamans,” and eggs ratatouille; weekday hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and weekends 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (kitchen closes at 4 p.m.). The store integrates local artists—selling items like local honey, croissant-covered dog bandanas, notebooks, and Washington Monument–illustrated mugs curated with the former Shop Made in DC—and will feature limited-edition to-go cups from local design contests (Michael Crossett’s screen-printed D.C. landmark designs will be sold out of this location). Georgetown’s space can host events (about 100 standing, 24 seated), and co-founder Elisa Marshall says its cozy warmth may be her favorite in terms of design." - Emily Wishingrad