Lost Sock Roasters
Coffee shop · Takoma ·
Specialty coffee, pastries, empanadas, and sandwiches
Specialty coffee, pastries, empanadas, and sandwiches
"Lost Sock Roasters opened its first retail shop in 2021. Its narrow, yet comfortable storefront in Takoma serves pour-overs showcasing beans from Ecuador and other South American countries as well as toasts, cheesy pan de yuca, and Argentine-style empanadas. The small-batch coffee company could be found long before opening its first shop, selling brewed coffee at La Tejana, A Baked Joint, among other places. View menu here." - Tierney Plumb
"Lost Sock Roasters, one of the region’s best coffee shops, opened its first retail shop in 2021. It’s narrow, yet comfortable storefront in Takoma serves pour-overs showcasing beans from Ecuador and other South American countries as well as toasts, cheesy pan de yuca, and Argentine-style empanadas. The small-batch coffee company could be found long before opening its first shop, selling brewed coffee at Call Your Mother and A Baked Joint, among other places." - Claudia Rosenbaum
"This coffee roaster recently partnered with SakuSaku Flakerie to supply coffee for the bakery." - Eater
"The founders of Lost Sock Roasters want to treat their first retail cafe like a showroom for their wholesale coffee business, so new customers in the Takoma neighborhood can try everything the small-batch roaster supplies to local favorites such as Call Your Mother and Baked & Wired. I watched co-owner Jeff Yerxa hover over a Hario V60 pour-over using beans commonly found in Kenya but grown in volcanic soil in Ecuador’s Pichincha province; he said those Finca Maputo beans develop an offbeat flavor that reminds him of tomato jam. Co-founder Nico Cabrera says they favor fruity, juicy, sweet coffees but also offer an espresso blend of Brazilian and Guatemalan beans with notes of dark chocolate and dried fruit, and a Paraiso roast from Huehuetenango that lists golden raisin, prune, and caramel. All coffees are available as house blends or slightly pricier single-origins, and Cabrera is even tinkering with cereal milk to make a Cinnamon Toast Crunch latte. The small menu includes pastries, toasts, sandwiches, flaky Argentine-style empanadas (fillings like bacon, egg, and cheese; pulled pork; or spinach and feta), stretchy cheesy pan de yuca, and sandwiches such as melted gruyere with roasted peppers in a vinegary, chimichurri-like dressing on marble rye or focaccia, Serrano ham with manchego, or tomatoes and mozzarella. Located inside the historic Takoma Theater (6833 Fourth Street NW) but with a separate entrance and no indoor dining planned yet, the cafe opens 7 a.m.–2 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.–3 p.m. weekends; the owners, who have been roasting for nearly six years, say they can supply beans, equipment, and training to clients, have partnered with local groups for decor (flora from Lovers Plant Studio and rotating pieces selected by the University of Maryland Gallery of Art), and are donating all coffee proceeds on opening day to DC Central Kitchen." - Gabe Hiatt
"The shop has also signed on to supply bagels for Lost Sock Roasters when the local company opens its first standalone store in Takoma later this year." - Tierney Plumb