The Coffee Bar

After finishing some errands nearby, we discovered this place and decided to take a break with a coffee. We really enjoyed the atmosphere of the place—it was clean and minimalist yet inviting. The large floor-to-ceiling window at the front allowed us to watch people passing by. The latte was delicious, and the pastries complemented it well. We were fortunate enough to find a seat and plan to return soon for another round of coffee and pastries.

The Coffee bar offers excellent food and drink options. I went with a classic latte and was impressed with the latte art - the barista wrote our names! The pastries were also great. This location has a very community feel to it, like Cheers, where everyone seems to know your name. I would highly recommend it as a grab and go spot, seating is very limited!

This is a great little coffee shop nestled around a bunch of office buildings so if you aren't looking for it you may miss it, but that would be your mistake. The drink options are what you can expect from any coffee house but the service here is always the highlight. A bright store combined with good attitudes behind the counter always makes stopping in a nice exchange. Cannot speak to the snacks offered but the coffee and tea is always on point.

I came in because somebody else reviewed this place as the best coffee shop in DC. Needless to say, I was skeptical. I arrived, informed them of the earlier review and implied the high expectations I had and they stared back with confidence and an aura of "its go time" I started with a flat white with Single origin Ethopian coffee, 5 stars. In the pastry case I stared at the lonely croissant and inquired to its makeup, Proscuitto and gruyere cheese they said....I committed to it before they could finish explaining it. 5 stars. I ended with a large coffee to-go, splash of cream....yummy. 5 stars. Is it the best coffee shop in Washington DC? Did they live up to the hype? Yeah, they did. I'll say best coffee shop in the area because DC is big. Don't trust me? Come find out for yourself.

TLDR: Yes yes yes I popped in here for a couple hours to work on a paper, and it was an amazing place to work. There's not a lot of seating inside but I got lucky and snagged a spot at the center table facing the bar. I love that view. Watching happy people come in and order drinks from other happy people who are happy to make them. Also, the music they were playing truly slapped. Early 2000's era jams really jazzed me up. The Barista's were friendly and even offered me a free pain au chocolate at closing time when they were packing up (Shhhh don't tell the managers). The cortado was good. Nothing to write home about itself, but nothing to complain about. I'd go back.

I love this place! Such good coffee and good vibes from the staff. I hate when coffee shops overheat latte milk. Here it is always the perfect temperature and silky smooth.

The Coffee Bar is the best coffee shop in downtown DC, and one of the few places in town that can consistently prepare excellent specialty espresso. They also consistently create and serve excellent milk-based drinks - especially thanks to the expertise of Carlos, Louis, Kate, Andrew, and the rest of the barista team.

Small coffee shop, I stopped in on the way to work and was greeted by an enthusiastic barista which was a very nice way to start the day. I got a chai, it was a house blend, it was pretty good. Wouldn't mind coming back here again in the future.