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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
Sidamo Coffee and Tea · H Street NE
An Ethiopian-owned H Street cafe with light, medium, and hard-to-find dark roasts that all run smooth. Loose-leaf teas, a veggie sandwich, and apple cake round out the small counter.
DUA DC Coffee · Downtown
The city's first Indonesian coffee shop, downtown, worth the frequent line for a condensed-milk latte or a cardamom-spiked dirty chai. A genuinely different flavor palette than the usual roasters.
For Five Coffee DC · Downtown
Outlets under the tables and patio seating make this downtown roaster the guide's pick for getting work done. The espresso runs strong, and a bacon-egg-and-cheese croissant is worth ordering alongside it.
Buna Talk Cafe · Congress Heights
A no-frills Congress Heights spot: hot or iced Ethiopian coffee poured tableside from a giant urn, no menu to puzzle over. Some of the smoothest coffee in the city without the wait or decision fatigue.