Food
Washington's Coffee Scene
A side note from the DC trip — not a destination, but the fuel between them. Long museum days need a reliable cup, and DC had more than I expected. Here's the trip, shop by shop.
Swing's
My beans of the trip. A roaster that's been at it near the capital since 1916, and the coffee itself was the best I had anywhere on the whole trip.
Compass Coffee
The DC-born chain. Smooth and dependable rather than exciting, but it rescued more than one early morning when nothing else was open.
Roasting Plant
The most fun of the bunch. A New York import whose "Javabot" shoots your chosen beans through pneumatic tubes to the grinder, so you actually get to pick the coffee for any drink — I loved the idea and wish I'd ordered a flight to taste a few.
Good Company Doughnuts & Café
Across the river in Arlington. Brews Intelligentsia and makes the doughnuts worth the detour.
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Near Union Station. A lovely, warm space — but it set off an allergic reaction that made me sick, which colors the whole memory, so I can't rate it fairly.
