"Back in the days of the Boston Tea Party, drinking coffee became an act
of patriotism as Americans protested the excessive tax levied by King
George III on their tea. The Continental Congress, as a result, made
coffee the national drink. Coffee houses soon became gathering places
for people such as Paul Revere, John Adams, George Washington and others
known as the Sons of Liberty."

Mid City Caffe has been getting a lot of media attention. We've been written up in the Post a few times and recently DC This Week blog gave Mid City Caffe a shout out in their new-restaurant rundown, plus Mid City Caffe was on NPR's Metro Connection today! Washington City Paper's Tim Carman gives a shout out! This is the coffeeshop where I work on the weekends as a Barista at! Listen here:… Continue

I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this great article on Mid-City Caffe while I was reading the newspaper on the Metro.



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A NEW CAFE HAS been brewing on 14th Street NW, in the space above Miss Pixie's furniture shop. Dubbed Mid City Caffe, the shop — the brainchild of graphic designer Fernando Acha and Mick Mier, owner and designer of D.C.'s 1905 restaurant — has a wholly retro vibe.



The space hasn't strayed far from its auto-shop roots, with… Continue

Mid City Caffe Opens

Another fancy coffee place, thank goodness!

By CARISSA DIMARGO

Updated 3:00 PM EDT, Mon, Aug 17, 2009





After several delays, Mid City Caffé finally opened Saturday at 1626 14th St. N.W., a floor above the quirky (read: hot pink) Miss Pixie's Furnishings and Whatnot.



We're kinda holding our breath to see how a second-story coffeeshop will fare on 14th, but if they fail, don't blame the coffee, which comes from Durham, N.C.'s Counter… Continue

This is awesome! Counter Culture Coffee is So Good!!



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The August 2009 issue of DETAILS Magazine lists Counter Culture Coffee as #1 among five industry innovators.In the article "How to Really Make Coffee" by J.J. Goode, the August 2009 issue of DETAILS Magazine lists Counter Culture Coffee as #1 among five industry "innovators creating coffees that have the complexity of fine wines." About Counter Culture, Goode writes:

Before coffee is transformed into beans,… Continue

It made me so happy to recently hear from a patron of ours at Lola Cafe Bakery in Rockville, MD. that they had just read an article on Counter Culture Coffee in the Washington Post Food Section. I just had to run out and buy a few copies and call Washington, DC, Counter Culture Coffee Customer Relations Representative Alex Brown and congratulate him. ~Tony

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Coffee Smarts, Cup by Cup

Counter Culture Wins Fans With Education



By Amanda Abrams

Special to… Continue