Juan Valdez Cafe - Washington DC

Authentic piece of Cartegena in DC: clean, cozy coffee haven with a good number of seatings, particularly the outdoor tables perfect for the quintessential cafe experience: people watching or soaking up the rays in warmer months. The most outstanding feature of this hidden gem of a cafe is the delectable wide assortment s of pastries and unique tropicana drinks. Take a break from that Starsuks fast-food that catered to the snotty foreign corp crowds/scruffy GW brats two blocks down and dive into this quirky Latin-flavored alternative for a real hands-on foreign service experience, hand-picked by senor Juan himself!

When i went to Colombia, i fell in love with this coffee and it became on my favorites. I was supeeer happy to found out they have a location in DC. If you are a coffee lover and appreciate great coffee, try Juan Valdes!!!

I haven't had Juan Valdez in about 3 years! And I was so happy I found this store!!! Coffe is as good as it is in Colombian stores!! I loved it!!! We need one in Seattle please!!!

Right outside of the Washington DC Passport Parking deck. The staff were friendly and answered my questions and I was able to quickly get a seat inside from the cold and order a marble loaf slice warmed and an iced caramel latte. Delicious. They had some new cold brew lattes flavored vanilla, chocolate and hazelnut. Yum! Wish I’d seen that first! Great first impression. My latte was delicious with a bold flavor.

The Coffee was perfect. Brewed just right; not burnt like Starbucks, and not overly hot. The price is reasonable. My only complaint, the cashier was friendly, but really not with it. Especially for such a fast-pace area. She didn't seem new either, just really in no hurry whatsoever.