Laura Hayes
Laura Hayes

Blind Dog Cafe

Washington DC

PERMANENTLY CLOSED

If you start your day with a buttery croissant piled high with chorizo and cheese, plus Blind Dog’s signature drink — a "Black Moses" — your day is bonded and insured to be the best. The "Black Moses" combines three shots of espresso in a chai chocolate cappuccino. Located inside Darnell’s neighborhood bar, BDC is an example of a "plop-up." That’s when a pop-up is so awesome that it makes it 2+ years. You’re drinking Vigilante Coffee and noshing on what they jokingly call "above average cookies," baked fresh throughout the day. Pay attention to the day of the week if you’re a music lover: there’s Country Western Mondays, local music Tuesdays, and Reggae Thursdays.

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