Swing's Coffee

Swing Coffee Roasters is a roastery outside of DC in Alexandria, Virginia and this was their first DC coffee shop in the city. It's one of the closest coffee shops near the White House and Renwick Gallery and recently reopened from renovations.

Swing’s serves some of the best coffee in the city. Roasted dark, nutty, and just shy of too acidic, the kind of cup that wakes up your soul and your skepticism. The beans, flown in from Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, clearly traveled better than you did as mandated by GSA travel per diems.

Swings is back at its original location. The coffee is still the best in the US apart from Little Collins in NYC. Complementary sparkling water to go with your espresso, cannot be faulted. The lattes are exquisite, the milk never over heated, and the coffee just perfectly roasted. Renovated and still awesome.

Great coffee shop that is a strong local alternative to Peet’s and Starbucks. They offer espresso, macchiato, cortado, cappuccino, flat white, Americano, lattes, mochas, drip and pour over coffee, nitro black and latte options, hot and iced tea, various pastries and biscotti cookies. Coffee is also sold by pound.