{"id":9658,"date":"2019-11-25T01:50:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T06:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=9658"},"modified":"2019-11-25T04:05:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T09:05:21","slug":"coffeeneuring-2019-7-8-friendship-cafe-and-java-shack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=9658","title":{"rendered":"coffeeneuring 2019 #7 & #8: friendship cafe and java shack"},"content":{"rendered":"

I forgot I hadn’t added last weekend’s Coffeeneuring ride until I went to copy the details for this week’s. So you get both rides for the price of one!<\/p>\n

Ride #7:<\/strong> Saturday, Nov. 16, evening
\nFriendship Caf\u00c3\u00a9<\/a> (2434 18th St., N.W.)<\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

I decided that while I wanted to get ride #7 in, I also didn’t want to go especially far. I’ve been curious for a while about Friendship Caf\u00c3\u00a9, which is located on the main drag in Adams Morgan, across the street from the bar where I sometimes go after one of my volleyball league’s games. <\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

I am a sucker for macarons, and have tried most of the ones in D.C. I like the small dainty ones less than I like bigger ones that require more than a solitary bite to disappear.<\/p>\n

Friendship Caf\u00c3\u00a9’s macarons are a little bigger than the small ones, but also not quite as large as the big ones. They have a good amount of buttercream and taste of what they claim to be and come in unusual flavors. I hemmed and hawed for a long while before making my choices.<\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

In the end, I opted for (clockwise, from right) PB&J, Earl Grey, and blueberry yogurt and paired them with a cup of tea. All were delicious, but I probably shouldn’t have eaten all three at once.<\/p>\n

Had I known there were pinball machines upstairs at Friendship Caf\u00c3\u00a9, it would not have taken me this long to visit. I love pinball, although I’m not especially good at it, and like to keep track of where to find machines to play on when I’m in a crummy mood. (It’s cheaper than both bowling and therapy.)<\/p>\n

\"Friendship<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

The shop is conveniently located near several bikeshare stations, and I availed myself of two of them. There are also racks on the sidewalk you can lock up to.<\/p>\n

With two things I love, I’m sure to return to Friendship Caf\u00c3\u00a9. I look forward to trying more of their flavors!<\/p>\n

Total mileage<\/strong>: 4 miles<\/p>\n

\n

Ride #8:<\/strong> Sunday, Nov. 24, afternoon
\nJava Shack<\/a> (2507 Franklin Rd., Arlington, VA)<\/p>\n

\"Java<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

I had to return an overdue book to the Arlington County Public Library, so decided to pair that with a Coffeeneuring Ride for my final qualifying day of the year.<\/p>\n

As with most of my rides, this, too, combined a couple modes of transit. I biked down to Foggy Bottom, where I caught the metro over to Virginia Square. I walked over to the library, paid my 30-cent late fine, and then took bikeshare over to Java Shack.<\/p>\n

I recollected that Java Shack, a decades-old institution was closing soon, and since I’d never been, I thought I ought to rectify that before it was too late. I hadn’t realized soon was today at the end of business.<\/p>\n

Yes, my final Coffeeneuring stop was also my final stop’s final day in existence.<\/p>\n

\"Java<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

That said, my hot chocolate was very tasty, and I got to sit outside and read for a little bit, despite the autumnal chill to the air. The man I walked outside with remarked that it would be hard to imagine the neighborhood without the coffee shop, and I overheard the baristas saying that lots of neighbors had stopped by over the course of the weekend to wish them well.<\/p>\n

Neither the fading light nor the growing chill (nor the fact that they were due to lock the doors) encouraged lingering over-long, so I hopped back on bikeshare for the last few blocks to the Courthouse metro station, where I caught a train home.<\/p>\n

Total mileage<\/strong>: 2.85 miles<\/p>\n

\n

2019 Coffeeneuring Totals<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Previous rides<\/strong>: 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>, and 6<\/a>
\nTotal mileage<\/strong>: 29.97 miles
\nDrink breakdown<\/strong>: 1 milkshake; 1 milk tea; 1 chai; 1 hot cider; 2 hot chocolates; and 2 teas
\nTreat breakdown<\/strong>: 3 croissant; 1 “pop tart”; 1 muffin; 3 macarons (although all in one visit)
\nNeighborhoods visited<\/strong>: Adams Morgan, Georgetown, downtown, Clarendon, Courthouse, Navy Yard, and Union Market
\nTheme within a theme<\/strong>: New-to-me, local, indie coffeehouses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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