Compass Coffee

From our espresso drinks and our signature blends to the layout and ambiance of our cafe on 7th Street in the historic Shaw neighborhood. Every day, our goal is your goal: to start your day off right and make sure it keeps going in the right direction. We strongly believe that a really good cup of coffee will do that. It does for us, and it can for you.

Vanilla, Caramel, Almonds. Named after the location of the first Compass Cafe in Washington DC, 7th Street is a blend that is close to our hearts. It's light and sweet and delicious. Some people say if you close your eyes when you take a sip it tastes like a candy bar.

Balanced, Milk Chocolate, Toasted Nuts. The Cardinal is the very first Compass blend and the house coffee at the Compass Cafe. It's smooth and mellow with a nutty caramel flavor that works for all seasons and travels well for coffee lovers on the go.

Strawberry, Smooth, Creamy. This light roast is warm and smooth with sweet, syrupy flavors that belie its solid, full-bodied character. Like most things that come out of the mountains of Indonesia, appearances can be deceiving and the Easting blend is no exception.

Bright, Berry-like, Sweet. The Horizon blend is a tangy African light roast with berry and candy-like sweetness. Its bright flavor and medium body make it perfect for breakfast or with a pastry in the afternoon.

Vibrant, Dark Fruit, Cocoa. When you drink a cup of the Shaw blend, you know you're drinking coffee. With flavors like cocoa and dark fruit, its vibrant intensity gets right in your face and stands up to whatever you want to put in it--milk, sugar, cream, you name it.

Butter, Dark Chocolate, Toasted Almonds. Full Bodied and Balanced We looked everywhere for a coffee that would be at once familiar and new. We found it in the mountains of Brazil's coffee-growing regions, where small and medium-sized farmers are currently leading a coffee renaissance. This single-origin coffee, carefully grown and harvested at its ripest, is then "honey-processed" using a combination of traditional methods and new technology. The result is a showcase of the best Brazilian coffee has to offer: medium body, balanced acidity and sweetness, with notes of dark chocolate and toasted nuts.

Cinnamon, Raisin, Dates, Brown Sugar. Clean and Structured. Throughout The steep mountain slopes of Huehuetenango in the highlands of western Guatemala are the crown jewel of Central American coffee. Their diverse micro-climates and lush forests are home to countless small, family-owned plots that have been handed down for generations. The accumulated knowledge and harvesting methods of their farmers continue to yield exceptional coffee with clean, clear flavors in the cup. We then roast these single-origin beans to highlight their sweet, floral taste and natural brown-sugar finish.