Wine & Butter Cafe & Market
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Wine & Butter Cafe & Market

1023 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC

★★★★4.4(312 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Wine & Butter Cafe & Market is a genuinely cozy neighborhood spot where the coffee and croissants justify becoming a regular, especially if you're staying nearby in DC. The real magic is in the details—comfortable outdoor seating overlooking a park, a genuinely friendly staff, and an attached market that makes lingering feel like discovering something special rather than just grabbing coffee. It's the kind of place that feels like a hidden gem until you realize half the city's already found it.

What to expect

Light foodTraditional drinksPastriesFamily friendlySlow sitOutdoor seatingMeetings

Google Reviews

Sarah Smelko
★★★★★2 months ago

Really adorable place! We were visiting DC for a long weekend and this was super close to our accomadations. We ended up going every morning for coffee and pastries. It has a real cozy feel, great coffee, not pretentious, but very boutique vibes. The coffee window is super cute, and its a great place to sit outside and dog watch. Perfect place for a quick snack, coffee, wine, etc. Will be back if in DC again!

Melanie Rios
★★★★★4 months ago

This place is truly amazing, the coffee, croissants, and atmosphere are all amazing. The outdoor seating is awesome very comfy and pretty, the staff is really friendly.

J C
★★★★★6 months ago

A hidden gem, to say the least! The staff is incredibly friendly, and there’s plenty of comfortable outdoor seating. The coffee and pastry selection is delicious, and the attached market offers so much more than you’d expect. A perfect spot to relax, catch up with friends, or just enjoy a great cup of coffee.

Celina Donis
★★★★9 months ago

This spot really used to be of quality and these past several years have really went down in any quality. There small ready-made snacks/apps are way over priced(priced as if it was a meal) $9+ (not worth its bland quality) The chai was mostly milk and syrup. And the coffee taste burnt and bitter EVeRY time

Anushka Mankunath
★★★★3 years ago

A great location and wide variety of coffee and pastries available! The outdoor seating is cute and faces the park outside which is great for dog and people watching. They do have free Wi-Fi but only outdoor seating available. There are a couple outlets by certain tables, but it would be best to come fully charged before sitting down. For drinks I got their iced gingerbread latte and a Nutella croissant. The croissant wasn't bad, but nothing amazing. The latte was good and a nice size too. My friend got their plain butter croissant and it was so delicious that I had to order one for myself! It has a hint of herbs in the dough that make it delicious. We grabbed a table outside to get some work done. It's a little difficult to put two laptops on the table together, but we made it work. I think this is a better place to meet up with friends or to use their market inside to purchase basic grocery staples or wine/alcohol.

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