Readers chose the D.C. area’s best coffee shop. H Street’s Sidamo which roasts its own beans is among the best
Now that the scientific world is finally confirming what coffee drinkers always knew — that it’s okay to drink as much coffee as you like — allegiance to a single purveyor seems like a moot point. Yet as of this writing, nearly 1,000 votes poured in for last week’s reader poll to name the area’s best coffee shop . The winner? With more than a quarter of the votes, it was Blind Dog Cafe . The Shaw cubbyhole, which occupies Darnell’s Bar during daytime hours, opened in February and has since won loyalists with its PT’s coffee, warm pimento-cheese-and-egg croissant sandwiches and shabby-chic decor. • What’s the best coffee shop in the D.C. area? Peregrine Espresso , last year’s winner Northside Social , and Tryst also fared well, along with Big Bear Cafe and the new Kafe Bohem . Though our poll put forth 17 options, including selections from our 2011 list, readers wrote in to name a few favorites they felt were robbed. Among them: Alexandria’s brilli