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Latte at Swing's
Swing's Coffee Roasters, located in Alexandria's Del Ray neighborhood, made Eater DC's "The 16 Best Coffee Shops Around DC" list published last week.
M.E. Swing’s Coffee Roasters operates a coffee bar and roasting facility at 501 E. Monroe Ave. Opened in May 2013, the spot serves signature blends, cold-brewed coffee on tap, espresso drinks and pastries from Alexandria Pastry Shop. It features a, industrial-style atmosphere, seating, and outdoor options. The Del Ray location is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Swing's Coffee Roasters has earned 4.2 out of 5 stars on Yelp.
Here's what Eater DC had to say about Swing's: "With a D.C. history spanning more than a century, Swing’s Coffee Roasters boasts multiple locations: two downtown and a flagship roastery in a window-lined industrial space in Del Ray. Plus, the roastery’s location in Alexandria boasts a coffee bar, which hosts free cupping labs and offers growler refills of cold brew."
Here's what Swing's has to say about its business in Del Ray:
The 501 East Monroe Building, with its art-deco design, windowed frontage and historic façade, became our new home for roasting operations in 2013. Located on the edge of Alexandria’s vibrant Del Ray neighborhood, the roasting facility is under the same roof as our Coffeebar and includes Swing’s wholesale, coffee education, and roasting departments.
Our home here represents the whole of the coffee experience and what we value as a company: an exquisite coffee bar, a staff with an educated passion for coffee, and a professional cupping lab open to the public as a resource to understand the complex flavors of coffee, as well as the supply chain that bears it out.
Find out more about the history of the company here.
