About Tryst

No Corporate Coffee, No Matching Silverware

Right in the center of our nation’s capital, Tryst stands in stark contrast to the suburban culture and coffee chains that proliferate the country. We’re a single location, owned and operated by the same couple that started it in 1998. No, our silverware doesn’t always match, and we don’t have 75 different kinds of trademarked, pre-made caramel-nilla-frapp-a-ccino-supremas.

What we do have is a commitment to serving the community  specialty coffee and espresso drinks made by skilled baristas, craft cocktails made with reference to the classics and incorporating fresh and interesting ingredients, fine pastries baked daily by our sister restaurant, and sandwiches, salads and small plates that incorporate flavors from around the world.

So, roll on down, find a seat, sit back and prepare to enjoy something truly exceptional. As our lives become faster, more efficient, and less personal, take solace in the personal care that goes into Tryst’s products and service.

That Third Place

The French have their cafés, the English their pubs, the Greeks their tavernas and bodegas; what do we have in America? Somewhere between home and work we all need a ‘third place’ to go -- where we can escape the stresses of everyday responsibilities but still connect (with high speed internet access if you choose) to your local community and the outside world. Tryst is that place. At Tryst, you can linger over a latte, scarf down a sandwich, or get dressed up for a date and sip martinis. Here, you're part of an eclectic mix of characters, art, and ambience. Today, Tryst is still the city’s neighborhood gathering place and the archetype for the American coffeehouse-bar.

More about us…

•     Free Wifi Monday through Thursdays all day, and Fridays until 9:00pm (We turn it off on the weekends starting on Fridays at 9pm until Sunday at 7pm and all day on holidays)
  
  
•     Free live Jazz Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 to 11:00
  
  
•     Rotating art shows on the walls every month
  
  
•     $3 Happy Hour 3pm-6pm, Sunday-Friday
  
  
•     Be sure to check out Tim's Tiki Tuesdays and enjoy one of the drinks that made TIKI America's Greatest Cocktail Movement  of the 20th Century.
  
  
•     Thursdays is Noah’s Beer Night. Try a different specialty beer every Thursday night and learn what makes it special from our resident beer guy, Noah and often visiting representatives of the breweries.
  
  
•     Tap-It, free water bottle refills, participant
  
  
•     Powered by Clean Currents wind energy
  
  
•     Founding member of Think Local First which promotes an interconnected community of locally-owned businesses who drive sustainable economic development in Washington DC
  
  
•     Member  Specialty Coffee Association of America
  

See even more of what’s going on in our blog.

Owner: Constantine Stavropoulis
G.L.U.E.: Jocelyne DeHaas
General Manager: Elias Montilla
Front of House Manager: Tia Scagliarini
Beverage Director: David Fritzler