Big Bear Cafe

Homey, gritty, and welcoming. Loved the vibes of this place - the kind I can station up and work on life amin/work with a nice (free refills) cup of coffee and delicious (yet simple) breakfast sandwich all day and feel productive, yet a part of the community. A great meeting space with a roomy downstairs and upstairs that is stunningly rustic - and a spacious outdoor patio space that I'm sure is wonderful in nicer weather. Lesser known than most other DC spots, but should be more popular than it is. One of my favorites in DC.

Such a cozy coffee shop. I walked here while in town & grabbed a coffee and Sandwhich. I saw upstairs in a windows that overlooked the street. Perfect way to start the morning while taking a meeting! Coffee & service were great.

This has become one of my favorite coffee shops near the Noma area! I love the coffee it's very consistent and the employees are very friendly you have many seating options you can go outside or inside/upstairs. The food is very good I enjoy the breakfast burrito and the bagel if I'm in a rush! They do not have free WiFi on the weekends so I normally just come and read my book! Definitely a place I would recommend!

Im literally obsessed with the outdoor space that this cafe has got to offer! I took a nice stroll through the lovely neighborhood of Bloomingdale to arrive at this cafe which has always been on my list and I've been meaning to come. The iced latte is slightly pricey ~$6 but that's dc I guess.

Great coffees and breakfast items, an awesome neighborhood spot, and generally enough seating to find a place to hang and linger. Staff is friendly, service is good, but on many mornings there will be a line of varying degrees. I've been meaning to try lunch, evenings (trivia! Open mike! Pizza!) and take-home dinners but have not yet. Sundays have farmers market, which is fun and relaxing. Wonderful spot for the neighborhood.

I love to come here on Sundays, browse the farmers market outside, and then enjoy breakfast. Solid breakfast sammies and good coffee. Good service too, and they are always slammed on Sundays so it's impressive how they manage the volume. I love the patio seating, but upstairs is a fine fallback

Came here for a quick lunch break so can only speak to the daytime vibe but this is really all I need to say: got the lox bagel. Finished it. Got another one to go. Still dreaming about that lox bagel.

Such a hidden gem, or maybe it was just hidden to me? Regardless, the vibes are great and so is the coffee. Much better than going to a chain. Love sitting there with the windows open and the warm summer breeze coming in. Great for a slow morning or an afternoon drink.

This place is SOOOO CUTE! I love the vibe and the outdoor space! I just wish the food was better! The grilled cheese would be so much better with a jam or something on it and the chicken on the chicken sandwich is very dry. The salad was pretty good. Essentially, overpriced for the quality of food but a super cute spot to grab lunch or get some work done. I'd go back and try it again, maybe for a drink. Service was good - no complaints!

The bagels were good ~ the mocha was good & hot ~ the service charge was 12% ~ they request you sort your table items into three bins ~ the bill $27.00. So perhaps you ask ~ if this upsets me why should I return