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Logan Circle freelancer magnet Mid City Caffé is shutting down next week. “Limited accessibility restricted morning commuter and daytime foot-traffic, and while the café was blessed with a coterie of dedicated regulars, ultimately the volume simply was not there,” explains manager Jeffrey Lamoureux in a statement. The last day for Counter Culture coffee and Polly Style cookies at the second-floor location above Miss Pixie’s on 14th Street NW is Oct. 1.
Full announcement after the jump:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC – September 22, 2011
Mid City Caffé to Close October 1, 2011
Logan Circle’s Mid City Caffe has announced that it will be closing for business.
The final day of normal operation will be September 30, 2011 with limited hours of operation on October 1. The café was opened in 2009 by a pair of entrepreneurs who turned the interior of the former auto-body shop into a comfortable environment for the neighborhood’s residents to work, relax and socialize.
Unfortunately, the second-story location outside the downtown core proved underperforming. Limited accessibility restricted morning commuter and daytime foot-traffic, and while the café was blessed with a coterie of dedicated regulars, ultimately the volume simply was not there.
Known particularly as a gathering place for the neighborhood’s freelancers and creative professionals, Mid City Caffe proudly served coffee from Counter Culture
Coffee and Caffe Pronto prepared by an expertly trained staff. The café’s closing will leave a gap in the expanding, but nightlife-focused, Fourteenth Street corridor.
It has been a pleasure to serve the Logan Circle neighborhood and to be apart of the city’s burgeoning specialty coffee scene. While the ownership and staff are excited to move on to other opportunities, they will miss their devoted customers.
Contact:
Jeffrey Lamoureux
General Manager
Mid City Caffe
1626 14th St, NW Washington, DC 20009
Email: Jeffrey@midcitycaffe.com
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