About
Big Bear Cafe is a café in Washington, United States. A coffee costs around $3.
For working, it has Wi-Fi and outdoor seating.
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Named as a place to work from by 2 independent sources.
Beautiful with garden patio seating and an entire upstairs with a working fireplace. The food is just OK but it is one of the coziest little nooks to do some deep focus work.
- Outdoor seating: yes
- Indoor seating: yes
DevourDCBlog post, January 2026Where to Work from a Cafe in Washington DC
on devourdc.substack.comDoors open at 7 at this all-day cafe, where you can post up on the ivy-ensconsed outdoor patio in the morning with coffee and bagels ... Note that wifi is cut off in the evenings for dinner.
- Outdoor seating: yes
WashingtonianGuide, September 2015DC Restaurants, Bars, and Coffee Shops with Free Wifimixed
on washingtonian.com
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- Coffee
- $3
- Wi‑Fi fee
- Free
- Takeaway
- Yes
- Cards
- Accepted
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