Windows Market and Cafe

Over on the corner of First Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW is the Windows Deli. It has attractive big windows that look out on to Rhode Island Avenue. Inside the decor says Ethopian / Swedish, mainly because the furniture being IKEA and the staff is pretty much Ethopian. In the corner there is a display case of tiny coffee cups and an African(?) vase. You have a choice of about 3 blonde wood tables to sit at or two other chairs sans table. The table near the window is good for people watching.

Windows Cafe

The menu is extremely limited. Basically you have coffee, tea, and cold sandwiches made to order. This is more coffee shop than restaurant. I had a tuna sandwich. The tuna was ok, a little heavy on the relishy ingredient and a bit more soupy than one is accustomed.

Looking around and thinking about it a bit more, the place seems very cabbie friendly. If your main thing is to sit, wait, get coffee, leave, then this is a suitable spot. Sunday, a decent mixed crowd can be found sitting, reading the paper, and drinking coffee.

Up the stairs (3 steps) is the market part of Windows, which is a quickie mart with drinkable wine and a few veggies. I noticed in the corner were tomatoes and onions.

I hope this business does well. It is good to have a big windowed people watching coffee shop so close.