Zeke’s Coffee is planning to open another location at 4602 14th St. NW, north of Upshur Park in the Petworth neighborhood of D.C., in addition to its exisiting shops on 15th St. NW and Rhode Island Avenue.

The Woodridge roastery, which got its starting in Baltimore, is already hiring for the new Petworth location, which is expected to open sometime in February.

Meanwhile, Zeke’s is also still planning to expand next door at its Route 1 roastery at 2300 Rhode Island Ave. NE, just minutes south of Mount Rainier, giving patrons more room to work and mingle.

Earlier this summer, Zeke’s announced it would take over the former home of Kaaos Gym in Woodridge next door after the gym announced it would be focusing on at-home training. The roaster is still waiting for permits to be approved and is focusing on its 14th Street opening before moving ahead, however.

The extra space on Rhode Island Avenue will be used as Zeke’s main coffeeshop and will designate its current space at 2300 Rhode Island Avenue, which it’s been at since 2013, for roasting beans and other production needs.

Last summer, Zeke’s Coffee upgraded its outdoor sidewalk patio facing Rhode Island Avenue, due in part to the pandemic, with a more permanent sidewalk seating structure after receiving a grant from the D.C. Building Industry Association’s sidewalk improvement program.

Coffee has become a hot commodity on the Route 1 corridor in recent years. Along with Zeke’s, Vigilante has locations in Hyattsville and College Park, and you can get a good cup of coffee everywhere from miXt Food Hall in Brentwood to Manifest Bread Co. in Riverdale Park and the Board and Brew in College Park.

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