Calabash Tea & Tonic

Washington, DC, United States

4.8

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25 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
Yes
Good For
Dessert
Parking
Garage, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Intimate
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes
Good for Working
Yes

Description

Specialties

Healing tea blends, pour-​over coffee, herbal tonics, kombucha on tap. Brunch served all day: Quiches, exotic vegetarian cuisine, veggie sushi and samosas & soups, gluten-​free options. Sweet potato pie, lavender infused cookies, muffins.

History

Established in 2012.

The seed for Calabash was planted two doors from the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY with the opening of ‘Pyramid Tea & Herbal’ in 1976. As the counter help at Pyramid, her parent’s healthfood shop & juice bar, Sunyatta trained as a 5th generation master herbalist and later as a Naturopath — learning the medicinal value of global teas, foods & spices. Since being able to peek over the shop counter, she has served NYC residents alongside health-​seeking celebrities. For many decades Sunyatta accompanied her Syrian-​Jamaican/​Cuban family on spice buying adventures, while daydreaming of outfitting Pyramid with the fabrics & décor of these exotic destinations.

Slipping ‘green cuisine’ out of Birkenstocks and sliding it into stilettos, the majority of our 100 tea & coffee blends and vittles are rooted in our grandmothers’ time-​tested, aphrodisiac recipes. Hey, why should naughty congressmen have all the fun in DC?

Meet the Manager

Rockie R.

Manager

Rocki has never met a tea she wouldn’t try.

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