Idido's Coffee & Social House

Popular on Yelp is an Ethiopian-owned coffee shop along Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia. It's within development so it feels a little commercial, but they make good use of the space given. Here's my experience visiting on a Friday morning: 1) Coffee: They have a full coffee menu, brewing Ethiopian beans. I ordered a large vanilla latte and it was strong and flavorful, not too sweet. For non-coffee drinkers, they have tea and two different kinds of smoothies. My five-year-old daughter loved their strawberry mango smoothie. 2) Food: They have a variety of pastries made fresh, cakes and other snacks. Seeing a blueberry scone and a cinnamon scone, made fresh daily. My cinnamon scone wasn't too dry and had a good cinnamon crunch. 3) Service: There was a line around 10 a.m. so expect to wait, but the service is so nice. The staff seem passionate about what they do and the joy is contagious. 4) Space: It's small, but there are two areas of seats and couches. An old map of D.C. decorates one of the walls. There's a restroom in the back. 5) Neighborhood: There are many shops and restaurants from around the world nearby along Columbia Pike. My favorite taco spot in the D.C. area (Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita) is just a few minute walk north.

The break sandwich was amazing and flakey and wonderful. The coffees were beautiful and tasted. The tables and decor are very nice. We didn’t personally speak to the owner but we watched him say hi and laugh with the locals. Big smile on his face. Great vibes

I ordered the avocado toast for breakfast and requested my egg to be cooked medium. Let me say it was very savory, bread was not stale at all. I recommend!

I wasn’t too impressed with the coffee and pastries but the place is cute and the staff is very friendly. Limited street parking.