BIG BEAR CAFE
bigbearcafe-dc.com
“With few businesses and
no sit down restaurants
a decade ago, there was
an opportunity to develop
the environment that we
live in and to create the
kinds of businesses that
neighbors very much
wanted to see.”
—Stu Davenport, Owner of Big Bear and
Bloomingdale resident since the early 2000’s
28 ISSUE NO. 5
On Sundays between May and November neighbors
and visitors to Bloomingdale enjoy the Bloomingdale
Farmer’s Market, and can stop in for an omelet and
coffee next door at Big Bear Café.
Opened in 2007, at the corner of 1st and R Streets NW,
Big Bear gets its name from the market and deli that
existed in that spot in various iterations over the past
hundred years. A large bear painting, by Bloomingdale
resident and artist Sean Hennessy graces the west side
of the building. (Incidentally, Sean Hennessy’s decorative
painting can also be found in Boundary Stone and
at 10 Square Team’s offices).
Although Big Bear is largely known as the place to
go to get an excellent cup of coffee, they have a full
service dinner that is definitely worth checking out.
They strive to use local ingredients sourced from
farms in the region, and grow their own herbs on site.