Guata Java

Alexandria, United States

2.5

2 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 703-552-1027
Website:
www.guata-java.com
Address:
5340 Holmes Run Pkwy Ste 1100, Alexandria, VA, 22304
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.9 mi29K, 28K, A8
1.2 miVan Dorn Street Metro Station
1.3 miDash Bus
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Garage
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes

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Local time (Alexandria) 04:30 Monday, 2 June 2025

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Description

Specialties

Shade grown, direct trade, organic coffee from Guatemala

History

Established in 2009.

In 2008, Guillermo, a colleague of Eric’s, came back from a trip home in Guatemala and gave him a bag of coffee beans. Eric asked Guillermo where he got this wonderful coffee, he answered ‘from my family’s farm’.

It turns out the Solares family has owned a small coffee farm in Coban, Guatemala for three generations. Their farm is located at around 4500 feet in the mountains about 4 hours outside of Guatemala City.

When another family member, Carlos, approached us about introducing their coffee into the U.S. market, Mimi looked at farmer’s markets in the area. With a simple twist of fate, we were invited to the Vienna Market in 2009, and so it began.

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2 reviews of Guata Java

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Place rating: 1
Washington, DC
No coffee shop here
Place rating: 4
Alexandria, VA
Shade grown, fair-​trade, Central American coffee. That’s my kind of coffee.
According to their website, Guata Java was started by a husband-​and-​wife team based in Centreville when a friend of theirs returned from a trip home to Guatemala with a bag of his family’s coffee plantation coffee beans. They decided to help him and his family bring their coffee to the U.S. and started Guata Java together. All the coffee, obviously, comes from the family plantation in Guatemala. If you check out the website you learn exactly how the beans make it from Guatemala to the U.S., with the roasting process in between.
Guata Java sells its wares at farmers markets around the DC area. It’s a bit pricey, but I imagine that’s the cost of knowing exactly where each and every bean you’re buying comes from, that they’re grown sustainably, and that all the plantation workers and roasters are paid fairly. Not to mention, the coffees are deeee-​lish-​us. Five blends, all dark, bold, and smooth. Three have received ratings of 87 or higher from The Coffee Review; the remaining blends are under review.
The coffees are available whole-​bean or ground, in two sizes. Order online, have it *delivered* (within 25 miles of Centreville), or stop by one of the farmers markets. If you visit Guata Java at the markets, you can purchase cups of brewed coffee or sample the divine Burmese iced coffee for $ 3: like Thai iced coffee, made with condensed milk. Super refreshing on a hot day!