Events
Valentine's Tiramisu Making Class
Join Cafe Cino and DC Eatings for an evening of culinary creativity with a Tiramisu Making Class! Whether you're preparing a dessert to share with a loved one on Valentine's Day or enjoying Galentine's Day with your friends, this class is the perfect way to indulge in a sweet treat and celebrate the season of love.
Hawaiian Coffee Social
Join Café Cino and PLNTR for an afternoon of coffee and conversation. Featuring single-origin coffees from Paradise Coffee Roasters like the distinguished coffee reviewed Ka'u Red Catuai Peaberry and Kona Red Wine Process, paired with Hawaiian style mochi.
Yemeni Coffee Social
Join us for an afternoon of tasting specialty Yemeni Coffees from Dragonfly Coffee Roasters while enjoying a musical exploration of Nizar Qabbani's poetry and stories from the homeland with Syrian artist, Aiyah Sibay and Lebanese oud musician, Alaa Abdulbaki.
Fall Equinox Tarot and Tea
Join Café Cino and Skye Marinda for an afternoon of Tarot & Tea - Fall Equinox Edition!
See what guidance the cards have to offer about what to focus your energy on this fall, while enjoying three courses of fall inspired teas, from chai to autumnal blends with apple, cinnamon, and hibiscus.
Reading Room with PlayPlayDC and RARE PRESS
Queer Book Club collaboration with PlayPlayDC x RARE
Bring your current book or book you’ve been wanting to read. Tackle a few chapter with us while enjoying coffee, tea, and plants!
RSVP for a seat from 1-4 pm. Stick around to discuss what you’ve read or meet a new book friend!
Pour Over Lab: Chemex Workshop
Pour Over Lab is an experiential workshop, where we'll explore the art and science of extracting coffee.
Join us for a Chemex Workshop!
Book Club with prettylittlebookshelf
Enjoy a cozy Sunday morning with us for an enriching book club experience hosted by Morgan Menzies of prettylittlebookshelf. Our book club aims to deepen human connections, spark meaningful dialogue, and build a vibrant community. Each session will offer a unique opportunity to explore new perspectives and share insights with fellow book lovers.
Enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea from Cafe Cino with ticket purchase.
Cold Brew Workshop
Interested in learning how to make your own cold brew at home? Join us for a beginner friendly workshop where we’ll learn the basics of making cold brew… from grind size to equipment and steep time.
Meditative Arabic Calligraphy Workshop
Experience the ancient art of Arabic Calligraphy and its healing qualities, as taught by instructor Aiyah Sibay.
Each calligraphic session begins with somatic breathwork and meditation. You will then be led through exercises that will teach you the technical foundations of Arabic calligraphy while also allowing you to explore the artistic qualities of the craft. This workshop offers a feminine approach to a predominantly masculine medium, so we will be learning the basics of a traditional art form in a non-traditional manner. Your ticket includes a complimentary tea or coffee from Cafe Cino.
Intro to Watercolor using Coffee Grounds - Painting Plants
Enjoy a cozy afternoon painting in a plant shop!
Learn about the sustainable benefits of using coffee grounds as watercolor paints. Apply new techniques to create your own unique painting of a coffee plant or take inspiration from the plant-filled oasis at PLNTR.
Book Swap w/ Cafe Cino + prettylittlebookshelf
Come join us for a fun book swap event where you can trade your old reads for something new while sipping on your fav cup of coffee.
Pour Over Lab: Chemex Workshop
Pour Over Lab is an experiential workshop, where we'll explore the art and science of extracting coffee.
Join us for a Chemex Workshop!
Café Cino Coffee Club
Join us for another installment of Coffee Club!
Enjoy a poolside tasting of coffees from local DC roasters, LIVE JAZZ, and Pastries from THE ROYAL.
Pour Over Lab
Pour Over Lab is an experiential workshop, where we'll explore the art and science of extracting coffee.
For this introductory session, you will learn about pour-over fundamentals, including the best ways to maximize your water selection, grind size, temperature and flow rate. After a detailed demonstration, try your hand at making your own pour-over and apply your new skills at home. Ticket includes a 4 oz coffee sample to take home!
Coffee + Chocolate Tasting
Join us for another exclusive Coffee and Chocolate Tasting at PLNTR!
Café Cino and Chocolate House are back with a Chocolate + Coffee Tasting, featuring exotic Hawaiian coffees from Paradise Coffee Roasters, paired with gourmet chocolates. Discover the richness of these one-of-a-kind selections:
Slowing Down, Together: Mindfulness Series
Join Wellness With Wing and Café Cino for an 8 week mindfulness series, inviting us to slow down together each week to explore one of the chakras and corresponding herbal tea.
We’ll connect with our energy and body to improve our inner wellbeing and connection with each other, the collective body. The space will be supported by herbal tea, guided mindfulness practice, journaling, and conversation.
Come for one or all sessions - each week will focus on a different chakra (energy center of the body), and include a complimentary and corresponding tea.
Valentine's Day Pour-Over Pop-Up
Stop by Franklin’s Makers in Crown Heights on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday, Feb 14) from 11 am - 7 pm and try the Café Cino experience.
Serving up a special holiday menu featuring single-origin coffees & exotic teas. Start your night with a hot cup of coffee/tea or hang with us into the evening. Café Cino coffee bags will also be available for purchase!
Valentine's Day Tarot and Tea
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Cafe Cino and Skye Miranda for a special love edition of tea and tarot!
Intro to Pour-Over Coffee Workshop
Want to upgrade your at-home coffee game this new year?
Learn about pour-over fundamentals with Café Cino. During this class you'll learn the best ways to maximize your water selection, grind size, temperature and flow rate. After a detailed demonstration, try your hand at making your own pour-over and apply your new skills at home. Ticket includes a 4 oz coffee sample to take home!
Merry Market
Café Cino joins local DC vendors for a Holiday Market at Union Stage, serving up herbal teas as you shop and enjoy the musical stylings of….
Painting Plants: Intro to Watercolor
Enjoy a cozy afternoon painting in a plant shop!
Learn basic painting techniques and color schemes while enjoying a complimentary coffee or tea.
Café Cino Coffee Club
Join us for our first Coffee Club, a monthly coffee forward social & culinary experience!
Featuring exclusive tastings of our specialty coffees & tea and farm-to-table breakfast bites.
Café Cino Tasting: Central American Coffee & Pastries
Join Café Cino for an afternoon tasting of Central American single-origin coffees paired with delicious pastries!
Tarot & Tea
Let's do something a little different! Join Café Cino and Skye Marinda for an afternoon of Tarot & Tea at plant shop, PLNTR!
Celebrate spooky season with a tasting of four exotic teas from the Spice & Tea Exchange. From refreshing green and black teas to mushroom and ashwagandha chai, warm up with curated tea selections interspersed with a guided tarot reading to set the tone for the season.
Café Cino Live Session with Ainae
Join us for an afternoon of acoustic live music with singer/songwriter Ainae. Infusing her love of Soulful R&B, Hip Hop, and Contemporary Pop, this D.C native singer invites you in for an enjoyable listening experience with her unique sound, soulful voice and unbridled creativity.
Enjoy our selection of herbal teas and exotic specialty coffees while you listen.
Café Cino Tasting: Coffee + Pastry Pairing
Join us for an exclusive Café Cino Tasting, featuring exotic single-origins from Paradise Coffee Roasters, paired with Argentine-inspired pastries and baked treats from Azalea City Bakery.
Coffee + Chocolate Tasting
We're excited to partner with Chocolate House DC for an exclusive Chocolate + Coffee Tasting. Featuring an exclusive tasting of exotic single-origins from Paradise Coffee Roasters, paired with selected gourmet chocolates.
Featured coffees include:
**Kona Geisha Champagne Natural: this yeast fermented natural medium-light roast of the Geisha variety has tasting notes of tropical fruit aromas of passionfruit, mango, and guava, creating a sweet & lively cup with hints of tangerine and cream.
**Panama Mama Cata Geisha Champagne Natural: this yeast fermented natural light roast of the Geisha variety has tasting notes of hibiscus tea, bergamot, mango, milk chocolate, and jasmine, for a vibrant and sweet finish throughout.
Colombia Granja Paraiso: this double anaerobic wash processed Colombian light roast features tasting notes of orange creamsicle, milk chocolate, and flowers, for a full creamy mouthful with a finish of candied orange that lingers and lingers. Grown and cultivated at the world renowned Finca El Paraíso-92, a family farm that utilizes innovative cultivation systems aimed at producing a unique, exquisite coffee.
Hawaii Kau Classic Dark: grown on Kau, Big Island of Hawaii, in a region blessed for the ultimate coffee growing conditions, with deep soils, plentiful rainfall, and afternoon cloud cover, this dark roast of the Typica, Bourbon, and Red Catuai varieties features tasting notes of dried apricot, cream, and dark chocolate, with just a hint of citrus, for an exceptionally smooth finish.
*Geisha has been the world's most sought after coffee variety since it rose to fame in 2004 after Hacienda La Esmeralda won the Best of Panama cupping competition with it. Since then it has slowly been planted around the world.
Still Life Sessions
Join us for an open drawing session from Café Cino at PLNTR!
Hosted by local DC artist Bisun Martinez, guests will have the opportunity to take advantage of a variety of still life settings, utilizing the beautiful plant- filled oasis that is PLNTR.
Drip coffee included in the ticket price, but make sure to bring your own drawing materials!
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Introduction to Pour-Overs
Learn about pour-over fundamentals from Café Cino's own head Barista, including the best ways to maximize your water selection, grind size, temperature and flow rate. After a detailed demonstration, try your hand at making your own pour-over and apply your new skills at home.
Parlor Party
Café Cino x PLNTR present Parlor Party, an exclusive tasting of exotic single-origins from Paradise Coffee Roasters, paired with gourmet small plates by chef heimeinu, accompanied by an evening of live music by classical cellist Katie McCarthy. Join us for a relaxing evening of the finest of our specialty coffee selection, gourmet bites and unforgettable music!
Join us for a relaxing evening of the finest of our specialty coffee selection, gourmet bites and unforgettable music!
Featuring:
**Kona Geisha Champagne Natural: this yeast fermented natural medium-light roast of the Geisha variety has tasting notes of tropical fruit aromas of passionfruit, mango, and guava, creating a sweet & lively cup with hints of tangerine and cream.
**Panama Mama Cata Geisha Champagne Natural: this yeast fermented natural light roast of the Geisha variety has tasting notes of hibiscus tea, bergamot, mango, milk chocolate, and jasmine, for a vibrant and sweet finish throughout.
Columbia Granja Paraiso: this double anaerobic wash processed Colombian light roast features tasting notes of orange creamsicle, milk chocolate, and flowers, for a full creamy mouthful with a finish of candied orange that lingers and lingers. Grown and cultivated at the world renowned Finca El Paraíso-92, a family farm that utilizes innovative cultivation systems aimed at producing a unique, exquisite coffee.
Hawaii Kau Classic Dark: grown on Kau, Big Island of Hawaii, in a region blessed for the ultimate coffee growing conditions, with deep soils, plentiful rainfall, and afternoon cloud cover, this dark roast of the Typica, Bourbon, and Red Catuai varieties features tasting notes of dried apricot, cream, and dark chocolate, with just a hint of citrus, for an exceptionally smooth finish.
*Geisha has been the world's most sought after coffee variety since it rose to fame in 2004 after Hacienda La Esmeralda won the Best of Panama cupping competition with it. Since then it has slowly been planted around the world.
Still Life Sessions
Join us for an open drawing session from Café Cino at PLNTR!
Hosted by local DC artist Bisun Martinez, guests will have the opportunity to take advantage of a variety of still life settings, utilizing the beautiful plant- filled oasis that is PLNTR.
Drip coffee included in the ticket price, but make sure to bring your own drawing materials!