How Do I Get to LoveCafe in DC?

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Car (see Driving Directions for more help)

  • Metered parking is available on U St. and zone parking is available on 15th St. On weekday mornings and afternoons, parking is fairly easy to find. Nights and weekends can be a little more difficult.
  • Public parking: Write into the Mayor's office to demand more parking on U St. Read what we have to say.
  • Drive up and double park. We're not advising that you break the law, but a lot of people double park when picking up their advance orders.

Walk

  • Stroll over for your cake and check out what's up with the hip boutiques on U St. Below are links to our close neighbors on the 1500 U Street block:
Boundless Yoga
Junction
JoJo
Meeps
Mid-city business district
Millenium
Moojoo ken,
Nana
U Street Cleaners
Top Notch Tattoo
Zawadi

Metro

  • Take Metro's Green Line to the "U Street/Cardozzo/African American Civil War Memorial" stop.
  • Take the "13th Street" exit off the platform which puts you at the intersection of 13th and U St.
  • Walk 2 blocks West on U St. CakeLove and Love Café are located on the far corner of 15th and U St. CakeLove is located at 1506 U St.; Love Café is located at 1501 U St.

Bus

  • Take the 90 bus, which stops right in front of CakeLove at the corner of 15th & U St.
  • The S1, S2, and S4 buses stop at 16th & U St., NW, just one block west of CakeLove and Love Café.

CakeLove Driving Directions

From Virginia on I-395 (including National Airport)

  • Take I-395 northbound into Washington, DC. The bridge you cross puts you onto 14th St.
  • Continue straight (North) on 14th approximately 1.5 miles to U St. As you drive straight on 14th St. you will pass the Washington monument, downtown buildings, Thomas Circle, and a residential/commercial district.
  • Go Left on U St. (West) and continue one block to the light at 15th St.
  • CakeLove and Love Café are just past the light on either side of the street. CakeLove is located on the left at 1506 U St., NW; Love Café is located on the right at 1501 U St., NW.

From Virginia I-66 (including Dulles Airport)

  • Cross the Teddy Roosevelt bridge and exit onto Constitution Ave.
  • Continue straight on Constitution Ave until you reach 15th St.
  • Go left onto 15th St. and continue straight to I ("Eye") St., NW.
  • Go left onto I St.
  • Take a right at the next light which will again be 15th St.
  • Continue straight on 15th for approximately 1 mile to U St. You have arrived at our corner.
  • Go Left on U St. CakeLove is located at 1506 U St.; Love Café is located at 1501 U St.

From Maryland (Silver Spring, Bethesda)

  • Take 16th St. southbound into Washington, DC to U St. NW.
  • Go left at the light onto U St. Drive 1 block until the next light. You have arrived on our corner.
  • CakeLove is located on the right at 1506 U St.; Love Café is located on the left at 1501 U St.

From Maryland (BW Parkway/Route 50)

  • Enter the city on Route 50 and continue until Florida Ave.
  • Go right onto Florida Ave. and continue straight for 1.5 miles. (Note: You will cross into Northwest, DC at the 3rd light after turning onto Florida).
  • Florida becomes U St. at 7th St. NW. Continue straight on U St., until you reach 15th St. You have arrived at our corner.
  • CakeLove is located on the left at 1506 U St.; Love Café is located on the right at 1501 U St.