Black Lion Coffee & Café

9705 Traville Gateway Dr, Rockville - 20850
268 reviews
Coffee & Tea Coffee Roasteries
(240) 907-2994

This is an amazing place! The fresh epicurean grade Ethiopian bean is roasted there and tastes great by itself. The coffee and drinks are head and shoulders above anywhere else in the region! An extra bag always makes a great gift!The service and hospitality is otherworldly! The hosts are the owners and genuinely love and care about their guests, customers, and clients. You can tell by the way they interact with you and even each other....and by the quality of their roast and brew.They also have big hearts for the less fortunate. Honestly.... if it wasn't already their coffee, I would give it to them as a gift!!!! A full and overflowing ? out of ? ? ? ? ?

Wonderful! Best coffee in rockville so far in my opinion. Coffee has many layers of flavor, strong, and leaves a nice aftertaste. The pastries are limited, but very delicious!

Absolutely love their house blend coffee! AMS their butter croissants are so fresh! Great place to just sit and work or quickly grab a coffee from!

Interesting decor but customer service was sub par. The lady treated me like $hit, as if me passing by was an inconvenience at best. She still had her AirPods on. Go for the coffee if you must but don’t expect good energy.

Love this little shop, coffee is excellent.The ambiance is wonderful, they keep a coffee roaster right out in front, really cool touch. The interior is very inviting, with ample seating. They focus just on Ethiopian coffee and all of their single origins are excellent.Great locally owned shop, everyone in Moco who loves coffee should give this place a try!

Absolutely incredible! The people were friendly and the atmosphere is lovely, I can tell this would be a great place to go and do work because it's got a quiet warmth about it. And not to mention, that was the best mocha latte and my friend's best chai that we've had in a very long time. You can truly tell that they take pride in their products.

I had a very bizarre experience this morning. If I'm at a coffee place at 7:00 a.m. I'm usually in a hurry to get some caffeine into my system because I'm an addict, and most coffee places understand this dynamic and slinging coffee quickly and cheerily.At this place, this poor lady seemed like she was all on her own trying to manage the counter, some coffee roasting that was going on, and I guess having a conversation with somebody on her iPods or something?I ordered a medium roast and she said it would take a few minutes, so we are already on the back foot here. When the coffee came out, I asked what was in the creamer container and it was difficult to communicate that I wanted milk but cream is what was in the container.Finally, when I got the coffee, it didn't taste like a medium roast at all. It has to be one of the darker roasts I've ever had.I've met the owner before and he is a very good host and very knowledgeable about coffee, but if I cannot get a consistent experience, especially first thing in the morning when I'm fiending for my coffee, I won't be going back.

Interesting decor but customer service was sub par. The lady treated me like $hit, as if me passing by was an inconvenience at best. She still had her AirPods on. Go for the coffee if you must but don’t expect good energy.

Great Coffee and friendly staff --small area for sitting -- not a lot of choice but good coffee and a place to go to study a bit after class -- wish they opened earlier in the morning .

Best. Latte. In the DMV area. Period. I have been looking for this type of rich flavor coffee for a very long time! I'm so glad I finally found where I can settle ❤️