Roggenart Bistro & Café is now open in Ballston.
Located at 4401 Wilson Blvd, formerly the home of Republik Coffee Bar, the Maryland-based coffee shop launched with a soft opening two Saturdays ago. It is now gearing up for its grand opening on Thursday, April 4, according to store manager Nadia Id Lachguer.
Since its opening, the European-inspired café has attracted a steady stream of residents and office workers, Id Lachguer told ARLnow. Several patrons were enjoying coffee and baked goods inside when ARLnow visited on Monday morning.
“Business has been good,” she said
ARLnow learned about the new coffee shop’s arrival in Arlington in October. The Ballston location marks the fifth in the D.C. area and the first in Virginia for Roggenart, which was founded in 2017.
In addition to coffee, the café offers a variety of European-style pastries, including croissants, Danishes, and tarts, along with a selection of scratch-made sandwiches and soups. There is also a specialty pastry dubbed the “crookie,” a fusion between a croissant and cookie, which Id Lachguer says is all the rage now in France.
“The crookie took over Paris,” she said.
The Ballston outpost offers an all-day breakfast and lunch menu, including a range of sandwiches and baked goods. Following the grand opening, the café also plans to introduce a selection of soups.
Roggenart joins a growing list of coffee options in the Ballston area, including Korean coffee purveyor Gute Leute, the outdoor stand Ballstonian, and Slipstream, near the intersection of Wilson Blvd and Glebe Road, as well as Compass Coffee and national chain locations.