Foundation Coffee

A bit difficult to get to, it is in the back, employee parking, to the strip shops. I didn't see any signs and I had to park far from the shop. But it was busy with camped out drinkers, doing their college work and maybe a significant share of teleworkers. Coffee was great! And the amphitheater type seating was a bit foreign but actually fit the setting well.

My new favorite coffee haunt! The staff and fellow patrons are always cheerful, coffee is always good, and there’s always plenty of space in the morning. (If you’re like me and only occasionally drink coffee, their chai latte is incredible.)

A few folks have mentioned this, but I’ll echo that it is tricky to find and the GPS probably won’t get you there. Just drive behind all the shops (DSW, Five Below, Pot Bellies) and even though it looks like you’re lost, keep going till you find a hip little beanery. Enjoy!

Found this by accident when I was looking for a coffee place near by that I hadn't been to before. It is one of the best cups of coffee I've had in a while. The vibe is immaculate here.

This place is also somewhat hidden in what feels like behind the main shopping complex, but it's totally worth it.

This is definitely a great coffee date place.

My my my where do I begin,
Personally I love coffee and desserts, I would willing to drive if the place is good.
From the owner’s hospitality to the atmosphere everything was just perfect!

It could be bit tricky to find the place, it’s back of the shopping center.

9650 Main St #46, Fairfax, VA 22031

The barista this morning was exceptionally kind and efficient.
However, they don't have any station for customers to put cream or sugar in their coffee.
They only serve it black.
I had to throw it out as I can't drink black coffee. I don't recommend trying here unless you only like black coffee.

Nice big place. Great working spaces. They even have a conference room. Simple but good coffee and tea menu. Very good selection of scones and biscuits etc. There is a 4,000 person high school across the street so they really should open at like 730, not late at 9. Same for Saturday, open at 8 not 9.

Excellent representation of medium roast here in America.

Do not come here if you are expecting nordic light roasts, but their espresso and pourovers are fairly well dialed in and serve as an excellent representation of medium roast.

Excellent variety on pourover, and their espresso is a solid representation of a well dialed in medium roast. I would imagine their lattes to be excellent at the very least.

Has to be one of the worst single origin coffee I have tried. The barista was on the phone while making the pour over, bad customer service, bad attitude. Definitely wouldn’t recommend based off of my experience. I have tried several other spots but Cafein is the spot to go for quality coffee. I liked the design of Foundation coffee and the the environment, but that definitely didn’t make up for the bad service and coffee.

Best cappuccino in the area! Also love the pastries

Hidden gem thats worth looking for then working remotely. It's that vibe. The coffee is ok, the rest of what they offer is ok but that isn't why you are going there. There is a remote worker energy there where if that is what you go there for, suddenly the just ok coffee is suddenly a lot better elevated by the experience.