Some of the best things in life come in two speeds: electric drills, vintage bicycles, and Sandra Bullock. Fuel your lifemobile with a relaxing wine-filled dinner and or an invigorating coffee break with today’s Groupon. For $15, you get $30 worth of dine-in food, wine, coffee, and more at GRAPE + BEAN, located in Alexandria. Groupon customers also receive an additional 20% off retail purchases, including bottles of wine, whole-bean coffee, cheeses, chocolates, and more (purchases must be made at the time of Groupon redemption).

Food and wine make for a great tag-team duo, assuaging stress while filling the belly with scrumptious sustenance. At GRAPE + BEAN, patrons can sample wines, small plates, and large plates to satisfy the pickiest of sippers and tasters. A knowledgeable staff helps customers pick out palate-soothing drinks and eats amid an inviting atmosphere that features original brick walls, exposed beams, and rustic wood finishes. Sample tasty bites off the lunch, brunch, or dinner menus, which offer selections such as the rosemary ham with melted aged gruyere ($11), truffled egg toast ($12.50), and duck confit with white-bean casserole ($22). Or, opt for smaller plates, such as artichoke with pecorino, fresh mint, and basil ($9) and organic heirloom tomato with serrano ham ($9).

Offering single-origin, fair-trade, and eco-friendly coffee, as well as independently produced hand-crafted wines, a stint at GRAPE + BEAN can be like slipping a pair of rose-tinted glasses on your mind while zooming along on a Vespa. The peaceful pours work quickly to enhance pleasantries (your dining companion, your meal, your hand-cobbled variegated corn-ear loafers) while sentencing all your worries to a time-out in the corner. Get this Groupon and share the fermented grape-juice magic and tingling coffee-bean sensation with someone you love or someone you want to love you.

20% discount on retail items is not valid for sale items, fresh breads, gift baskets, or gift certificates.

Reviews

Critics at The Washington Examiner and Metromix hail GRAPE + BEAN as one of the best little secrets in Alexandria:

• With handmade breads, cheese, chocolate and other goodies, you can snack there or stop by their shop for some extra supplies and glassware! – Metromix
• Whether you're looking to have brunch, lunch or dinner, Grape & Bean has an outstanding menu brimming with seasonal dishes using the highest quality ingredients. – Joana Suleiman, Washington Examiner

Yelpers and TripAdvisors alike give GRAPE + BEAN 4 stars, while an impressive 97% of Urbanspooners recommend it:

• Grape and Bean is a fun shop with coffee and wine. It's the kind of place that makes Old Town Alexandria still a distinctive destination for shopping and dining. – Seamonster, TripAdvisor
• We absolutely, totally and completely plan on returning. With service and an atmosphere like that, how could you not? – Michele D., Yelp