Short Eats, the city’s go-to for easily totable Sri Lankan street food, just unleashed a new concept—and it’s pretty darn elaborate.

On Wednesday, the eatery unveiled the Short Eats Community and Arts Co-Op, a joint effort of Short Eats, Ten Tigers Parlour, dance organization Electric Body, Lighthouse Yoga, Petworth Arts Collaborative, New Sewell Music Conservatory and other organizations. It’s a bit of a 2.0 effort for the Short Eats: The brand ran as a pop-up cafe inside Ten Tigers for a year and a half, before closing in fall 2018. Nowadays, Short Eats’ street food can be found on the dinner menu at Ten Tigers, as well as at farmer’s markets and small pop-ups around the District.

This new co-op, operating three days a week at the bar and event space owned by the Hilton brothers (Ian Hilton and Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton also own the Brixton, the Gibson, American Ice Company, the Brighton, and other local spots), aims to be “Petworth’s new daytime neighborhood gathering spot.”

“The Short Eats Community & Arts Co-Op was something born over the past two years among local businesses in the neighborhood,” Short Eats co-owner Yohan Ferdinando tells DCist in an email. “We’ve done screenings and temporary arts installations in the evenings, but wanted to do something more permanent and collaborative that served local artisans and businesses as well as the residents.”

Rather than merely be a space for locals to get grab-and-go eats, organizers want the co-op to be a place for co-working and community-building.

Yes, Short Eats’ veggie rotis and curry bowls are still available, but so are breakfast bowls, juices, salads, and caffeinated beverages. You’ll also find events, including dance classes, art happenings, and wellness programming.

The bar area already sports ample work space, outlets, and free Wi-Fi, we’re told, and will soon roll out art installations and exhibits from Petworth Arts Collaborative. Morning meditation courses have begun, with yoga on the way.

And let’s talk about these dance classes. For $15 a pop, you can spend your lunch break or happy hour strutting or hobbling through “heel dancing” (yes, that’s dancing in high heels) or embracing the world of burlesque in a Tease ’n’ Tassels class (a weekend option). They’re just two of a handful of choices open to all genders from Electric Body.

Thus, if another mug of Pike Place and soundtrack of acoustic covers at your neighborhood coffee shop sounds unbearably mundane, the Short Eats Community & Arts Co-Op might be your new jam. Just be sure to toss a pair of stilettos in your laptop bag.

The Short Eats Community Arts Co-Op is located at 3813 Georgia Ave. NW and runs 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays.