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Nearby Restaurants
Here are some nearby restaurants well worth checking out. Also during weekdays there are lunch trucks along Connecticut Avenue just North of the Van Ness Metro offering a delicious assortment of goodies.
Heading North on Connecticut Avenue, this is the closest restaurant. Inexpensive and very tasty. You might want to research how to order Pho:
https://www.lovingpho.com/pho-opinion-editorial/understanding-pho-menu-ordering-pho-numbers/
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Pho 14
1436 Park Rd NWHeading North on Connecticut Avenue, this is the closest restaurant. Inexpensive and very tasty. You might want to research how to order Pho:
https://www.lovingpho.com/pho-opinion-editorial/understanding-pho-menu-ordering-pho-numbers/
Heading further North on Connecticut Avenue, on the West side, Tesoro offers excellent Italian food in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere.
Tesoro
4400 Connecticut Ave NWHeading further North on Connecticut Avenue, on the West side, Tesoro offers excellent Italian food in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere.
Finally, a bit of a walk but well worth it: Bread Furst is a James Beard Award winning local bakery created by local chef Mark Furstenberg. Get there early, especially on weekends, but don't take your laptop - it is a place for eating, socializing, or picking up pastries not doing office work. They have a schedule of their breads:
https://www.breadfurst.com/breads
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Bread Furst
4434 Connecticut Ave NWFinally, a bit of a walk but well worth it: Bread Furst is a James Beard Award winning local bakery created by local chef Mark Furstenberg. Get there early, especially on weekends, but don't take your laptop - it is a place for eating, socializing, or picking up pastries not doing office work. They have a schedule of their breads:
https://www.breadfurst.com/breads
Heading South, just past the firehouse on the West Side of Connecticut Avenue, Siam House offers delicious Thai food and a small outdoor patio.
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Siam House
3520 Connecticut Ave NWHeading South, just past the firehouse on the West Side of Connecticut Avenue, Siam House offers delicious Thai food and a small outdoor patio.
We've yet to try this, but it offers an intriguing menu of Kabobs and Central Asian cuisine.
Dolan Uyghur Restaurant
3518 Connecticut Ave NWWe've yet to try this, but it offers an intriguing menu of Kabobs and Central Asian cuisine.
Continuing down Connecticut Avenue on the West side is Medium Rare. They offer steak, fries, salad and bread, and they do it very well.
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Medium Rare
515 8th St SEContinuing down Connecticut Avenue on the West side is Medium Rare. They offer steak, fries, salad and bread, and they do it very well.
Paragon Thai offers an example of the more typical Thai cuisine that can be found around town. They also deliver.
Paragon Thai Restaurant
3507 Connecticut Ave NWParagon Thai offers an example of the more typical Thai cuisine that can be found around town. They also deliver.
South on Connecticut Avenue, on the East side across from the Uptown Theater, Spices offers a reliable menu of decent sushi and Asian fusion cuisine. They are open till 10:30 Friday and Saturday nights, and their delivery is very fast.
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Spices Asian Restaurant And Sushi Bar
3333 Connecticut Ave NWSouth on Connecticut Avenue, on the East side across from the Uptown Theater, Spices offers a reliable menu of decent sushi and Asian fusion cuisine. They are open till 10:30 Friday and Saturday nights, and their delivery is very fast.
We've yet to try this, but it looks promising. If you go, please let us know what you think.
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St. Arnold's Mussel Bar
3433 Connecticut Ave NWWe've yet to try this, but it looks promising. If you go, please let us know what you think.
This isn't really a restaurant, but it has delicious fresh pizza (pick up only, though you can order ahead) and a wonderful selection of fresh and frozen Italian food. Picking up the pizza is a two person affair - one to go in and pick up the pizza, and the other to drive around the block.
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Vace Italian Delicatessen
4705 Miller AveThis isn't really a restaurant, but it has delicious fresh pizza (pick up only, though you can order ahead) and a wonderful selection of fresh and frozen Italian food. Picking up the pizza is a two person affair - one to go in and pick up the pizza, and the other to drive around the block.
We were regulars at their U Street location when we lived near there. We haven't tried the uptown restaurant yet but can recommend their great pizzas, salad and selection of beer.
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Coppi's Organic Restaurant
3321 Connecticut Ave NWWe were regulars at their U Street location when we lived near there. We haven't tried the uptown restaurant yet but can recommend their great pizzas, salad and selection of beer.
Grocery Shopping
Besides the Whole Foods Market in Tenleytown, and the huge 24 hour Giant on Wisconsin and Macomb, these stores are within walking distance.
The closest grocery store is Giant Food at Van Ness, just by the Van Ness subway station. It's a short walk, especially if you cut through the alleys.
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Giant Food
3450 Washington BlvdThe closest grocery store is Giant Food at Van Ness, just by the Van Ness subway station. It's a short walk, especially if you cut through the alleys.
Just North of the Van Ness metro is Calvert Woodley, a well-stocked liquor store. They have a good selection of wine, weekly sales, and deli cheeses.
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Calvert Woodley Fine Wines & Spirits
4339 Connecticut Ave NWJust North of the Van Ness metro is Calvert Woodley, a well-stocked liquor store. They have a good selection of wine, weekly sales, and deli cheeses.
As mentioned in the restaurants list, Bread Furst is a great local bakery with fresh breads and pastries. Just get there early - they sell out.
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Bread Furst
4434 Connecticut Ave NWAs mentioned in the restaurants list, Bread Furst is a great local bakery with fresh breads and pastries. Just get there early - they sell out.
For health food, Yes! is South on Connecticut Avenue across from the Uptown Theater.
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Yes! Organic Market Cleveland Park
3425 Connecticut Ave NWFor health food, Yes! is South on Connecticut Avenue across from the Uptown Theater.
Excellent Frozen lasagna, fresh olives, pizza and other Mediterranean goodies.
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Vace Italian Delicatessen
4705 Miller AveExcellent Frozen lasagna, fresh olives, pizza and other Mediterranean goodies.
Getting Around
The Van Ness metro Red Line station is just 8 minutes away, a little shorter if you cut through the alleys. The L2 bus stopping at Tilden and Connecticut goes to Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle(ish) and close to the White House. The and H4 crosstown buses also stop here. Also at Connecticut and Tilden is a Capital Bikeshare stand.
You can save a minute or two cutting through the alleys - go toward Upton Street and under the Edmund Burke School bridgeway and continue on the Veazey Street.
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Van Ness-UDC Station
4200 Connecticut Ave NWYou can save a minute or two cutting through the alleys - go toward Upton Street and under the Edmund Burke School bridgeway and continue on the Veazey Street.
Capital Bikeshare
https://secure.capitalbikeshare.com/map/
Walking and Bicycle Trails
Rock Creek Park has numerous trails perfect for biking, jogging, or dog walking. Just walk down the hill past the old spring house to connect to the bike trail at Peirce Mill, and the side trail to Melvin Hazen Park which will return you to Connecticut Avenue. Save some energy if you plan to come back up the hill - it is long and steep!
Just down the hill is Peirce Mill and Rock Creek Park, site of an extensive network of bicycle and hiking trails maintained by the National Park Service. They provide an interactive map here:
https://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/maps.htm
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Peirce Mill
2401 Tilden St NWJust down the hill is Peirce Mill and Rock Creek Park, site of an extensive network of bicycle and hiking trails maintained by the National Park Service. They provide an interactive map here:
https://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/maps.htm
For a longer walk, the National Zoo is down Connecticut Avenue. The stars are the pandas, but it also includes a beautiful aviary and tropical forest, and sea lions who are usually fun to watch. The rear entrance opens into Rock Creek Park, so it is possible to make a loop and return along the Rock Creek trail.
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Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWFor a longer walk, the National Zoo is down Connecticut Avenue. The stars are the pandas, but it also includes a beautiful aviary and tropical forest, and sea lions who are usually fun to watch. The rear entrance opens into Rock Creek Park, so it is possible to make a loop and return along the Rock Creek trail.