Laura's Guidebook
Food scene
This restaurant / cafe / bar is definitely the best place in the neighborhood for dinner, breakfast, brunch, a latte or a martini. A great place that also has fun events. Check out their Facebook page “Busboys and Poets Anacostia” to see what is going on while you are in town.
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWThis restaurant / cafe / bar is definitely the best place in the neighborhood for dinner, breakfast, brunch, a latte or a martini. A great place that also has fun events. Check out their Facebook page “Busboys and Poets Anacostia” to see what is going on while you are in town.
This place has a tiny grocery store, a bookstore, a theater, a vegan soul food takeout restaurant, some clothing stores and an art space. It is pretty cool! Check it out. There is also a bike pump and tool kit on the sidewalk outside if you need that :-)
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Anacostia Arts Center
1231 Good Hope Rd SEThis place has a tiny grocery store, a bookstore, a theater, a vegan soul food takeout restaurant, some clothing stores and an art space. It is pretty cool! Check it out. There is also a bike pump and tool kit on the sidewalk outside if you need that :-)
Frederick Douglass lived here!!! Right in the neighborhood. This is a National Park Service run site. Call in advance or check the website for tours. The Visitors Center is open during normal business hours + on Saturdays.
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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W St SEFrederick Douglass lived here!!! Right in the neighborhood. This is a National Park Service run site. Call in advance or check the website for tours. The Visitors Center is open during normal business hours + on Saturdays.
This is a tiny grocery store with healthy food open in the Anacostia Arts Center. It is a 4 minute walk from my place! Not open on Sundays :-/
The Fresh Food Factory
1231 Good Hope Rd SEThis is a tiny grocery store with healthy food open in the Anacostia Arts Center. It is a 4 minute walk from my place! Not open on Sundays :-/
Take 20 minutes to walk here from my home. It is the best ice cream in the city!
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Ice Cream Jubilee
301 Water St SETake 20 minutes to walk here from my home. It is the best ice cream in the city!
The largest grocery store closest to my home. There is a parking garage in the basement. I bike here. It is about a 10 min ride or a 20-25 min walk.
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Harris Teeter
900 Army Navy DrThe largest grocery store closest to my home. There is a parking garage in the basement. I bike here. It is about a 10 min ride or a 20-25 min walk.
Yummy and inventive pizza and pasta right on the river.
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All-Purpose Riverfront
79 Potomac Ave SEYummy and inventive pizza and pasta right on the river.
Very yummy tacos and horchata. Very reasonable prices and a great happy hour!
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Taco City DC
1102 8th St SEVery yummy tacos and horchata. Very reasonable prices and a great happy hour!
Great ice cream and even better chocolates and fudge :-)
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Kilwins Chocolate & Ice Cream
128 Main StGreat ice cream and even better chocolates and fudge :-)
This is the closest yummiest food to the house. They have a few tables but usually I do takeout. It is about a three minute walk. They have ribs, bbq, sandwiches, hot dogs and wings. The mac and cheese is good
DCity Smokehouse
This is the closest yummiest food to the house. They have a few tables but usually I do takeout. It is about a three minute walk. They have ribs, bbq, sandwiches, hot dogs and wings. The mac and cheese is good
Neighborhoods
Welcome to the neighborhood! Anacostia is an amazing historic neighborhood. Wander around and see for yourself!
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Anacostia
Welcome to the neighborhood! Anacostia is an amazing historic neighborhood. Wander around and see for yourself!
Fun and trendy part of town just on the other side of the Anacostia River
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Navy Yard
Fun and trendy part of town just on the other side of the Anacostia River
An Outdoor Beverage or Five
A great informal outdoor beer garden. Nice place to sit outside and have a beer with friends.
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the brig
1007 8th St SEA great informal outdoor beer garden. Nice place to sit outside and have a beer with friends.
Classic American Cape Cod seafood restaurant with a very lively bar right on the river
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The Salt Line
79 Potomac Ave SEClassic American Cape Cod seafood restaurant with a very lively bar right on the river
Enjoy some DC made wine at this classy place! They have a nice outdoor patio to enjoy on sunny days
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District Winery
385 Water St SEEnjoy some DC made wine at this classy place! They have a nice outdoor patio to enjoy on sunny days
Nice beer garden and restaurant across from the baseball stadium. Perfect to sip beer outside on a nice day. There is a play area in the beer garden for kids
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Dacha Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave SENice beer garden and restaurant across from the baseball stadium. Perfect to sip beer outside on a nice day. There is a play area in the beer garden for kids
Nails & Hair
Nailbed & Bar
2922 Minnesota Ave SEVery chic nail salon that I recommend
Navy Nails And Spa Washington
1116 8th St SENothing fancy but reasonably priced nails and other services.
Bang Salon
1212 4th St SEPeople like this place
Jasmine's Hair Gallery
2202 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SEA popular neighborhood spot for mostly women's hair
PJ's Barbers & Stylists
2410 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SEA great place for hair
My Favorite Book Stores
This super close bookstore is one of DC's only Black bookstores. President Obama came to a recent book club of the store!
MahoganyBooks
1231 Good Hope Rd SEThis super close bookstore is one of DC's only Black bookstores. President Obama came to a recent book club of the store!
East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Ave. SEAn awesome locally owned book store with lots of events
Further away from the Airbnb but worth the trip if you love books. The book store also has a cafe!
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Kramers
1517 Connecticut Ave NWFurther away from the Airbnb but worth the trip if you love books. The book store also has a cafe!
This is a great neighborhood library if you just need a quiet place to study or want to access a computer, etc.
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Anacostia Neighborhood Library
1800 Good Hope Rd SEThis is a great neighborhood library if you just need a quiet place to study or want to access a computer, etc.
The area's favorite used book store. Their Twitter account gets regular national attention.
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Capitol Hill Books
657 C St SEThe area's favorite used book store. Their Twitter account gets regular national attention.
The closer version of DC's iconic book store (that's further away up in NW DC). This one is at The Wharf and has lots of great books
Politics and Prose at The Wharf
610 District Square SWThe closer version of DC's iconic book store (that's further away up in NW DC). This one is at The Wharf and has lots of great books
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SEOk not a book store but...it has lots of books :-)
Solid State Books
600F H St NEFun bookstore with cafe
Good Food To Go / Carry Out / Bring Back to the Airbnb / Ubereats
Great place for a smoothie, acai bowl or a vegetarian Jamaican pattie. Often when I need a quick healthy bite to eat in the morning I stop in there. They are open breakfast/lunch
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Turning Natural
1380 H St NEGreat place for a smoothie, acai bowl or a vegetarian Jamaican pattie. Often when I need a quick healthy bite to eat in the morning I stop in there. They are open breakfast/lunch
Awesome fried chicken sandwiches, bread here is made fresh daily, delicious muffins. Stop in for lunch or dinner (sometimes they open a bit early for breakfast)! This is a great stop to pick up a sandwich before walking to Anacostia Park where you can have a picnic along the river
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Open Crumb
1243 Good Hope Rd SEAwesome fried chicken sandwiches, bread here is made fresh daily, delicious muffins. Stop in for lunch or dinner (sometimes they open a bit early for breakfast)! This is a great stop to pick up a sandwich before walking to Anacostia Park where you can have a picnic along the river
Their pizza, calzones and lasagna are seriously delicious. Do not order chain pizza! Support this local pizza shop!
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Mama's Pizza Kitchen
2028 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SETheir pizza, calzones and lasagna are seriously delicious. Do not order chain pizza! Support this local pizza shop!
This is seriously the best thai food in the city. It is not fancy, but it is delicious. I order carry out from here at least once a month (sometimes a lot more!!!)
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Thai Orchid's Kitchen
2314 Pennsylvania Ave. SEThis is seriously the best thai food in the city. It is not fancy, but it is delicious. I order carry out from here at least once a month (sometimes a lot more!!!)
Yummy bagels, sandwiches, bagel sandwiches, coffee, etc.
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Call Your Mother – Capitol Hill
701 8th St SEYummy bagels, sandwiches, bagel sandwiches, coffee, etc.
It sure is not fancy but people love this place. It's known for its wings with mambo sauce (a famous DC sweet hot sauce). Lots of sandwiches, chinese food, wings, etc. Good for carryout and a quick walk from the airbnb. Last I checked, it was cash only. Lots of good greasy food.
Good Hope Carry Out
1350 Good Hope Rd SEIt sure is not fancy but people love this place. It's known for its wings with mambo sauce (a famous DC sweet hot sauce). Lots of sandwiches, chinese food, wings, etc. Good for carryout and a quick walk from the airbnb. Last I checked, it was cash only. Lots of good greasy food.
Really awesome sandwiches - especially the crab cake. Great for delivery / takeaway
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MLK Deli
3113 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SEReally awesome sandwiches - especially the crab cake. Great for delivery / takeaway
Unreal Vegan soul food. I don't even normally like vegan food but their mac and cheeses are seriously good.
ELife Restaurant Anacostia (Everlasting Life Vegan Restaurant)
1231 Marion Barry Avenue SouthEastUnreal Vegan soul food. I don't even normally like vegan food but their mac and cheeses are seriously good.
Mangialardo's
1317 Pennsylvania Ave. SEA much beloved local mom and pop sandwich shop
Indigo
243 K St NERidiculously yummy Indian food that is perfect for take out
TaKorean | The Yards
1212 4th St SEKorean Tacos. Yum