Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Warehouse-like food market with a host of artisans offering charcuterie, empanadas, gelato & more. Takorean (Korean-tacos) is our favorite! They also have entertainment such as outdoors movies, music, and festivals.
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEWarehouse-like food market with a host of artisans offering charcuterie, empanadas, gelato & more. Takorean (Korean-tacos) is our favorite! They also have entertainment such as outdoors movies, music, and festivals.
This modern-rustic watering hole known for its rotating drafts also offers pub grub & pool.
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Meridian Pint
6035 Wilson BlvdThis modern-rustic watering hole known for its rotating drafts also offers pub grub & pool.
My favorite place to eat in the area! And just a short walk away. Very cool, relaxing lounge/diner Open nearly 24/7 "serving American gastropub fare, milkshakes & specialties"
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The Coupe
3415 11th St NWMy favorite place to eat in the area! And just a short walk away. Very cool, relaxing lounge/diner Open nearly 24/7 "serving American gastropub fare, milkshakes & specialties"
Ben's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C. Known locally for its chili dogs, half-smokes, and milkshakes, it has been an integral part of the neighborhood's history since its founding in 1958 and has been visited by many famous African-Americans over the years.
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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
1213 U St NWBen's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C. Known locally for its chili dogs, half-smokes, and milkshakes, it has been an integral part of the neighborhood's history since its founding in 1958 and has been visited by many famous African-Americans over the years.
Intimate nook with hipster vibe, plying eclectic small plates in a room with zinc bar & large patio, which is great for a drink in the evening.
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Room 11
3234 11th St NWIntimate nook with hipster vibe, plying eclectic small plates in a room with zinc bar & large patio, which is great for a drink in the evening.
This unique & eclectic spot is a relaxed, funky bookstore, coffee shop, bar & local hangout with a vegan-friendly American menu. Has a stage in backroom for poetry-jams and other performances.
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWThis unique & eclectic spot is a relaxed, funky bookstore, coffee shop, bar & local hangout with a vegan-friendly American menu. Has a stage in backroom for poetry-jams and other performances.
One of my favorite places with a short walk. This is a nice pizza joint with outside seating. "Classic Neapolitan-style pizzas can be paired with beer or cocktails in this relaxed, rustic spot."
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RedRocks Columbia Heights
1036 Park Rd NWOne of my favorite places with a short walk. This is a nice pizza joint with outside seating. "Classic Neapolitan-style pizzas can be paired with beer or cocktails in this relaxed, rustic spot."
Landmark indie bookstore & cafe with a menu of upscale American fare, wine & draft beer. Open late.
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Kramers
1517 Connecticut Ave NWLandmark indie bookstore & cafe with a menu of upscale American fare, wine & draft beer. Open late.
Cool 1940's style restaurant/bakery/bar has old-fashioned-style screens around the joint with black & white films playing. Ted’s Bulletin is a real American classic with a bit of style, complete with savory homemade food and a friendly neighborhood atmosphere. Check out their throwback pastry case with homemade pop tarts!.. pies, cakes and muffins, or ask our very own shaketender and barista to whip up a custom milkshake —with or without alcohol—or a coffee favorite.
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Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SECool 1940's style restaurant/bakery/bar has old-fashioned-style screens around the joint with black & white films playing. Ted’s Bulletin is a real American classic with a bit of style, complete with savory homemade food and a friendly neighborhood atmosphere. Check out their throwback pastry case with homemade pop tarts!.. pies, cakes and muffins, or ask our very own shaketender and barista to whip up a custom milkshake —with or without alcohol—or a coffee favorite.
Nice little local coffee joint up the street. "House-roasted brews & locally baked goods are the draws at this homey hangout with outdoor seating."
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Qualia Coffee
3917 Georgia Ave NWNice little local coffee joint up the street. "House-roasted brews & locally baked goods are the draws at this homey hangout with outdoor seating."
With it's mahogany and brass interior, this historic DC tavern offering American meals, including popular oyster specials, in Victorian-style digs is worth a visit: you may even bump into someone famous there!
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Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St NWWith it's mahogany and brass interior, this historic DC tavern offering American meals, including popular oyster specials, in Victorian-style digs is worth a visit: you may even bump into someone famous there!
"Laid-back haunt pairing inventive cocktails with classic drinks, pub grub & a library in cozy digs."
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Petworth Citizen & Reading Room
829 Upshur St NW"Laid-back haunt pairing inventive cocktails with classic drinks, pub grub & a library in cozy digs."
Timber Pizza Company
809 Upshur St NWEverything Else
FREE DAILY performances 365 days a year! You can watch a variety of performers & artists live on the Millennium Stage every day at 6 p.m. at Kennedy Center. Getting there: take metro to Foggy Bottom-GWU stop located on Orange/Blue/Silver line and take free shuttle located at top of escalator to the Kennedy Center (look for the sign).
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWFREE DAILY performances 365 days a year! You can watch a variety of performers & artists live on the Millennium Stage every day at 6 p.m. at Kennedy Center. Getting there: take metro to Foggy Bottom-GWU stop located on Orange/Blue/Silver line and take free shuttle located at top of escalator to the Kennedy Center (look for the sign).
The National Zoo is FREE to the public an accessible via the metro's Red Line at the Woodley Park metro stop. Altogether, the two facilities contain 1,800 animals of 300 different species.About one-fifth of them are endangered or threatened. The best known residents are the giant pandas, but the zoo is also home to birds, great apes, big cats, Asian elephants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, aquatic animals, small mammals and many more.
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Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWThe National Zoo is FREE to the public an accessible via the metro's Red Line at the Woodley Park metro stop. Altogether, the two facilities contain 1,800 animals of 300 different species.About one-fifth of them are endangered or threatened. The best known residents are the giant pandas, but the zoo is also home to birds, great apes, big cats, Asian elephants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, aquatic animals, small mammals and many more.
Check out the ballpark... and for more fun either go to "The Bullpen" at Half Street Fairgrounds located just outside the stadium - an outdoor area surround by large shipping containers, that serves a mix of food & drinks, live bands, and try your hand at playing some free corn-hole... or walk over to the Navy Yard for food & drinks at one of the variety of spots such as Blue Jacket, 100 Montaditos, or Ice Cream Jubilee!
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Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SECheck out the ballpark... and for more fun either go to "The Bullpen" at Half Street Fairgrounds located just outside the stadium - an outdoor area surround by large shipping containers, that serves a mix of food & drinks, live bands, and try your hand at playing some free corn-hole... or walk over to the Navy Yard for food & drinks at one of the variety of spots such as Blue Jacket, 100 Montaditos, or Ice Cream Jubilee!
Drinks & Nightlife
Variety of beers & DJs spinning keep things lively in the rustic 2-level "hipster dive-bar" with an outdoor patio.
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The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NWVariety of beers & DJs spinning keep things lively in the rustic 2-level "hipster dive-bar" with an outdoor patio.
Eclectic neighborhood bar just across street. Great burgers & sweet potato fries! "This Vintagey bar also has open mike & trivia"
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The Pub & The People
1648 North Capitol Street NorthwestEclectic neighborhood bar just across street. Great burgers & sweet potato fries! "This Vintagey bar also has open mike & trivia"
A swanky club with live music serving up cocktails amid antique sofas & candlelight or on the outdoor patio.
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Eighteenth Street Lounge
1230 9th Street NorthwestA swanky club with live music serving up cocktails amid antique sofas & candlelight or on the outdoor patio.
The Midlands Beer Garden
3333 Georgia Ave NWParks & Nature
Stretching 2 miles, The National Mall begins at the Capitol Bldg, and includes such iconic monuments as the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, and ends at the Lincoln Memorial. Other notable surrounding features including the Tidal Basin & Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the MLK & FDR Memorials, and the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials. NOTE: Walking the entire national mall can be quite strenuous & therefore I recommend taking the Circulatory Bus for a cheap and easy way to make it to all the major stops, especially if you plan on venturing down to the Lincoln Memorial or over the Jefferson Memorial.
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National Mall
Stretching 2 miles, The National Mall begins at the Capitol Bldg, and includes such iconic monuments as the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, and ends at the Lincoln Memorial. Other notable surrounding features including the Tidal Basin & Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the MLK & FDR Memorials, and the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials. NOTE: Walking the entire national mall can be quite strenuous & therefore I recommend taking the Circulatory Bus for a cheap and easy way to make it to all the major stops, especially if you plan on venturing down to the Lincoln Memorial or over the Jefferson Memorial.
Arts & Culture
One of my favorites! Being one of the 20 Smithsonian museums which are FREE to the public, the Air & Space Museum holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world, including the Apollo 11 (from the moon-landing), the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer, one of Amelia Earhart's planes, Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis," a moon-rock that you can touch, a model of Star Trek's USS Enterprise...and much much more!
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National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SWOne of my favorites! Being one of the 20 Smithsonian museums which are FREE to the public, the Air & Space Museum holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world, including the Apollo 11 (from the moon-landing), the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer, one of Amelia Earhart's planes, Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis," a moon-rock that you can touch, a model of Star Trek's USS Enterprise...and much much more!
My personal favorite museum, and the 2nd most visited museum in the world (behind the Louvre), the Natural History Museum if FREE to the public and boast of a collection of over 126 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts. It also holds the famous Hope Diamond!
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National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWMy personal favorite museum, and the 2nd most visited museum in the world (behind the Louvre), the Natural History Museum if FREE to the public and boast of a collection of over 126 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts. It also holds the famous Hope Diamond!
A hidden-jewel, the National Portrait Gallery is part of the Smithsonian (making it FREE), & is located away from the National Mall, in lively part of the Chinatown area: its collections focus on images of famous Americans & it has a large classic atrium where it's nice to buy a coffee/drink and relax.
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National Portrait Gallery
A hidden-jewel, the National Portrait Gallery is part of the Smithsonian (making it FREE), & is located away from the National Mall, in lively part of the Chinatown area: its collections focus on images of famous Americans & it has a large classic atrium where it's nice to buy a coffee/drink and relax.
The National Gallery of Art is FREE to the public and holds a very nice collection of renaissance and impressionist works including the only Da Vinci painting in the entire Western Hemisphere: "Ginevra de' Benci." There's an underground walkway which has beautiful waterfall, cafeteria, and gift shop that connects to the East Building of modern art.
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National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue NorthwestThe National Gallery of Art is FREE to the public and holds a very nice collection of renaissance and impressionist works including the only Da Vinci painting in the entire Western Hemisphere: "Ginevra de' Benci." There's an underground walkway which has beautiful waterfall, cafeteria, and gift shop that connects to the East Building of modern art.
Sightseeing
Posh historic college-town neighborhood: Great for window shopping and dining. Check out the historic canals and the beautiful waterfront views of Arlington from here. Please note, there is no nearby metro so I recommend taking a taxi, uber, or circulator bus to get there.
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Georgetown
Posh historic college-town neighborhood: Great for window shopping and dining. Check out the historic canals and the beautiful waterfront views of Arlington from here. Please note, there is no nearby metro so I recommend taking a taxi, uber, or circulator bus to get there.
This historic town dating back to the 1700's is located in Virginia and is easily accessible via metro. Take the yellow/blue line towards Franconia-Springfield/Huntington and get off at the "King St-Old Town" stop. Take a nice walk down it's beautiful brick streets, visit old pubs, a variety or restaurants & go shopping. A free trolley also goes up & down King Street.
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Old Town
This historic town dating back to the 1700's is located in Virginia and is easily accessible via metro. Take the yellow/blue line towards Franconia-Springfield/Huntington and get off at the "King St-Old Town" stop. Take a nice walk down it's beautiful brick streets, visit old pubs, a variety or restaurants & go shopping. A free trolley also goes up & down King Street.
Adams Morgan neighborhood is known for it's bars, nightlife, and live music. Tryst, the DINER, and Sakuraman are some of our favorite places to eat and hang out in Adams Morgan, among many others. Similarly, U-Street is a great place to check out for the same reasons!
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Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan neighborhood is known for it's bars, nightlife, and live music. Tryst, the DINER, and Sakuraman are some of our favorite places to eat and hang out in Adams Morgan, among many others. Similarly, U-Street is a great place to check out for the same reasons!
Entertainment & Activities
Great FREE Summer & Winter activities!: SUMMER: "Jazz in the Garden" Friday Evenings MAY 27 - SEPT 2, 5:00-8:30 p.m. Jazz In The Garden at Pavilion Café in the National Gallery of Art features an eclectic mix of jazz is performed by top Washington-area artists. During jazz concerts, the Pavilion Café offers a special menu of creative American cuisine and refreshments, including a beer and wine menu. Note: it gets crowded so show up early! To learn more about Jazz in the Garden concerts and performers, please call (202) 842-6941 WINTER: "Ice-skating in the Garden" Ice-skating season at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink is NOV 14 - MAR 16, weather permitting. Please call th
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National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden
7th Street NorthwestGreat FREE Summer & Winter activities!: SUMMER: "Jazz in the Garden" Friday Evenings MAY 27 - SEPT 2, 5:00-8:30 p.m. Jazz In The Garden at Pavilion Café in the National Gallery of Art features an eclectic mix of jazz is performed by top Washington-area artists. During jazz concerts, the Pavilion Café offers a special menu of creative American cuisine and refreshments, including a beer and wine menu. Note: it gets crowded so show up early! To learn more about Jazz in the Garden concerts and performers, please call (202) 842-6941 WINTER: "Ice-skating in the Garden" Ice-skating season at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink is NOV 14 - MAR 16, weather permitting. Please call th
Up on Capitol Hill, this bustling marketplace has been there since 1873 featuring a variety of produce, handmade crafts & prepared foods.
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Eastern Market
225 7th St SEUp on Capitol Hill, this bustling marketplace has been there since 1873 featuring a variety of produce, handmade crafts & prepared foods.