Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Mama Chuy DC
2620 Georgia Ave NWFresh and authentic Mexican food from the Mexican state of Jalisco. Great margaritas!
Delicious soul food (a type of US regional cuisine) that happens to be made with no animal products. Get the "fried chicken" sandwich.
70 locals recommend
NuVegan Café
2928 Georgia Ave NWDelicious soul food (a type of US regional cuisine) that happens to be made with no animal products. Get the "fried chicken" sandwich.
Best coffee ever. It's also a bookstore that hosts music, book signings, and other events.
28 locals recommend
Sankofa Video Books & Café
2714 Georgia Ave NWBest coffee ever. It's also a bookstore that hosts music, book signings, and other events.
Salt & Pepper Grill Indian
2632 Georgia Ave NWInexpensive and flavorful northern Indian takeout
Brewery and restaurant with plenty of original beers made onsite. Really nice and knowledgeable staff.
124 locals recommend
Right Proper Brewing Company
920 Girard St NEBrewery and restaurant with plenty of original beers made onsite. Really nice and knowledgeable staff.
Friendly Ethiopian coffee shop half a block away. Try the sambusas - a savory fried pastry with spicy lentils wrapped in filo dough. Coffee beans are roasted in-house.
36 locals recommend
Harrar Coffee & Roastery
2904 Georgia Ave NWFriendly Ethiopian coffee shop half a block away. Try the sambusas - a savory fried pastry with spicy lentils wrapped in filo dough. Coffee beans are roasted in-house.
My favorite place in the neighborhood. Take your pick: coffee and pastries for breakfast, a patio brunch, a healthy dinner, or inventive cocktails with a friend.
211 locals recommend
Room 11
3234 11th St NWMy favorite place in the neighborhood. Take your pick: coffee and pastries for breakfast, a patio brunch, a healthy dinner, or inventive cocktails with a friend.
RedRocks Columbia Heights
1036 Park Rd NWYummy pizza and beer
Kokeb Restaurant
3013 Georgia Ave NWDon't leave DC without eating delicious Ethiopian food.
DC is home to a huge Salvadoran population - and there are plenty of restaurants to prove it. This is one of the better ones. Huge plates for not much $.
21 locals recommend
El Rinconcito Cafe II
1326 Park Rd NWDC is home to a huge Salvadoran population - and there are plenty of restaurants to prove it. This is one of the better ones. Huge plates for not much $.
Small Fry
3212 Georgia Ave NWGood place to grab a quick sandwich
Doubles
3118 Georgia Ave NWCoffee by day, bar by night, with good food
Negril The Jamaican Eatery
2301 Georgia Ave NWQuick Jamaican food
Beau Thai
1550 7th St NWTasty Thai food. You can either take the 70 bus or walk 20 minutes.
Hill Country Barbecue Market
410 7th Street NorthwestI'm from Texas and the BBQ here is pretty good.
Pitango Gelato
413 7th St NWGelato and coffee. Best combination.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bravo Bar
2917 Georgia Ave NW2 for 1 happy hour, sports on TV, & nice patio seating
Neighborhood dive bar hosts decent comedy shows, DJ nights, and more. Good place to meet locals.
216 locals recommend
The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NWNeighborhood dive bar hosts decent comedy shows, DJ nights, and more. Good place to meet locals.
Eat the Rich
1839 7th St NWGrab a late dinner here-- $1 oysters after 11 pm
Town Danceboutique
2009 8th Street NorthwestBig gay nightclub with lots of dancing
Everything Else
Banneker Pool
2500 Georgia Ave NWPretty big outdoor pool
Bruce Monroe Community Park
Tennis courts!
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
1600 9th Street NorthwestPretty great outdoor track
Here's the Convention Center if you're in DC for a large event.
150 locals recommend
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Pl NWHere's the Convention Center if you're in DC for a large event.
Arts & Culture
Landmark's Atlantic Plumbing Cinema
807 V Street NorthwestMovie theater!
9:30
815 V St NWBest place for live music in DC
U Street Music Hall
Live music and DJs
Lincoln Theatre
1215 U St NWHistoric theater in DC
Howard Theatre
620 T St NWHistoric theater in DC
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th Street NorthwestHistoric music venue with live jazz and other styles
One of the great Smithsonian museums. Start on the top floor and work your way down.
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
G Street NorthwestOne of the great Smithsonian museums. Start on the top floor and work your way down.
Goethe-Institut
1377 R St NWGerman cultural center - lots of events and movies
Capital One Arena
601 F St NWCheck out a hockey (or basketball) game here! Let's go, Caps!
Washington Project For the Arts
2124 8th St NWShopping
Urban Outfitters
Gallery Place WayIf you need to shop for clothes
LOFT
707 7th St NWWomen's clothing
Comfort One Shoes
716 7th St NWShoe store
Essentials
Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWGroceries! 20 minute walk or take the 70 bus.
Spring Laundromat
3509 Georgia Ave NWSightseeing
Rapidly shrinking DC neighborhood. Check it out while it's still around
32 locals recommend
WeWork Coworking & Office Space
718 7th St NWRapidly shrinking DC neighborhood. Check it out while it's still around
US Navy Memorial Plaza
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NWMonument to US Navy
Check out the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other important documents from US history.
35 locals recommend
National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NWCheck out the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other important documents from US history.
Take a walk through the National Gallery of Art's sculpture garden. In the winter you can ice skate!
44 locals recommend
Pavilion Café
Constitution Avenue NorthwestTake a walk through the National Gallery of Art's sculpture garden. In the winter you can ice skate!
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SWRad museum-- and don't miss the planetarium
Museum highlighting the cultures of past and present indigenous people in the Americas (not just in the U.S.)
196 locals recommend
National Museum of the American Indian
4th Street SouthwestMuseum highlighting the cultures of past and present indigenous people in the Americas (not just in the U.S.)