Guidebook for Alexandria

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Guidebook for Alexandria

Food Scene

Healthy options to include paleo and gluten free. Farm raised too. Plus the outside patio is nice on a nice day.
8 locals recommend
Bon Vivant Cafe + Farm Market
2016 Mt Vernon Ave
8 locals recommend
Healthy options to include paleo and gluten free. Farm raised too. Plus the outside patio is nice on a nice day.
Salvadorian restaurant with great guacamole!
37 locals recommend
Los Tios Grill
2615 Mt Vernon Ave
37 locals recommend
Salvadorian restaurant with great guacamole!
Gluten Free bakery with options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Crepes, teas/coffee, and bakery items.
The Happy Tart - Cakes, Crepes, & Ciders
110 Mt Vernon Ave
Gluten Free bakery with options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Crepes, teas/coffee, and bakery items.
The best cupcake shop I've ever been to! Skip Georgetown Cupcake or Sprinkles and go here instead. The gluten free cupcake is a favorite!
Lavender Moon Cupcakery
116 S Royal St
The best cupcake shop I've ever been to! Skip Georgetown Cupcake or Sprinkles and go here instead. The gluten free cupcake is a favorite!
Great grass fed burgers and fries.
17 locals recommend
Holy Cow
2312 Mt Vernon Ave
17 locals recommend
Great grass fed burgers and fries.
Small café at the back of the grocery store that offers vegan options.
32 locals recommend
Naked Lunch
3831 Mt Vernon Ave
32 locals recommend
Small café at the back of the grocery store that offers vegan options.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great sushi and good drinks. Plus they are open until at least midnight most nights.
6 locals recommend
The Sushi Bar
2312 Mt Vernon Ave
6 locals recommend
Great sushi and good drinks. Plus they are open until at least midnight most nights.
On a nice night they will open this outside patio starting at 5pm. Awesome bourbon and rose slushes. Beer and wine too.
11 locals recommend
The Front Porch
2006 Mt Vernon Ave
11 locals recommend
On a nice night they will open this outside patio starting at 5pm. Awesome bourbon and rose slushes. Beer and wine too.

Parks & Nature

Great area under the bridge. Walking trails, fishing, basketball, playgrounds, and canoe launch.
Jones Point Drive
Jones Point Drive
Great area under the bridge. Walking trails, fishing, basketball, playgrounds, and canoe launch.
Great park to watch the planes take off and land.
88 locals recommend
Gravelly Point Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway
88 locals recommend
Great park to watch the planes take off and land.

Arts & Culture

Lots to see and do right on the water at the Torpedo Factory.
125 locals recommend
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N Union St
125 locals recommend
Lots to see and do right on the water at the Torpedo Factory.
Great views on top of the hill. Cool to see on the inside too.
65 locals recommend
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
101 Callahan Dr
65 locals recommend
Great views on top of the hill. Cool to see on the inside too.

Shopping

Women's clothing store.
Kiskadee
2202 Mt Vernon Ave
Women's clothing store.
Children's clothing, toy and accessory store.
Bellies & Babies
1913 Mt Vernon Ave
Children's clothing, toy and accessory store.
Clothing and accessory store.
Top It Off
1906 Mt Vernon Ave
Clothing and accessory store.
Large shopping mall with every kind of store.
319 locals recommend
Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
1100 S Hayes St
319 locals recommend
Large shopping mall with every kind of store.

Essentials

Large grocery store with all that you can need.
83 locals recommend
Giant Food
2501 9th Rd S
83 locals recommend
Large grocery store with all that you can need.
Organic grocery store, similar to Whole Foods.
32 locals recommend
Naked Lunch
3831 Mt Vernon Ave
32 locals recommend
Organic grocery store, similar to Whole Foods.
Small grocery store, but has a restaurant attached.
58 locals recommend
Streets Market and Cafe
2400 14th St NW
58 locals recommend
Small grocery store, but has a restaurant attached.

Entertainment & Activities

Music venue down the street.
41 locals recommend
The Birchmere
3701 Mt Vernon Ave
41 locals recommend
Music venue down the street.