Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Beautiful coffee shop during the day with minimalist decor and restaurant and wine bar at night. Created by same chef as Rose's Luxury.
48 locals recommend
Little Pearl
921 Pennsylvania Ave. SEBeautiful coffee shop during the day with minimalist decor and restaurant and wine bar at night. Created by same chef as Rose's Luxury.
Bullfrog Bagels
317 7th St SEGreat bagels, coffee, soup and bagel sandwiches.
Nice atmosphere, limited outdoor seating, good for a date night. Tapas-style.
27 locals recommend
Joselito Casa de Comidas
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SENice atmosphere, limited outdoor seating, good for a date night. Tapas-style.
Great sandwiches, fresh-baked bread and other sweet treats. A few outdoor tables good for people watching.
25 locals recommend
Spring Mill Bread Co
701 8th St SEGreat sandwiches, fresh-baked bread and other sweet treats. A few outdoor tables good for people watching.
Tio Javier
514 8th St SEGreat roof deck in nice weather. Food is just ok, but good margaritas.
Homemade pop-tarts and other bakery treats, upscale diner food, always good.
425 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEHomemade pop-tarts and other bakery treats, upscale diner food, always good.
Fresh and yummy Mexican food in a casual setting very close by. Good for takeout. Kid-friendly. Delicious guacamole.
122 locals recommend
District Taco
656 Pennsylvania Avenue SoutheastFresh and yummy Mexican food in a casual setting very close by. Good for takeout. Kid-friendly. Delicious guacamole.
Good Stuff Eatery
303 Pennsylvania Ave. SEPopular Capitol Hill spot for burgers, delicious milkshakes.
Pancakes on weekends! Get there early to avoid the lines (cash-only).
37 locals recommend
The Market Lunch
225 7th St SEPancakes on weekends! Get there early to avoid the lines (cash-only).
Delicious thin crust pizza and nice people. Happy hour specials during the week (5-6:30 pm) with $5 pizzas and drinks. Great patio. They don't deliver, but it's a few blocks from the house.
37 locals recommend
Seventh Hill Pizza
327 7th St SEDelicious thin crust pizza and nice people. Happy hour specials during the week (5-6:30 pm) with $5 pizzas and drinks. Great patio. They don't deliver, but it's a few blocks from the house.
Best coffee on Capitol Hill. Great, local coffee shop. Free wifi and excellent people watching.
171 locals recommend
Peregrine Espresso
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SEBest coffee on Capitol Hill. Great, local coffee shop. Free wifi and excellent people watching.
Acqua Al 2
Homemade pasta sampler, other great Italian food and good wine menu.
Great pizza and salads! Kids will love the pizza dough they give them to play with.
226 locals recommend
matchbox
521 8th St SEGreat pizza and salads! Kids will love the pizza dough they give them to play with.
One of best restaurants in the country. No reservations accepted, but you can get in line at 4:30 to put your name in.
303 locals recommend
Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SEOne of best restaurants in the country. No reservations accepted, but you can get in line at 4:30 to put your name in.
Shopping
Fresh meat, seafood and bakery every day. Local produce on Tuesday nights and on weekends. Weekend art, jewelry, furniture vendors.
699 locals recommend
Eastern Market
225 7th St SEFresh meat, seafood and bakery every day. Local produce on Tuesday nights and on weekends. Weekend art, jewelry, furniture vendors.
Frager's Hardware
1115 Pennsylvania Ave. SELocal hardware store - helpful and knowledgeable.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bluejacket
300 Tingey St SEMicrobrewery in a former factory.
Beuchert’s Saloon
623 Pennsylvania Ave. SEYummy cocktails and farm-to-table food.
Sightseeing
The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
First Street SoutheastWashington Monument
2 15th St NW1750 Independence Ave SW
1750 Independence Ave SWJefferson Memorial
16 E Basin Dr SW
Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NWMartin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
1964 Independence Ave SWParks & Nature
Enclosed kid parks and wide open space for a picnic a few blocks away.
85 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
Enclosed kid parks and wide open space for a picnic a few blocks away.
Arboretum
Azaleas, hiking trails, eagles. Great picnic spots.
Splash park for kids in summer, ice skating in winter. Free movies in summer.
Canal Park Outdoor Ice Skating
617 M St SESplash park for kids in summer, ice skating in winter. Free movies in summer.
Beautiful park on riverfront. Lots of restaurants, bakeries and breweries. Splash pool for kids and fountains. Free Friday night concerts in the summer.
145 locals recommend
The Yards Park
355 Water St SEBeautiful park on riverfront. Lots of restaurants, bakeries and breweries. Splash pool for kids and fountains. Free Friday night concerts in the summer.
Arts & Culture
Learning opportunities, including cooking and photography classes, galleries and events/concerts a few blocks from here. Now with on-site Little Pearl coffee shop and wine bar.
12 locals recommend
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
921 Pennsylvania Ave. SELearning opportunities, including cooking and photography classes, galleries and events/concerts a few blocks from here. Now with on-site Little Pearl coffee shop and wine bar.
Essentials
New location as of September 2017 open at 750 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, right across from the Eastern Market metro station. Great grocery store with friendly, helpful staff.
192 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
750 Pennsylvania Ave. SENew location as of September 2017 open at 750 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, right across from the Eastern Market metro station. Great grocery store with friendly, helpful staff.
CVS
645 H St NEpharmacy, regular drugstore items. Close by.
Harris Teeter
900 Army Navy DrGrocery store.