Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
&pizza
1118 H St NEOpen late, make your own pizza, affordable.
The Greek Spot
2017 11th St NWDelivery
Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant
1114-1118 U St NWGreat Ethiopian food for eat in or takeout.
The Coffee Bar
1201 S St NW
Sally's Middle Name
1320 H St NEComfort Food and local brewery
Red Toque Kebob
1701 6th St NWIndian take out and delivery
Trendy option for Japanese small plates & noodle dishes, plus sizable beer list in minimalist digs.
41 locals recommend
Izakaya Seki
1117 V St NWTrendy option for Japanese small plates & noodle dishes, plus sizable beer list in minimalist digs.
Crowded, convivial and conscientious, "Dino's Grotto" is everything an Italian eatery should be.
6 locals recommend
Dino's Grotto
1914 9th St NWCrowded, convivial and conscientious, "Dino's Grotto" is everything an Italian eatery should be.
Wood-grilled sausages (including DC's own half-smokes) served in buns, bowls, salads or flatbreads, plus elevated takes on carnival fare like funnel cakes and tater tots, define this rustic-modern.
19 locals recommend
HalfSmoke
651 Florida Ave NWWood-grilled sausages (including DC's own half-smokes) served in buns, bowls, salads or flatbreads, plus elevated takes on carnival fare like funnel cakes and tater tots, define this rustic-modern.
An old-school, breakfast-all-day American eatery, with black-and-white films projected on the walls and adult milkshakes turned out by the “shaketender.”
425 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEAn old-school, breakfast-all-day American eatery, with black-and-white films projected on the walls and adult milkshakes turned out by the “shaketender.”
Drinks & Nightlife
Tacos & tequila in a space fashioned out of shipping containers, plus a patio with retractable roof.
43 locals recommend
El Rey
919 U St NWTacos & tequila in a space fashioned out of shipping containers, plus a patio with retractable roof.
Sports bar offering fun activities like drag brunch and bingo, this U Street staple offers a lively night no matter the date you step in the door.
107 locals recommend
Nellie's Sports Bar
900 U St NWSports bar offering fun activities like drag brunch and bingo, this U Street staple offers a lively night no matter the date you step in the door.
Three levels of antique-looking Britishness, with eight taps of English beer, London-style street food like bangers and curry, and a massive roof deck looking at the Washington Monument.
101 locals recommend
Brixton
901 U St NWThree levels of antique-looking Britishness, with eight taps of English beer, London-style street food like bangers and curry, and a massive roof deck looking at the Washington Monument.
This “treasured” U Street Corridor wine bar is renowned for its “legendary” happy hour showcasing “affordable” vinos and “delish” Eclectic small plates (on weekends there’s a “dream” of a brunch..
52 locals recommend
Vinoteca
1940 11th St NWThis “treasured” U Street Corridor wine bar is renowned for its “legendary” happy hour showcasing “affordable” vinos and “delish” Eclectic small plates (on weekends there’s a “dream” of a brunch..
Vintage sports equipment (old golf clubs and bowling pins) and dozens of big TV screens create a backdrop for bites such as pork wings and goat nachos at this two-story watering hole on U Street
6 locals recommend
The Prospect
1214 U St NWVintage sports equipment (old golf clubs and bowling pins) and dozens of big TV screens create a backdrop for bites such as pork wings and goat nachos at this two-story watering hole on U Street
Sightseeing
The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th Street, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and about 7,000 white and 2,145 Hispanic soldiers, amounting to nearly 220,000, plus the approximate 20,000 unsegregated Navy sailors,[1] who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, mostly among the 175 regiments of United States Colored Troops, (USCT.) The sculpture, The Spirit of Freedom, is a 9-foot bronze statue by Ed Hamilton of Louisville, Kentucky, commissioned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 1993 and completed in 1997. The memorial includes a walking area with curved panel
55 locals recommend
African American Civil War Museum
1925 Vermont Ave NWThe African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th Street, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and about 7,000 white and 2,145 Hispanic soldiers, amounting to nearly 220,000, plus the approximate 20,000 unsegregated Navy sailors,[1] who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, mostly among the 175 regiments of United States Colored Troops, (USCT.) The sculpture, The Spirit of Freedom, is a 9-foot bronze statue by Ed Hamilton of Louisville, Kentucky, commissioned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 1993 and completed in 1997. The memorial includes a walking area with curved panel
Run by the National Park Service, features the home and office of the Father of Black History. Next to a park with his statue.
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
1538 9th St NWRun by the National Park Service, features the home and office of the Father of Black History. Next to a park with his statue.
Howard Theatre
620 T St NWLincoln Theatre
1215 U St NWLogan Circle
Getting Around
11th St & S St station
Capital Bike Share
Shaw-Howard Univ Station
1701 8th St NWU St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Station
1240 U St NWEssentials
Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NWGlen's Garden Market
1924 8th Street NorthwestTrader Joe's
1914 14th St NWGiant Food
1345 Park Rd NW7-Eleven
407 8th St NE