Guidebook for Alexandria

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Guidebook for Alexandria

Essentials

32 locals recommend
Naked Lunch
3831 Mt Vernon Ave
32 locals recommend
410 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
900 Army Navy Dr
410 locals recommend
129 locals recommend
Giant Food
3450 Washington Blvd
129 locals recommend
345 locals recommend
Safeway
5101 Wilson Blvd
345 locals recommend

Food Scene

Great neighborhood pub. Try their burger night on Mondays - half price burgers! But get there early!
6 locals recommend
Ramparts Tavern & Grill
1700 Fern St
6 locals recommend
Great neighborhood pub. Try their burger night on Mondays - half price burgers! But get there early!
Get your Mexican fix. Get there early for outside seating on weekend summer evenings. Otherwise, inside is quite roomy.
37 locals recommend
Los Tios Grill
2615 Mt Vernon Ave
37 locals recommend
Get your Mexican fix. Get there early for outside seating on weekend summer evenings. Otherwise, inside is quite roomy.
Long standing neighborhood fixture. Great for lingering over coffee and the weekend paper and people watching.
29 locals recommend
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
2300 Mt Vernon Ave
29 locals recommend
Long standing neighborhood fixture. Great for lingering over coffee and the weekend paper and people watching.
Very tasty homemade custard ice cream. There can be a line on summer evenings, but its fun to chat with the locals while waiting in line. They also have puppy pops for your sidekick.
39 locals recommend
The Dairy Godmother
2310 Mt Vernon Ave
39 locals recommend
Very tasty homemade custard ice cream. There can be a line on summer evenings, but its fun to chat with the locals while waiting in line. They also have puppy pops for your sidekick.
Every Sat morning Spring through Fall, 8a - 12p. They pack a lot of vendors into a small parking lot. Beautiful produce, dairy, organic meat, baked goods..
14 locals recommend
Del Ray Farmers’ Market
2311 Mt Vernon Ave
14 locals recommend
Every Sat morning Spring through Fall, 8a - 12p. They pack a lot of vendors into a small parking lot. Beautiful produce, dairy, organic meat, baked goods..
Wine shop
Unwined
3690 King St
Wine shop
Shirlington has almost every variety of restaurant, a movie cinema, a library and a theater.
26 locals recommend
Shirlington
26 locals recommend
Shirlington has almost every variety of restaurant, a movie cinema, a library and a theater.

Shopping

Neighborhood bike shop!
Spokes Etc.
1545 N Quaker Ln
Neighborhood bike shop!
Large mall just 10 minutes away, also metro access
71 locals recommend
Pentagon City
71 locals recommend
Large mall just 10 minutes away, also metro access

Everything Else

In case you are looking for a gym
51 locals recommend
Gold's Gym
3910 Wilson Blvd
51 locals recommend
In case you are looking for a gym
YMCA Alexandria
420 E Monroe Ave

Getting Around

27 locals recommend
Braddock Road Metro Station
27 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Very popular, and large, linear dog park with creek for swimming
9 locals recommend
Shirlington Dog Park
2710 S Oakland St
9 locals recommend
Very popular, and large, linear dog park with creek for swimming
Great area of Alexandria, historical tours, water front, shopping, restaurants, bike trails, market on Saturday mornings at the town hall.
393 locals recommend
Old Town
393 locals recommend
Great area of Alexandria, historical tours, water front, shopping, restaurants, bike trails, market on Saturday mornings at the town hall.