Guidebook for Alexandria

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Guidebook for Alexandria

Food Scene

We love eating at Nando's! The food is always delicious, fast, and affordable. Ross loves the chicken livers and I always get a "Naughty Nata" for desert because it tastes just like the milk tarts my grandmother used to make.
11 locals recommend
Nando's Peri-Peri
191 American Way
11 locals recommend
We love eating at Nando's! The food is always delicious, fast, and affordable. Ross loves the chicken livers and I always get a "Naughty Nata" for desert because it tastes just like the milk tarts my grandmother used to make.
Just a good coffee shop!
54 locals recommend
Misha's
917 King St
54 locals recommend
Just a good coffee shop!
Ice cream made on the spot with Kitchen Aid mixers and liquid nitrogen.
6 locals recommend
Nicecream
726 King St
6 locals recommend
Ice cream made on the spot with Kitchen Aid mixers and liquid nitrogen.
Southern soul food!
10 locals recommend
Hen Quarter
801 King St
10 locals recommend
Southern soul food!
One of the few breakfast places open early on a Sunday morning. Prompt service and tasty food - the crab cake eggs Benedict is a family favorite.
9 locals recommend
King & Rye
480 King St
9 locals recommend
One of the few breakfast places open early on a Sunday morning. Prompt service and tasty food - the crab cake eggs Benedict is a family favorite.
Great place for a date or to eat in a unique setting in this old fire station. Also, the food is excellent!
21 locals recommend
Columbia Firehouse
109 S St Asaph St
21 locals recommend
Great place for a date or to eat in a unique setting in this old fire station. Also, the food is excellent!
Great views of the water and tasty food.
37 locals recommend
Chart House
1 Cameron St
37 locals recommend
Great views of the water and tasty food.
Tiny coffee shop with unique drink options.
42 locals recommend
ESP Tea & Coffee
1012 King St
42 locals recommend
Tiny coffee shop with unique drink options.

Sightseeing

Sightseeing and shopping. Window shop or buy all manner of artistic wares from pottery, photography, clothing, and unique gifts made locally.
125 locals recommend
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N Union St
125 locals recommend
Sightseeing and shopping. Window shop or buy all manner of artistic wares from pottery, photography, clothing, and unique gifts made locally.

Getting Around

Excellent customer service at this little spot in the Sheraton.
62 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
801 N St Asaph St
62 locals recommend
Excellent customer service at this little spot in the Sheraton.
The closest metro stop to the house.
27 locals recommend
Braddock Road Metro Station
27 locals recommend
The closest metro stop to the house.

Essentials

69 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1700 Duke St
69 locals recommend
192 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
750 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
192 locals recommend
61 locals recommend
Target
3101 Richmond Hwy
61 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Nice place to have a picnic or walk along the water.
14 locals recommend
Founders Park
351 N Union St
14 locals recommend
Nice place to have a picnic or walk along the water.