Guidebook for Washington

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Guidebook for Washington

Food Scene

The savory kolache's are amazing. Coffee is awesome.
66 locals recommend
Zeke's Coffee
2300 Rhode Island Ave NE
66 locals recommend
The savory kolache's are amazing. Coffee is awesome.
Amazing French wine and food - great ambiance. And even kid friendly!
41 locals recommend
Primrose
3000 12th St NE
41 locals recommend
Amazing French wine and food - great ambiance. And even kid friendly!
Best pizza in DC.
131 locals recommend
Menomale
2711 12th St NE
131 locals recommend
Best pizza in DC.
Lots of great options for kids and adults. Small patio outside.
169 locals recommend
Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street Northeast
169 locals recommend
Lots of great options for kids and adults. Small patio outside.
Yummy Indian food, small patio, a kids corner for drawing/some books, and Bollywood videos on the tv's!
21 locals recommend
Masala Story
3301 12th St NE
21 locals recommend
Yummy Indian food, small patio, a kids corner for drawing/some books, and Bollywood videos on the tv's!
ARound the corner and yummy.
Momo Yakitori
ARound the corner and yummy.
If you like Ethiopian food, this place is has the best tibs in town.
23 locals recommend
Askale Cafe
3629 12th St NE
23 locals recommend
If you like Ethiopian food, this place is has the best tibs in town.
Great cocktails, happy hour and yummy food.
45 locals recommend
Steel Plate
3523 12th St NE
45 locals recommend
Great cocktails, happy hour and yummy food.
Coffee and tacos. Need I say more.
Fox Loves Taco
716 Monroe St NE
Coffee and tacos. Need I say more.

Sightseeing

Beautiful grounds and church. Plus, if it's a hot day, it's at least 10 degrees cooler in the caves.
74 locals recommend
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land
1400 Quincy St NE
74 locals recommend
Beautiful grounds and church. Plus, if it's a hot day, it's at least 10 degrees cooler in the caves.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue Northeast
134 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Track, lots of slides for the kids, mini-rock wall.
Taft Recreation Center
1800 Perry St NE
Track, lots of slides for the kids, mini-rock wall.
Lots of activities for the little ones, including a splash park.
12 locals recommend
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
1100 Michigan Ave NE
12 locals recommend
Lots of activities for the little ones, including a splash park.
Super close to the house - equipment for over and under 5 year olds.
Burroughs Education Campus
1820 Monroe Street Northeast
Super close to the house - equipment for over and under 5 year olds.
Great dog park.
Langdon Dog Park
2815 20th St NE
Great dog park.

Drinks & Nightlife

They have a decent bar menu, but it's a great community hang-out.
39 locals recommend
Smith Public Trust
3514 12th St NE
39 locals recommend
They have a decent bar menu, but it's a great community hang-out.

Essentials

This is a small bodega that somehow packs in just about everything you'll need - including some of the best bagels in the city (Bullfrog).
24 locals recommend
Good Food Markets
2006 Rhode Island Ave NE
24 locals recommend
This is a small bodega that somehow packs in just about everything you'll need - including some of the best bagels in the city (Bullfrog).
Larger than Good Foods and lot more organic options.
90 locals recommend
Yes! Organic Market Brookland
3809 12th St NE
90 locals recommend
Larger than Good Foods and lot more organic options.
If you want to stock up for the week, this is probably your best bet unless you want to drive over to Whole Foods.
803 locals recommend
Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NW
803 locals recommend
If you want to stock up for the week, this is probably your best bet unless you want to drive over to Whole Foods.
347 locals recommend
CVS
645 H St NE
347 locals recommend

Getting Around

Brookland-Cua Station & Bus Bay H
81 locals recommend
211 locals recommend
Capital Bikeshare
211 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
10th & Monroe St NE
6 locals recommend