Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Best Italian restaurant in the city. Great cheese and charcuterie platters.
80 locals recommend
Lupo Verde
1401 T St NWBest Italian restaurant in the city. Great cheese and charcuterie platters.
For a big American breakfast, this is the place. Just a block away.
425 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEFor a big American breakfast, this is the place. Just a block away.
Estadio
1520 14th St NWBest genuine Spanish food and tapas in the city.
Hole-in-the-wall place with the best Szechuan cuisine in the city. Try the Ma specialties for a taste of the hot and tingly Szechaun peppers.
30 locals recommend
Great Wall Szechuan House
1527 14th St NWHole-in-the-wall place with the best Szechuan cuisine in the city. Try the Ma specialties for a taste of the hot and tingly Szechaun peppers.
The nearest experience to a neighborhood Parisian bistro with the best buttery pastries imaginable.
513 locals recommend
Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NWThe nearest experience to a neighborhood Parisian bistro with the best buttery pastries imaginable.
Amsterdam Falafelshop
2425 18th St NWBest of good and cheap. Build your own with free re-fills.
DC Noodles
1412 U St NWOne of the first noodle shops, minimalist design.
Cafe Saint-Ex
1847 14th St NWReminds us of an old bar in Barcelona.
Hanks on the HIll
1624 Q Street NorthwestPopular local seafood place.
Komi x Happy Gyro
1509 17th St NWHard to get a table.
Kramers
1517 Connecticut Ave NWOld established bookstore with bar and restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
Barcelona Wine Bar
1622 14th St NWGreat terrace, very popular hangoout
American Ice Company
917 V St NWRelaxed open benches in retro style
Old grungy warehouse with the latest venues. Cheap beer and good music.
136 locals recommend
Black Cat
1811 14th St NWOld grungy warehouse with the latest venues. Cheap beer and good music.
9:30
815 V St NWBiggest nightclub with the biggest acts, just down the street.
garden district
1801 14th St NWPopular beer garden a block away.
A bit rough, but great beer in an outdoor setting under the Fredrick Douglass Bridge. Atypical for DC, like a Spanish "xiringuito".
10 locals recommend
Bardo Brewing
25 Potomac Ave SEA bit rough, but great beer in an outdoor setting under the Fredrick Douglass Bridge. Atypical for DC, like a Spanish "xiringuito".
Parks & Nature
Just up the hill with spectacular water features and pick-up soccer.
445 locals recommend
Meridian Hill Park
W Street NorthwestJust up the hill with spectacular water features and pick-up soccer.
Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWBig park with lots of amenities, hiking and biking trails.
Capital Crescent Trail, Trailhead
Water Street NorthwestLong bike trail loop.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TowpathYou can almost bike to Ohio on this trail.
Getting Around
Capital Bikeshare Station
Just around the corner.
Cardozo Metro Stop station
Direct link to the Mall and National Airport.
Shopping
Jewelers'Werk Galerie
3319 Cady's Alley NWBest handmade designer jewelry.
True Value On 17th
1623 17th St NWLocal hardware.
New market building in old warehouse district with numerous pop-up food stalls.
906 locals recommend
Union Market
1309 5th St NENew market building in old warehouse district with numerous pop-up food stalls.
Hana Market
2000 17th St NWJapanese and Asian grocery store.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
1914 14th St NWJust around the corner.
Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NWJust down the street
Arts & Culture
Unique to the city. An abandoned streetcar station converted into a gallery.
27 locals recommend
Dupont Underground
19 Dupont Cir NWUnique to the city. An abandoned streetcar station converted into a gallery.
One of the best museums in the city with the most beautiful public space, the interior courtyard under a canopy designed by world famous architect Norman Foster. The collection provides an exceptional vision of the evolution of American culture.
365 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
One of the best museums in the city with the most beautiful public space, the interior courtyard under a canopy designed by world famous architect Norman Foster. The collection provides an exceptional vision of the evolution of American culture.
Recently renovated, a place of exceptional experimentation in the visual arts.
159 locals recommend
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NWRecently renovated, a place of exceptional experimentation in the visual arts.
Beautiful Victorian building with one of the few museums dedicated to architecture.
92 locals recommend
National Building Museum
401 F St NWBeautiful Victorian building with one of the few museums dedicated to architecture.
Transformer
1404 P St NWOne of the best small galleries highlighting local talent.