Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Choose all your favorite toppings to create a delicious personal pizza. Outdoor seating within walking distance of our home make this a favorite of our family!
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1118 H St NEChoose all your favorite toppings to create a delicious personal pizza. Outdoor seating within walking distance of our home make this a favorite of our family!
Silvestre is an inexpensive carryout option with tasty rotisserie chicken, quesadillas, fried plantains and yucca.
Silvestre Cafe
3000 12th St NESilvestre is an inexpensive carryout option with tasty rotisserie chicken, quesadillas, fried plantains and yucca.
This is one of our favorite destinations when we bike the Metro Branch Trail. Yummy burgers and milkshakes.
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Good Stuff Eatery
303 Pennsylvania Ave. SEThis is one of our favorite destinations when we bike the Metro Branch Trail. Yummy burgers and milkshakes.
Union Market has a little of everything from Peregrine DC (some of the best coffee around) to Salt & Sundry (adorable shop with home goods). Five minutes by car or two metro stops and a walk.
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEUnion Market has a little of everything from Peregrine DC (some of the best coffee around) to Salt & Sundry (adorable shop with home goods). Five minutes by car or two metro stops and a walk.
3523 12th St NE
Family friendly gastropub with bars and seating upstairs and down.
Filter Coffeehouse Brookland
716 Monroe Street Northeastdelicious lattes!
Everything Else
Potbelly is great for a quick sandwich but I confess that their cookies and milkshakes are the real highlight for us.
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Potbelly Sandwich Shop
655 Michigan Ave NEPotbelly is great for a quick sandwich but I confess that their cookies and milkshakes are the real highlight for us.
This bike path is a great way to explore the city from our neighborhood. Eastern Market crepes and Good Stuff Eatery burger and shakes are some of our favorite destinations.
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Metropolitan Branch Trail
Metropolitan Branch TrailThis bike path is a great way to explore the city from our neighborhood. Eastern Market crepes and Good Stuff Eatery burger and shakes are some of our favorite destinations.
Great place to buy milk, toothpaste, shampoo, or any other basics that you need.
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CVS
645 H St NEGreat place to buy milk, toothpaste, shampoo, or any other basics that you need.
Yes! Organic Market is a wonderful market with delicious produce as well as breads, milk, cheese, and many other grocery items.
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Yes! Organic Market Brookland
3809 12th St NEYes! Organic Market is a wonderful market with delicious produce as well as breads, milk, cheese, and many other grocery items.
We love to walk to the monastery at every time of year. The gardens are immaculate and they change almost weekly! Come before 5pm in order to explore the grotto area as well.
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I-Monastery ye-Franciscan yaseNtshona Koloni
1400 Quincy St NEWe love to walk to the monastery at every time of year. The gardens are immaculate and they change almost weekly! Come before 5pm in order to explore the grotto area as well.
Washington Hospital Center is close to our house in case of an emergency.
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
106 Irving St NWWashington Hospital Center is close to our house in case of an emergency.
This is our nearest metro stop. It's on the red line and gets you to downtown DC easily. You can purchase your Smartrip metro cards right at the station.
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Brookland-Cua Station & Bus Bay H
This is our nearest metro stop. It's on the red line and gets you to downtown DC easily. You can purchase your Smartrip metro cards right at the station.
Drinks & Nightlife
We love having this brand new restaurant so close to our house. The pretzels bites are fabulous!
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Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street NortheastWe love having this brand new restaurant so close to our house. The pretzels bites are fabulous!
Entertainment & Activities
This newly renovated playground includes a splash park that is fun for kids of all ages! There are also fields for playing ball, jogging, or whatever else.
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Turkey Thicket Playground
1100 Michigan Ave NEThis newly renovated playground includes a splash park that is fun for kids of all ages! There are also fields for playing ball, jogging, or whatever else.
Sightseeing
Located on Capitol Hill, Eastern Market offers local farm-fresh produce and handmade arts and crafts on weekends. We like to bike here via the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
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Imarike yase-Eastern
225 7th St SELocated on Capitol Hill, Eastern Market offers local farm-fresh produce and handmade arts and crafts on weekends. We like to bike here via the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
Essentials
This is the nearest large grocery store if you need to pick up a lot of supplies. It's a short drive from our house or you can metro one stop to Rhode Island Ave and walk from there.
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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWThis is the nearest large grocery store if you need to pick up a lot of supplies. It's a short drive from our house or you can metro one stop to Rhode Island Ave and walk from there.