Guidebook for Washington, D.C.
Food Scene
Great local gay-friendly establishment with delicious beer and hamburgers!
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Sally's Middle Name
1320 H St NEGreat local gay-friendly establishment with delicious beer and hamburgers!
Excellent local artisan coffee shop and Czech restaurant. 1st Thursday of every month has a dj/ art opening.
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Bistro Bohem
600 Florida Ave NWExcellent local artisan coffee shop and Czech restaurant. 1st Thursday of every month has a dj/ art opening.
AMAZING 5-course Prix Fixe thai menu for $35 on weekdays and $45 on Friday/ Saturday. Bring your own wine (BYOW) for a cork fee.
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Thai X-ing
515 9th St NWAMAZING 5-course Prix Fixe thai menu for $35 on weekdays and $45 on Friday/ Saturday. Bring your own wine (BYOW) for a cork fee.
Very hip/ hipster local artisanal coffee shop. Also serve delicious meals and drinks in the afternoon hours. No wifi on the weekends.
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Big Bear Cafe
1700 R St NWVery hip/ hipster local artisanal coffee shop. Also serve delicious meals and drinks in the afternoon hours. No wifi on the weekends.
Rustik Tavern
84 T Street NorthwestDelicious local pizza joint with fresh ingredients.
One of DC's best new restaurants. On the pricier side but worth the meal, the service and the wine. Reservations required.
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The Red Hen
1822 1st St NWOne of DC's best new restaurants. On the pricier side but worth the meal, the service and the wine. Reservations required.
Great local artisan coffee shop. Perfect for doing some work or hanging out. They roast their own coffee in store. They make delicious scone breakfast sandwiches!
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Compass Coffee
1535 7th St NWGreat local artisan coffee shop. Perfect for doing some work or hanging out. They roast their own coffee in store. They make delicious scone breakfast sandwiches!
One of my favorite restaurants in DC. There's literally pork in everything on the menu, even some of the desserts! Great prix fixe menu during the week.
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the pig
1320 14th St NWOne of my favorite restaurants in DC. There's literally pork in everything on the menu, even some of the desserts! Great prix fixe menu during the week.
Great late night/ cheap falafel eatery. Just tell them what kind (white or wheat) and what size and then you add all the fixings you can handle. DELICIOUS.
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Amsterdam Falafelshop
2425 18th St NWGreat late night/ cheap falafel eatery. Just tell them what kind (white or wheat) and what size and then you add all the fixings you can handle. DELICIOUS.
Delicious tapas style food. Half price bottles of wine on Monday nights. Also serve great cocktails.
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Barcelona Wine Bar
1622 14th St NWDelicious tapas style food. Half price bottles of wine on Monday nights. Also serve great cocktails.
Jose Andres' Mediterranean tapas-style restaurant in the city.
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Zaytinya
701 9th St NWJose Andres' Mediterranean tapas-style restaurant in the city.
Jaleo
480 7th St NWJose Andre's spanish tapas with delicious sangria.
Jose Andres Mexican restaurant. Order the guacamole prepared table-side and flavored margaritas.
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Oyamel Cocina Mexicana
401 7th St NWJose Andres Mexican restaurant. Order the guacamole prepared table-side and flavored margaritas.
Cheap, delicious Asian/ Mexican fusion. Excellent happy hour for drinks and sushi until 7pm.
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Zengo
781 7th St NWCheap, delicious Asian/ Mexican fusion. Excellent happy hour for drinks and sushi until 7pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local dance music club with hip euro-vibe. International clientele. Cover charge to access upstairs dancefloor (through the photo booth).
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Flash
645 Florida Ave NWLocal dance music club with hip euro-vibe. International clientele. Cover charge to access upstairs dancefloor (through the photo booth).
Local whiskey bar, one of Derek Brown's three bars in the neighborhood, or "DB3". Home to DC's best bartender, J.P. Order a a sazerac.
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Southern Efficiency
1841 7th Street NorthwestLocal whiskey bar, one of Derek Brown's three bars in the neighborhood, or "DB3". Home to DC's best bartender, J.P. Order a a sazerac.
One of the few Sherry bars in the U.S. serving delicious mixed drinks and pork products. Order a sherry-based old fashioned--my favorite drink in the whole city.
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Mockingbird Hill
1843 7th Street NorthwestOne of the few Sherry bars in the U.S. serving delicious mixed drinks and pork products. Order a sherry-based old fashioned--my favorite drink in the whole city.
Local micro-brew pub, also serving delicious food. Wine on tap as well!
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Right Proper Brewing Company
920 Girard St NELocal micro-brew pub, also serving delicious food. Wine on tap as well!
Excellent wine bar serving delicious tapas style meals. Great brunch location. In warmer months they serve sangria and have bocce on the back porch!
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Vinoteca
1940 11th St NWExcellent wine bar serving delicious tapas style meals. Great brunch location. In warmer months they serve sangria and have bocce on the back porch!
Cheap dive bar very close to the apartment. $3 shot/ Natty Bo combinations and free juke box with amazing blues/ jazz music. Dogs allowed.
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Showtime Lounge
113 Rhode Island Ave NWCheap dive bar very close to the apartment. $3 shot/ Natty Bo combinations and free juke box with amazing blues/ jazz music. Dogs allowed.
Dog-friendly outdoor beer garden. Sip belgian beers while admiring the mural!
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Dacha Cafe
1600 7th St NWDog-friendly outdoor beer garden. Sip belgian beers while admiring the mural!
Arts & Culture
One of my favorite museums in the city--all about the media and how it shapes our perceptions and understanding of the world. Tickets are on the pricey side, but provide you two-day access.
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Newseum
565 Pennsylvania Avenue NWOne of my favorite museums in the city--all about the media and how it shapes our perceptions and understanding of the world. Tickets are on the pricey side, but provide you two-day access.
FREE museum, open late (7pm) every day of the year. They also have a wonderful cafe area in the middle of the museum perfect for relaxing and people watching or to cool off/ warm up.
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National Portrait Gallery & Smithsonian American Art Museum Shop
8th Street NorthwestFREE museum, open late (7pm) every day of the year. They also have a wonderful cafe area in the middle of the museum perfect for relaxing and people watching or to cool off/ warm up.
The East wing boasts modern art installations; the west wing has impressionist art.
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National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue NorthwestThe East wing boasts modern art installations; the west wing has impressionist art.
Fascinating installations, and delicious food court with unique American Indian food from across the U.S.
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Iziko Lomuzi Wabantu BaseMericana
4th Street SouthwestFascinating installations, and delicious food court with unique American Indian food from across the U.S.
Amazing modern art exhibition, now owned by GW.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th St NWAmazing modern art exhibition, now owned by GW.
Essentials
Small market, on the pricier side but has all your basic needs, including fresh produce.
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Windows Cafe & Market
101 Rhode Island Ave NWSmall market, on the pricier side but has all your basic needs, including fresh produce.
Closest big grocery store--20 minute walk from the home
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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWClosest big grocery store--20 minute walk from the home
You can take the G2 bus directly to and from the house to this grocery store. About a 20 minute bus ride, though bus runs every 15-30 minutes depending on the day.
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Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NWYou can take the G2 bus directly to and from the house to this grocery store. About a 20 minute bus ride, though bus runs every 15-30 minutes depending on the day.
Also within walking distance (30 minutes) of the home, though easiest to jump on the metro and go one stop from U street to Shaw.
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Trader Joe's
1914 14th St NWAlso within walking distance (30 minutes) of the home, though easiest to jump on the metro and go one stop from U street to Shaw.