Samantha & Amir’s guidebook
DC food scene
Union Market is the epicenter of culinary creativity in the DC area. Open 7 days a week, this food-filled hall will be sure to be a food highlight of your trip! Whether a solo traveler, dining with your significant other, or joining friends and family, there are food and beverage options for everyone!
One of our favorite weekly activities is heading to Union Market with friends and visiting 3-4 vendors to share with our friends.
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEUnion Market is the epicenter of culinary creativity in the DC area. Open 7 days a week, this food-filled hall will be sure to be a food highlight of your trip! Whether a solo traveler, dining with your significant other, or joining friends and family, there are food and beverage options for everyone!
One of our favorite weekly activities is heading to Union Market with friends and visiting 3-4 vendors to share with our friends.
We had a hard time rating the Wharf for food or sight seeing - in all honesty, it is equally as exciting in both areas!
Wharf brings dazzling water views, hot new restaurants, year-round entertainment, and waterside style all together in one inspiring location.
Take a stroll along the water, swing in one of the Wharf's oversized bench swings, play large board games on the water, or visit the largest fresh seafood market in the District.
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Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
1100 Maine Ave SWWe had a hard time rating the Wharf for food or sight seeing - in all honesty, it is equally as exciting in both areas!
Wharf brings dazzling water views, hot new restaurants, year-round entertainment, and waterside style all together in one inspiring location.
Take a stroll along the water, swing in one of the Wharf's oversized bench swings, play large board games on the water, or visit the largest fresh seafood market in the District.
If you have seen Chef's Table: Episode 1, you may have seen chef and mastermind Christina Tosi.
Head over to Milk Bar at the Wharf (also located in Logan Circle), for some of Christina's drool worthy icecream and desserts. Our favorites cereal milk icecream and her famous compost cookie. But honestly, you can't go wrong with anything you pick!
Milk Bar Mini: Wharf
49 District Square SWIf you have seen Chef's Table: Episode 1, you may have seen chef and mastermind Christina Tosi.
Head over to Milk Bar at the Wharf (also located in Logan Circle), for some of Christina's drool worthy icecream and desserts. Our favorites cereal milk icecream and her famous compost cookie. But honestly, you can't go wrong with anything you pick!
Looking to try one of DC's popular and unique restaurants? Try Supra for their irrestistable Georgian khachapuri (fresh baked bread loaded with melted cheese with an egg on top, need we say more?), delishious shareable plates, and wines & cocktails in a folk art filled, rustic-mod hub.
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Supra
1205 11th St NWLooking to try one of DC's popular and unique restaurants? Try Supra for their irrestistable Georgian khachapuri (fresh baked bread loaded with melted cheese with an egg on top, need we say more?), delishious shareable plates, and wines & cocktails in a folk art filled, rustic-mod hub.
Lapis quickly won our hearts becoming an alltime favorite and guest pleaser. This Afghani Bistro offers a range of flavorful dishes and shareable plates (reasonably priced too!).
"At Lapis, you will enjoy homemade afghan recipes prepared by our most prized culinary asset—our madar (aka mom). after years of enjoying these wonderful dishes as a family, we decided it was time to share them with the city we love and call home. We strive to make Lapis one of the best ethnic restaurants in DC"
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Lapis
1847 Columbia Rd NWLapis quickly won our hearts becoming an alltime favorite and guest pleaser. This Afghani Bistro offers a range of flavorful dishes and shareable plates (reasonably priced too!).
"At Lapis, you will enjoy homemade afghan recipes prepared by our most prized culinary asset—our madar (aka mom). after years of enjoying these wonderful dishes as a family, we decided it was time to share them with the city we love and call home. We strive to make Lapis one of the best ethnic restaurants in DC"
Inside the system of interior alleyways is a booming commercial core of craft cocktails and coffee, building meaurals, and some of the city’s most popular new restaurants — almost all of it is hosted inside beautiful historic buildings.
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Blagden Alley Northwest
Blagden Alley NorthwestInside the system of interior alleyways is a booming commercial core of craft cocktails and coffee, building meaurals, and some of the city’s most popular new restaurants — almost all of it is hosted inside beautiful historic buildings.
Little Coco's, a local neighborhood gem notoriuously known by the Washingtonian as having one of the best happy ("apertivo") hours in DC, through Thursday 5 - 7 pm and offers an all-inclusive $23/per person with a lovely selection of bottomless wine, cocktails & delicious Italian prepared dishes.
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Little Coco's
3907 14th St NWLittle Coco's, a local neighborhood gem notoriuously known by the Washingtonian as having one of the best happy ("apertivo") hours in DC, through Thursday 5 - 7 pm and offers an all-inclusive $23/per person with a lovely selection of bottomless wine, cocktails & delicious Italian prepared dishes.
Agora
1527 17th St NW
The Red Hen
1822 1st St NWNeighborhoods
A combination of historic charm and upscale contemporaneity make Georgetown a picturesque destination to visit during your stay in DC.
"The beauty of Georgetown’s cobblestone sidewalks, grand homes and peaceful C&O Canal are only part of the draw to this tree-lined historic neighborhood – as home to some of the city’s top shops, tastiest restaurants and most luxurious hotels, Georgetown is a favorite of tourists and locals alike."
https://washington.org/dc-neighborhoods/georgetown
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Georgetown
A combination of historic charm and upscale contemporaneity make Georgetown a picturesque destination to visit during your stay in DC.
"The beauty of Georgetown’s cobblestone sidewalks, grand homes and peaceful C&O Canal are only part of the draw to this tree-lined historic neighborhood – as home to some of the city’s top shops, tastiest restaurants and most luxurious hotels, Georgetown is a favorite of tourists and locals alike."
https://washington.org/dc-neighborhoods/georgetown
Coffee Cravings
Birds Eye Coffee Bar and Eatery
1800 14th St NW
Calabash Tea & Tonic
2701 12th Street Northeast
Qualia Coffee
3917 Georgia Ave NWDoubles
3118 Georgia Ave NWPAUL
4760 Bethesda AveThe Wydown at the Apollo
600B H St NEArt-Z
Culture House DC (Blind Whino)
700 Delaware Ave SW
The Kreeger Museum
2401 Foxhall Rd NWArtechouse DC
1238 Maryland Avenue SouthwestLet's Stay Local: Petworth
Himitsu
828 Upshur Street NorthwestPetworth Citizen & Reading Room
829 Upshur St NW
Hook Hall
3400 Georgia Ave NWTimber Pizza Company
809 Upshur St NWCinder BBQ
800 Upshur St NW
Dos Mamis
819 Upshur St NWNuVegan Café
2928 Georgia Ave NW