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Food Scene

Fresh and authentic Mexican food from the Mexican state of Jalisco. Great margaritas!
Mama Chuy DC
2620 Georgia Ave NW
Fresh and authentic Mexican food from the Mexican state of Jalisco. Great margaritas!
Delicious soul food (a type of US regional cuisine) that happens to be made with no animal products. Get the "fried chicken" sandwich.
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NuVegan Café
2928 Georgia Ave NW
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Delicious soul food (a type of US regional cuisine) that happens to be made with no animal products. Get the "fried chicken" sandwich.
Best coffee ever. It's also a bookstore that hosts music, book signings, and other events.
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Sankofa Video Books & Café
2714 Georgia Ave NW
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Best coffee ever. It's also a bookstore that hosts music, book signings, and other events.
Inexpensive and flavorful northern Indian takeout
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Salt & Pepper Grill Indian
2632 Georgia Ave NW
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Inexpensive and flavorful northern Indian takeout
Brewery and restaurant with plenty of original beers made onsite. Really nice and knowledgeable staff.
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Right Proper Brewing Company
920 Girard St NE
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Brewery and restaurant with plenty of original beers made onsite. Really nice and knowledgeable staff.
Friendly Ethiopian coffee shop half a block away. Try the sambusas - a savory fried pastry with spicy lentils wrapped in filo dough. Coffee beans are roasted in-house.
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Harrar Coffee & Roastery
2904 Georgia Ave NW
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Friendly Ethiopian coffee shop half a block away. Try the sambusas - a savory fried pastry with spicy lentils wrapped in filo dough. Coffee beans are roasted in-house.
My favorite place in the neighborhood. Take your pick: coffee and pastries for breakfast, a patio brunch, a healthy dinner, or inventive cocktails with a friend.
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Room 11
3234 11th St NW
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My favorite place in the neighborhood. Take your pick: coffee and pastries for breakfast, a patio brunch, a healthy dinner, or inventive cocktails with a friend.
Yummy pizza and beer
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RedRocks Columbia Heights
1036 Park Rd NW
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Yummy pizza and beer
Don't leave DC without eating delicious Ethiopian food.
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Kokeb Restaurant
3013 Georgia Ave NW
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Don't leave DC without eating delicious Ethiopian food.
DC is home to a huge Salvadoran population - and there are plenty of restaurants to prove it. This is one of the better ones. Huge plates for not much $.
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El Rinconcito Cafe II
1326 Park Rd NW
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DC is home to a huge Salvadoran population - and there are plenty of restaurants to prove it. This is one of the better ones. Huge plates for not much $.
Good place to grab a quick sandwich
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Small Fry
3212 Georgia Ave NW
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Good place to grab a quick sandwich
Coffee by day, bar by night, with good food
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Doubles
3118 Georgia Ave NW
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Coffee by day, bar by night, with good food
Quick Jamaican food
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Negril The Jamaican Eatery
2301 Georgia Ave NW
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Quick Jamaican food
Tasty Thai food. You can either take the 70 bus or walk 20 minutes.
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Beau Thai
1550 7th St NW
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Tasty Thai food. You can either take the 70 bus or walk 20 minutes.
I'm from Texas and the BBQ here is pretty good.
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Hill Country Barbecue Market
410 7th Street Northwest
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I'm from Texas and the BBQ here is pretty good.
Gelato and coffee. Best combination.
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Pitango Gelato
413 7th St NW
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Gelato and coffee. Best combination.

Drinks & Nightlife

2 for 1 happy hour, sports on TV, & nice patio seating
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Bravo Bar
2917 Georgia Ave NW
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2 for 1 happy hour, sports on TV, & nice patio seating
Neighborhood dive bar hosts decent comedy shows, DJ nights, and more. Good place to meet locals.
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The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NW
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Neighborhood dive bar hosts decent comedy shows, DJ nights, and more. Good place to meet locals.
Grab a late dinner here-- $1 oysters after 11 pm
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Eat the Rich
1839 7th St NW
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Grab a late dinner here-- $1 oysters after 11 pm
Big gay nightclub with lots of dancing
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Town Danceboutique
2009 8th Street Northwest
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Big gay nightclub with lots of dancing

Everything Else

Pretty big outdoor pool
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Banneker Pool
2500 Georgia Ave NW
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Pretty big outdoor pool
Bruce Monroe Community Park
Tennis courts!
Pretty great outdoor track
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
1600 9th Street Northwest
Pretty great outdoor track
Here's the Convention Center if you're in DC for a large event.
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I-Centre ye-Walter E. Washington Convention
801 Mt Vernon Pl NW
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Here's the Convention Center if you're in DC for a large event.

Arts & Culture

Movie theater!
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Landmark's Atlantic Plumbing Cinema
807 V Street Northwest
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Movie theater!
Best place for live music in DC
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9:30
815 V St NW
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Best place for live music in DC
Live music and DJs
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U Street Music Hall
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Live music and DJs
Historic theater in DC
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Lincoln Theatre
1215 U St NW
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Historic theater in DC
Historic theater in DC
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Howard Theatre
620 T St NW
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Historic theater in DC
Historic music venue with live jazz and other styles
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Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th Street Northwest
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Historic music venue with live jazz and other styles
One of the great Smithsonian museums. Start on the top floor and work your way down.
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
G Street Northwest
One of the great Smithsonian museums. Start on the top floor and work your way down.
German cultural center - lots of events and movies
Goethe-Institut
1377 R St NW
German cultural center - lots of events and movies
Check out a hockey (or basketball) game here! Let's go, Caps!
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Capital One Arena
601 F St NW
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Check out a hockey (or basketball) game here! Let's go, Caps!
Washington Project For the Arts
2124 8th St NW

Shopping

If you need to shop for clothes
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Urban Outfitters
Gallery Place Way
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If you need to shop for clothes
Women's clothing
LOFT
707 7th St NW
Women's clothing
Comfort One Shoes
716 7th St NW
Shoe store

Essentials

Groceries! 20 minute walk or take the 70 bus.
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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NW
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Groceries! 20 minute walk or take the 70 bus.
Spring Laundromat
3509 Georgia Ave NW

Sightseeing

Rapidly shrinking DC neighborhood. Check it out while it's still around
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WeWork Coworking & Office Space
718 7th St NW
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Rapidly shrinking DC neighborhood. Check it out while it's still around
Monument to US Navy
US Navy Memorial Plaza
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Monument to US Navy
Check out the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other important documents from US history.
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National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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Check out the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other important documents from US history.
Take a walk through the National Gallery of Art's sculpture garden. In the winter you can ice skate!
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Pavilion Café
Constitution Avenue Northwest
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Take a walk through the National Gallery of Art's sculpture garden. In the winter you can ice skate!
Rad museum-- and don't miss the planetarium
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National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW
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Rad museum-- and don't miss the planetarium
Museum highlighting the cultures of past and present indigenous people in the Americas (not just in the U.S.)
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Iziko Lomuzi Wabantu BaseMericana
4th Street Southwest
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Museum highlighting the cultures of past and present indigenous people in the Americas (not just in the U.S.)