Guidebook for Washington
Essentials
Good Food Markets
2006 Rhode Island Ave NESmall grocery store for some basics
Bigger grocery store with lots of options.
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Yes! Organic Market Brookland
3809 12th St NEBigger grocery store with lots of options.
Everything Else
The Capoeira Spot
2008 Rhode Island Ave NEI teach yoga here twice a week but there are also dance classes and capoeira!
You can park for free on Otis street up to 14th street. That's only a 3 block walk to the metro.
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Fort Bunker Hill
You can park for free on Otis street up to 14th street. That's only a 3 block walk to the metro.
Public park and indoor pool, costs money if you don't have a DC residence card but it's pretty inexpensive. The playground is brand new and really nice.
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Turkey Thicket Aquatic Facility
1100 Michigan Ave NEPublic park and indoor pool, costs money if you don't have a DC residence card but it's pretty inexpensive. The playground is brand new and really nice.
Metro! You want to take the "bus" exit to the right of the ticket machines.
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Brookland-Cua Station & Bus Bay H
Metro! You want to take the "bus" exit to the right of the ticket machines.
Barnes and Noble College @ CUA
625 Monroe St NEBookstore and coffee shop!
Food Scene
Nice neighborhood spot, though it is a little out of the way to the brookland metro. You will want to catch a bus to rhode island metro if you go here.
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Zeke's Coffee
2300 Rhode Island Ave NENice neighborhood spot, though it is a little out of the way to the brookland metro. You will want to catch a bus to rhode island metro if you go here.
One of the top rated pizza restaurants in the city. About $13 per pizza (we get 2 for 3 people), but delicious.
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Menomale
2711 12th St NEOne of the top rated pizza restaurants in the city. About $13 per pizza (we get 2 for 3 people), but delicious.
Fun atmosphere, DC started restaurant that now has multiple locations throughout the city.
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Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NWFun atmosphere, DC started restaurant that now has multiple locations throughout the city.
Good fast casual build your own pizza that is done in 90 seconds.
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&pizza
1118 H St NEGood fast casual build your own pizza that is done in 90 seconds.
Open spring through fall, it's a nice walk for a casual dessert.
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Rita's
2318 Rhode Island Ave NEOpen spring through fall, it's a nice walk for a casual dessert.
Shopping
Just in case you forgot something, you can pick it up at this pharmacy on your way to the metro.
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Cardtronics ATM
3601 12th St NEJust in case you forgot something, you can pick it up at this pharmacy on your way to the metro.
Entertainment & Activities
Taft Recreation Center
1800 Perry St NENew playground and public tennis courts.