Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Menomale
2711 12th St NEGreat pizza and super friendly Italian manager!
Wonderfully atmospheric little Cuban restaurant with dangerous mojitos - manager will make you feel like a regular on your first visit
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Little Ricky's
3522 12th St NEWonderfully atmospheric little Cuban restaurant with dangerous mojitos - manager will make you feel like a regular on your first visit
Really good and well-priced Chinese food that delivers quickly and inexpensively to our house!
Asian American II
1439 11th St NWReally good and well-priced Chinese food that delivers quickly and inexpensively to our house!
Opening spring 2014, by our friend who also owns the very popular Pug (H Street NE). A family-friendly, all-day coffee shop, restaurant and bar.
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Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street NortheastOpening spring 2014, by our friend who also owns the very popular Pug (H Street NE). A family-friendly, all-day coffee shop, restaurant and bar.
Brookland Works
716 Monroe St NEImmediately adjacent to the Metro, restaurants, retail and arts' scene.
Friendly, clean and spacious breakfast, lunch and early dinner spot walking distance from the house and with a plenty of parking in adjacent lot. Extensive and well-priced menu, 7:am-7:pm
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Flip-It 2
1544 Rhode Island Ave NEFriendly, clean and spacious breakfast, lunch and early dinner spot walking distance from the house and with a plenty of parking in adjacent lot. Extensive and well-priced menu, 7:am-7:pm
Entertainment & Activities
Great happy hour every day (3:-7:pm) is a fun, affordable way to feed the kids yummy quesadillas and chicken tenders while Mommy and Daddy have a cold beer and margarita!
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San Antonio Bar & Grill
3908 12th St NEGreat happy hour every day (3:-7:pm) is a fun, affordable way to feed the kids yummy quesadillas and chicken tenders while Mommy and Daddy have a cold beer and margarita!
Awesome playground with huge water play area, immediately adjacent to excellent public tennis courts.
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Turkey Thicket Playground
1100 Michigan Ave NEAwesome playground with huge water play area, immediately adjacent to excellent public tennis courts.
Sightseeing
Beautiful gardens perfect for quiet reflection. Historic church with many interesting and even slightly quirky features!
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I-Monastery ye-Franciscan yaseNtshona Koloni
1400 Quincy St NEBeautiful gardens perfect for quiet reflection. Historic church with many interesting and even slightly quirky features!
Part of the reason that Brookland is known as the Little Vatican!
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Basilica yaseNational Shrine ye-Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue NortheastPart of the reason that Brookland is known as the Little Vatican!
Essentials
Actually quite affordable with an excellent selection of both organic and conventional foods as well as beers and wine. Perfect for stocking up for a weekend in the city!
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Yes! Organic Market Brookland
3809 12th St NEActually quite affordable with an excellent selection of both organic and conventional foods as well as beers and wine. Perfect for stocking up for a weekend in the city!
The closest major grocery store. Lots of parking, well-stocked with a decent deli. Extremely adequate wine selection!
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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWThe closest major grocery store. Lots of parking, well-stocked with a decent deli. Extremely adequate wine selection!