Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Best Vietnamese food in DC and dirt cheap -- especially by DC's standards! Try the lemongrass Pho
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Pho Viet Restaurant
3513 14th St NWBest Vietnamese food in DC and dirt cheap -- especially by DC's standards! Try the lemongrass Pho
A DC institution, this place is part bookstore, part coffee house, part restaurant, part performance space. Great food, including vegetarian and vegan options.
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWA DC institution, this place is part bookstore, part coffee house, part restaurant, part performance space. Great food, including vegetarian and vegan options.
You don't go here for the ambiance (or the margaritas, sadly) but the pupusas are delicious and cheap! If you're up for an adventure, stop in late on a weekend for live music and cultural immersion.
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Judy Restaurant
2212 14th St NWYou don't go here for the ambiance (or the margaritas, sadly) but the pupusas are delicious and cheap! If you're up for an adventure, stop in late on a weekend for live music and cultural immersion.
Named after Zora Neale Hurston's hometown in Central Florida, this place has good down-home southern & cajun cooking. Delicious brunch.
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Mulebone
Named after Zora Neale Hurston's hometown in Central Florida, this place has good down-home southern & cajun cooking. Delicious brunch.
Pica Taco
1406 Florida Ave NWCheap, tasty tacos, fast.
Don't be fooled by the gas station appearance, this place has ridiculous sandwiches. Get the Chivito, a Uruguayan heart-attack on a bun, with multiple meats, a sliced hard-boiled egg, and much more.
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Fast Gourmet
Don't be fooled by the gas station appearance, this place has ridiculous sandwiches. Get the Chivito, a Uruguayan heart-attack on a bun, with multiple meats, a sliced hard-boiled egg, and much more.
The market is a little grungy & definitely smells like fish, but boy do they have great seafood. You can get a bushel of crabs for ridiculous prices, get 'em steamed with Old Bay. It's also BYOB.
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Captain White’s Seafood City
6308 Maine Ave SWThe market is a little grungy & definitely smells like fish, but boy do they have great seafood. You can get a bushel of crabs for ridiculous prices, get 'em steamed with Old Bay. It's also BYOB.
You can't leave U Street without getting a Half Smoke from Ben's!
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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
1213 U St NWYou can't leave U Street without getting a Half Smoke from Ben's!
Tasty Thai food right in the neighborhood, they also have pretty good sushi. They also deliver.
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Sala Thai Restaurant
1301 U St NWTasty Thai food right in the neighborhood, they also have pretty good sushi. They also deliver.
Kapnos
2201 14th St NWDelicious Greek restaurant from Top Chef Mike Isabella
Taqueria Nacional
1409 T St NWDelicious tacos
Compass Rose
1346 T St NWGreat eats inspired by street foods from around the world!
Sightseeing
The White House is a short bus ride down 16th Street, or you can rent a Capital Bikeshare for the afternoon and meander down the hill to America's first address.
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White House Council on Environmental Quality
730 Jackson Pl NWThe White House is a short bus ride down 16th Street, or you can rent a Capital Bikeshare for the afternoon and meander down the hill to America's first address.
Meridian Hill Park is arguably the best park in DC. If the temp is anywhere between 45 and 90, you'll find people playing sports, picnicking, walking dogs, etc. Go on Sundays for the drum circle!
2464 15th St NW
2464 15th Street NorthwestMeridian Hill Park is arguably the best park in DC. If the temp is anywhere between 45 and 90, you'll find people playing sports, picnicking, walking dogs, etc. Go on Sundays for the drum circle!
The people inside this building are unfortunately unremarkable, but the building itself and the grounds are beautiful. If you don't mind waiting in line, go to the Visitor Center to catch a tour.
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United States Capitol
First Street SoutheastThe people inside this building are unfortunately unremarkable, but the building itself and the grounds are beautiful. If you don't mind waiting in line, go to the Visitor Center to catch a tour.
A beautiful Beaux Arts landmark built as the gateway to DC in 1907. Grand hall is breathtaking & concourse has a mall & food court. Still an active train/Metro station, so avoid during rush hour.
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Union Station
A beautiful Beaux Arts landmark built as the gateway to DC in 1907. Grand hall is breathtaking & concourse has a mall & food court. Still an active train/Metro station, so avoid during rush hour.
Arts & Culture
The Verizon Center, home to the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Georgetown Hoyas and numerous concerts, is in Chinatown, only 4 stops south on the Metro!
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Capital One Arena
601 F St NWThe Verizon Center, home to the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Georgetown Hoyas and numerous concerts, is in Chinatown, only 4 stops south on the Metro!
An awesome smallish (300-400 capacity) music venue with great selection of unknown to up-and-coming artists from a wide variety of genres. Prices are usually pretty cheap.
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9:30
815 V St NWAn awesome smallish (300-400 capacity) music venue with great selection of unknown to up-and-coming artists from a wide variety of genres. Prices are usually pretty cheap.
If you're a baseball fan, check out the Washington Nationals. You can get $5 "grandstand" tickets and post up in the center field bar. It's on the Green Line, so an easy Metro ride away.
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Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SEIf you're a baseball fan, check out the Washington Nationals. You can get $5 "grandstand" tickets and post up in the center field bar. It's on the Green Line, so an easy Metro ride away.
A long-time mainstay of the DC jazz scene, shows every night, ranging from house band to big names in contemporary jazz. Interior walls are designed like a cavern, so very cool ambiance.
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Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th Street NorthwestA long-time mainstay of the DC jazz scene, shows every night, ranging from house band to big names in contemporary jazz. Interior walls are designed like a cavern, so very cool ambiance.
Essentials
Smucker Farms is a small shop with an excellent selection of produce, baked goods, dairy, meats & prepared foods, almost all from small producers in Lancaster County, PA. Not cheap, but high quality!
2118 14th St NW
2118 14th Street NorthwestSmucker Farms is a small shop with an excellent selection of produce, baked goods, dairy, meats & prepared foods, almost all from small producers in Lancaster County, PA. Not cheap, but high quality!
The closest full-service supermarket is across the park and has everything you'll ever need, including wine and beer.
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Harris Teeter
1201 First Street NortheastThe closest full-service supermarket is across the park and has everything you'll ever need, including wine and beer.
A good size, high-quality grocery store (as opposed to supermarket) that mostly has natural and organic foods. Awesome selection of beer for good prices.
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Yes! Organic Market 14th St.
2123 14th St NWA good size, high-quality grocery store (as opposed to supermarket) that mostly has natural and organic foods. Awesome selection of beer for good prices.
A well-stocked grocery store with a great selection of international items, beer and wine, barely a block from the front door!
Capitol View on 14th
2420 14th St NWA well-stocked grocery store with a great selection of international items, beer and wine, barely a block from the front door!
Drinks & Nightlife
A very cool, quasi-hipster, converted garage/warehouse bar with a sizeable patio, good selection of beer on tap (served out of the requisite mason jars) and good cocktails.
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American Ice Company
917 V St NWA very cool, quasi-hipster, converted garage/warehouse bar with a sizeable patio, good selection of beer on tap (served out of the requisite mason jars) and good cocktails.
A great roof deck out back, and decent happy hour specials. Always hopping on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have food.
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Marvin
2007 14th St NWA great roof deck out back, and decent happy hour specials. Always hopping on Fridays and Saturdays. They also have food.
Tasty cocktails, as well as oysters and other food. The upstairs is an amazing lofted space in an old renovated building. Not cheap, but a great ambiance.
Blackbyrd Warehouse
2005 14th St NWTasty cocktails, as well as oysters and other food. The upstairs is an amazing lofted space in an old renovated building. Not cheap, but a great ambiance.
Shopping
CVS
645 H St NEThe nearest convenience store. It's a CVS, what can I say?
Everything Else
BP
2600 14th St NWThe closest gas station. That's it.