Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Domku Bar & Cafe
Great Scandinavian fare for dinner or a weekend brunch.
Cafe/Diner open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Great burger among other eclectic fare.
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The Coupe
3415 11th St NWCafe/Diner open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Great burger among other eclectic fare.
Best coffee in the city - seriously! Not the coziest of cafes for gathering but has a quiet area for working and excellent brews.
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Qualia Coffee
3917 Georgia Ave NWBest coffee in the city - seriously! Not the coziest of cafes for gathering but has a quiet area for working and excellent brews.
French bistro restaurant open for dinner. Rillettes, Daube Provencale, Steak Frites, and Chocolate Mousse. Also has a great bar and a fireplace, as well as a big back patio.
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Chez Billy
3815 Georgia Avenue NorthwestFrench bistro restaurant open for dinner. Rillettes, Daube Provencale, Steak Frites, and Chocolate Mousse. Also has a great bar and a fireplace, as well as a big back patio.
Delicious Mexican food (try the Mexican street corn!) and an extensive tequila selection.
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El Chucho - Cocina Superior
3313 11th St NWDelicious Mexican food (try the Mexican street corn!) and an extensive tequila selection.
Great baked goods and coffee. This place started as a wine bar so has a good wine selection and cocktail menu. Small plates available for dinner or weekend brunch.
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Room 11
3234 11th St NWGreat baked goods and coffee. This place started as a wine bar so has a good wine selection and cocktail menu. Small plates available for dinner or weekend brunch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hank's Cocktail Bar
1624 Q Street NorthwestThe hottest new cocktail bar in town!
Good neighborhood bar with great Southern American food for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. Excellent biscuits and a good beer selection.
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DC Reynolds
Good neighborhood bar with great Southern American food for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. Excellent biscuits and a good beer selection.
Shopping
Cute local bookshop with an eclectic collection of novels, graphic novels, cookbooks, and DC history.
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Upshur Street Books
843 Upshur St NWCute local bookshop with an eclectic collection of novels, graphic novels, cookbooks, and DC history.
Essentials
Newly remodeled Safeway offering all your grocery needs and a few organic items. Good bulk section of nuts, granolas, and dried fruits in the back of the produce section.
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Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWNewly remodeled Safeway offering all your grocery needs and a few organic items. Good bulk section of nuts, granolas, and dried fruits in the back of the produce section.
A small, local, all-organic grocers. Can be a bit pricey but they have a pretty good wine selection.
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Yes! Organic Market Petworth
4100 Georgia Ave NWA small, local, all-organic grocers. Can be a bit pricey but they have a pretty good wine selection.
Getting Around
Georgia Ave-Petworth Station
3700 Georgia Ave NWCapital Bikeshare
Sightseeing
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SWParks & Nature
Iphaki yaseMeridian Hill
W Street Northwest