Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Silo is a great neighborhood bar with some really outstanding food. Favorites are the meat loaf with mac n cheese, the Korean tacos and the Silo burger. Yum. Wednesday's is Ladies Night and Thursday is oysters night. Brunch gets crowded.
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Silo
919 5th St NWSilo is a great neighborhood bar with some really outstanding food. Favorites are the meat loaf with mac n cheese, the Korean tacos and the Silo burger. Yum. Wednesday's is Ladies Night and Thursday is oysters night. Brunch gets crowded.
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
924 Blagden Alley NWCoffee shop just off Chinatown Park. Very close!
Tremendous selection of breakfast foods, sandwiches and at least 10 different soups all made fresh daily.
Devon & Blakely
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NWTremendous selection of breakfast foods, sandwiches and at least 10 different soups all made fresh daily.
As a New Yorker, i think I know pizza. Wiseguy is the best pizza in Washington, DC and it's deservedly won awards year after year. Located just across 4th Street and H.
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Wiseguy Pizza
300 Massachusetts Ave NWAs a New Yorker, i think I know pizza. Wiseguy is the best pizza in Washington, DC and it's deservedly won awards year after year. Located just across 4th Street and H.
This casual Korean place has so much to offer. Great happy hour prices!
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Mandu
453 K St NWThis casual Korean place has so much to offer. Great happy hour prices!
If you love Turkish food (and even if you haven't tried it) this place is just divine. Very authentic and immaculate. Some people dress up to go. Love it.
Ottoman Taverna
425 I St NWIf you love Turkish food (and even if you haven't tried it) this place is just divine. Very authentic and immaculate. Some people dress up to go. Love it.
Ray's Hell Burger
449 K St NWThe name says it all. Some good weekend prices.
A super popular brunch location (you would need to book in advance and be forewarned, it's crazy popular), but also a good place to eat during the week.
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Farmers & Distillers
600 Massachusetts Ave NWA super popular brunch location (you would need to book in advance and be forewarned, it's crazy popular), but also a good place to eat during the week.
This is great for the family. Lots of sports on the monitors. Good food too.
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Yard House
6791 Springfield MallThis is great for the family. Lots of sports on the monitors. Good food too.
This is literally just next to 425 Mass NW, turn right out the front door and you're there.
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Le Pain Quotidien
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SEThis is literally just next to 425 Mass NW, turn right out the front door and you're there.
Located two blocks from the White House, this is a great place to dine or drink with the family or with friends. It's cavernous but it's very good and the prices are reasonable. Very old school. Lots of wood.
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The Hamilton
600 14th St NWLocated two blocks from the White House, this is a great place to dine or drink with the family or with friends. It's cavernous but it's very good and the prices are reasonable. Very old school. Lots of wood.
Essentials
If you need a pint of milk or some munchies, this CVS has quite a few every day items you would probably need and it is also directly across the street from 425 Mass NW.
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CVS
1418 P St NWIf you need a pint of milk or some munchies, this CVS has quite a few every day items you would probably need and it is also directly across the street from 425 Mass NW.
Huge selection of beer, wine and liquor. Also has some additional items for sale. Conveniently located just behind our building.
Eye Street Cellars - Fine Wine, Spirits, & Beer
425 I St NWHuge selection of beer, wine and liquor. Also has some additional items for sale. Conveniently located just behind our building.
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWThis is a giant, fancy Safeway--it has everything!
Orangetheory Fitness
425 I St NWPretty hardcore fitness place.
Gigantic, award-winning gym with all the amenities. Day passes available!
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VIDA Fitness City Vista
445 K St NWGigantic, award-winning gym with all the amenities. Day passes available!
Sightseeing
This is an absolutely unique building in the area. Presidential inaugurations have been held here the last few times. It's free to get in and it is something indeed to see from the floor, but there are tours for about $10 each. Little kids are usually blown away by this place.
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National Building Museum
401 F St NWThis is an absolutely unique building in the area. Presidential inaugurations have been held here the last few times. It's free to get in and it is something indeed to see from the floor, but there are tours for about $10 each. Little kids are usually blown away by this place.
If you love books, you will love this place. For some reason it doesn't really get the crowds and it's spectacular. World's largest library, has to be worth a look, right? It is.
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Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SEIf you love books, you will love this place. For some reason it doesn't really get the crowds and it's spectacular. World's largest library, has to be worth a look, right? It is.
Shopping
This area is the closest thing to a shopping mall in the area. It has a movie theatre, a bowling alley and is connected to the Capital One Arena. Clyde's Restaurant is also here and it's a pretty good American-style place.
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Gallery Place
616 H St NWThis area is the closest thing to a shopping mall in the area. It has a movie theatre, a bowling alley and is connected to the Capital One Arena. Clyde's Restaurant is also here and it's a pretty good American-style place.
Entertainment & Activities
Gallery Place Way
Gallery Place WayMultiplex theater.
The home of the Stanley Cup Champion Capitals and the NBA Washington Wizards, this is also where all the big concerts come through. Well worth checking out some last minute bargains on StubHub for events. It is soooo close!
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Capital One Arena
601 F St NWThe home of the Stanley Cup Champion Capitals and the NBA Washington Wizards, this is also where all the big concerts come through. Well worth checking out some last minute bargains on StubHub for events. It is soooo close!
Drinks & Nightlife
I'm putting this down as a nice place to go for a refined drink very close by, but it's also a very good restaurant.
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RPM Italian
650 K St NWI'm putting this down as a nice place to go for a refined drink very close by, but it's also a very good restaurant.
This is on the roof of the W Hotel. It has clear, unobstructed views of the White House next door, Treasury and many of the monuments. Absolutely go if you have the time.
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POV Rooftop
515 15th St NWThis is on the roof of the W Hotel. It has clear, unobstructed views of the White House next door, Treasury and many of the monuments. Absolutely go if you have the time.
Fun food and drink, great roof bar. All you can eat (and drink) brunch on weekends.
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Bar Deco
717 6th St NWFun food and drink, great roof bar. All you can eat (and drink) brunch on weekends.
It's really a gigantic tapas place, but the bar is some of the best people watching you will get in DC, along with the fantastic tapas. If you want to sit at the bar, you should really go early, like 5:00 or 5:30, so you can find a place by 6:00.
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Barcelona Wine Bar
1622 14th St NWIt's really a gigantic tapas place, but the bar is some of the best people watching you will get in DC, along with the fantastic tapas. If you want to sit at the bar, you should really go early, like 5:00 or 5:30, so you can find a place by 6:00.
If you can put politics aside (and let's face it, a lot of people can't), the Old Post Office is the second tallest structure in Washington, DC and it has been restored meticulously. The bar lounge area is the size of a football field. It is really quite remarkable. But some people find it tough going in. NOTE: you can take tours of the clock tower for some of the most incredible views of the downtown DC.
Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NWIf you can put politics aside (and let's face it, a lot of people can't), the Old Post Office is the second tallest structure in Washington, DC and it has been restored meticulously. The bar lounge area is the size of a football field. It is really quite remarkable. But some people find it tough going in. NOTE: you can take tours of the clock tower for some of the most incredible views of the downtown DC.
If you are into your history, this bar has entertained, so we are told, every president since Grant. And every president gets a cocktail named after him. It's a round bar and pretty neat.
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Round Robin
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NWIf you are into your history, this bar has entertained, so we are told, every president since Grant. And every president gets a cocktail named after him. It's a round bar and pretty neat.
Have you ever wanted to go to a Speakeasy? This is pretty much what it would've been like. Once you figure out how to get in (it's subterranean, look for the white globe lamp outside with Denson on it), you will find something that screams Great Gatsby. One of many underground bars in the area, but the best. Dress nicely.
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Denson Liquor Bar
600 6th St NWHave you ever wanted to go to a Speakeasy? This is pretty much what it would've been like. Once you figure out how to get in (it's subterranean, look for the white globe lamp outside with Denson on it), you will find something that screams Great Gatsby. One of many underground bars in the area, but the best. Dress nicely.
If you're young and on a budget or are a sports junkie, this may be your go to place. Set over two floors, it has every sports game on you can imagine. If you went to college, your team will be on TV here during the season. Cheap.
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Penn Social
801 E St NWIf you're young and on a budget or are a sports junkie, this may be your go to place. Set over two floors, it has every sports game on you can imagine. If you went to college, your team will be on TV here during the season. Cheap.
Arts & Culture
The closest of the true gems of DC; a short walk or an extremely short Uber ride. Some of the most magnificent pieces of art in the world are here and of course, it's free.
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National Portrait Gallery
The closest of the true gems of DC; a short walk or an extremely short Uber ride. Some of the most magnificent pieces of art in the world are here and of course, it's free.