Edwin & allison's Guidebook
Food scene
Lowkey pizzeria with Napoletana style pizza for dine-in or carry-out.
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Menomale
2711 12th St NELowkey pizzeria with Napoletana style pizza for dine-in or carry-out.
Serves lunch and dinner, but check out their weekend brunch. They also have a great patio with outdoor stools right at the bar.
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Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street NortheastServes lunch and dinner, but check out their weekend brunch. They also have a great patio with outdoor stools right at the bar.
Perfect for an upscale French-inspired dinner or cocktail. It was included on the Bib Gourmand list for the 2020 DC Michelin Guide.
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Primrose
3000 12th St NEPerfect for an upscale French-inspired dinner or cocktail. It was included on the Bib Gourmand list for the 2020 DC Michelin Guide.
Full-service restaurant with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, coffee shop, and bookstore. Check out their events calendar.
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Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NWFull-service restaurant with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, coffee shop, and bookstore. Check out their events calendar.
Indian restaurant. We like to eat on their outdoor patio when the weather’s right. Open for lunch and dinner and offers take-out options.
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Masala Story
3301 12th St NE Indian restaurant. We like to eat on their outdoor patio when the weather’s right. Open for lunch and dinner and offers take-out options.
Pho 12
3740 12th St NEDelicious homemade Vietnamese food with easy carry-out options.
Starbucks
3100 14th St NWWe call this the fancy Starbucks with a coffee tasting menu.
Artisanal food vendors. Great weekend vibe for food and drink options.
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEArtisanal food vendors. Great weekend vibe for food and drink options.
Neighborhoods
We love our vibrant and diverse neighborhood from the local eateries and bars to the rhythms of Alice’s Jazz club (Sunday and Wednesday nights). Brookland is just a few metro stops from downtown museums and attractions, but is also home to the breathtaking Basilica and Franciscan Monastery and gardens.
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Brookland
We love our vibrant and diverse neighborhood from the local eateries and bars to the rhythms of Alice’s Jazz club (Sunday and Wednesday nights). Brookland is just a few metro stops from downtown museums and attractions, but is also home to the breathtaking Basilica and Franciscan Monastery and gardens.
Dupont Circle
Chinatown
604 H St NWGreat place to visit in the summertime (restaurants, near the water, and live music certain Friday nights). There's kayaking available as well. Be mindful of added traffic during Nationals Baseball Games nearby (or head to the stadium).
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Navy Yard
Great place to visit in the summertime (restaurants, near the water, and live music certain Friday nights). There's kayaking available as well. Be mindful of added traffic during Nationals Baseball Games nearby (or head to the stadium).
Check out the fish market. Great restaurants. Best to access by metro (due to pricey parking garages).
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Wharf Street Southwest
Wharf Street SouthwestCheck out the fish market. Great restaurants. Best to access by metro (due to pricey parking garages).
Sightseeing
I-South Lawn yaseWhite House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWIsitupa seWashington
2 15th St NWUnited States Capitol
First Street SoutheastUnited States Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave SWBasilica yaseNational Shrine ye-Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue NortheastI-Monastery ye-Franciscan yaseNtshona Koloni
1400 Quincy St NE
I-Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NWA must see, especially during the springtime cherry blossom season.
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Tidal Basin
20245 National DrA must see, especially during the springtime cherry blossom season.
Isivivinyo seMartin Luther King, Jr.
1964 Independence Ave SWBest to visit in a vehicle (you can park and walk around). Check out the Bonsai Trees.
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Arboretum
Best to visit in a vehicle (you can park and walk around). Check out the Bonsai Trees.
Washington National Cathedral
See if you can see the Darth Vader Gargoyle
Art Scene
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N Union StOur favorite museums
Iziko Lomuzi Wokusebenza Nokwethenjelwa Kwezobomi Ngezwe Labantu Abamnyama
1400 Constitution Ave. NWSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWCheck out the portraits of past Presidents. We also love relaxing and cooling off in the Kogod Courtyard (indoor atrium).
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National Portrait Gallery
Check out the portraits of past Presidents. We also love relaxing and cooling off in the Kogod Courtyard (indoor atrium).
We really love the gardens. There are a few museums on this campus worth checking out.
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Smithsonian Castle Information Center
1000 Jefferson Dr SWWe really love the gardens. There are a few museums on this campus worth checking out.
Other local favorites
Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWGreen oasis. Easy hiking, running, and biking paths.
Best to visit on the weekends. Local foods and crafts.
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Imakethe yase-Eastern
225 7th St SEBest to visit on the weekends. Local foods and crafts.