Rob’s guidebook
Food scene
Michelin starred restaurant. Mediterranean influenced menu changes often. Lots of small plate options. Everything is great. Very comfortable atmosphere. Not stuffy. Very large outdoor dining space. Good wine list. Friendly and helpful staff. Advance reservations required.
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Tail Up Goat
1827 Adams Mill Rd NWMichelin starred restaurant. Mediterranean influenced menu changes often. Lots of small plate options. Everything is great. Very comfortable atmosphere. Not stuffy. Very large outdoor dining space. Good wine list. Friendly and helpful staff. Advance reservations required.
Fantastic restaurant for food, service and drinks. Same owners as Tail Up Goat. Pasta forward - unique dishes with lots of flavor. Pecorino Cake for dessert. Very extensive and interesting wine list.
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Reveler's Hour
1775 Columbia Rd NWFantastic restaurant for food, service and drinks. Same owners as Tail Up Goat. Pasta forward - unique dishes with lots of flavor. Pecorino Cake for dessert. Very extensive and interesting wine list.
Closest restaurant to the apartment right out the back gate. Very authentic middle eastern food. A dc institution. Famous for the late Helen Thomas who used to ‘hold court’ in the restaurant. She was a White House reporter who always asked the first question at press briefings. Check out their giant mural of US Presidents on the wall outside.
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Annie's Paramount Steak House
1609 17th Street NorthwestClosest restaurant to the apartment right out the back gate. Very authentic middle eastern food. A dc institution. Famous for the late Helen Thomas who used to ‘hold court’ in the restaurant. She was a White House reporter who always asked the first question at press briefings. Check out their giant mural of US Presidents on the wall outside.
Mintwood Place
1813 Columbia Rd NWUpscale French bistro influenced restaurant.
Great Afghan restaurant. Michelin bib gourmand designation. Reservations required.
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Lapis
1847 Columbia Rd NWGreat Afghan restaurant. Michelin bib gourmand designation. Reservations required.
Small taqueria with good selection of tacos. Good guacamole. Good drinks. Very casual.
Taqueria Al Lado
1792 Columbia Road NorthwestSmall taqueria with good selection of tacos. Good guacamole. Good drinks. Very casual.
Philz Coffee
1827 Adams Mill Rd NWGreat pour over coffee
Pitango Gelato
1841 Columbia Rd NWFantastic gelato
Casual restaurant with large outdoor patio. Extensive menu so there’s something for everyone.
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Open City
2331 Calvert St NWCasual restaurant with large outdoor patio. Extensive menu so there’s something for everyone.
Nice casual eatery with outdoor seating. Lots of good chicken options. South African.
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Nando's Peri-Peri
411 H St NENice casual eatery with outdoor seating. Lots of good chicken options. South African.
Neighborhoods
This is a small residential neighborhood full of beautiful row houses and lots of green space, bordering Rock Creek Park. Very quiet - but nestled between DuPont Circle, Adams Morgan and Woodley Park for lots of restaurants, bars and shops. Kalorama Park is in the middle of the neighborhood. The “triangle” refers to the neighborhood’s border streets - Connecticut Ave, Calvert St and Columbia Rd.
Kalorama Triangle Historic District
This is a small residential neighborhood full of beautiful row houses and lots of green space, bordering Rock Creek Park. Very quiet - but nestled between DuPont Circle, Adams Morgan and Woodley Park for lots of restaurants, bars and shops. Kalorama Park is in the middle of the neighborhood. The “triangle” refers to the neighborhood’s border streets - Connecticut Ave, Calvert St and Columbia Rd.
Vibrant neighborhood packed with restaurants, bars and shops. Cultural melting pot meets bohemian vibe meets college partiers meets DC locals. Wide range of food choices - Ethiopian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian, Salvadoran, Thai, Greek
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Adams Morgan
Vibrant neighborhood packed with restaurants, bars and shops. Cultural melting pot meets bohemian vibe meets college partiers meets DC locals. Wide range of food choices - Ethiopian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian, Salvadoran, Thai, Greek
Charming, leafy neighborhood. The CVS is here. And the Metro. Walk to the Zoo heading north on Connecticut Avenue. Nando’s and Open City Diner are good food options.
Woodley Park
Charming, leafy neighborhood. The CVS is here. And the Metro. Walk to the Zoo heading north on Connecticut Avenue. Nando’s and Open City Diner are good food options.