Food
Navy Yard
- El Bebe (low key taco joint and bar)
- Yellow (Levantine cafe)
- Albi (Middle Eastern restaurant, recommend reservations)
- La Famosa (Puerto Rican restaurant and bar)
- Hatoba (Asian Pub)
- Chloe (indoor/outdoor restaurant, small plates)
- Salt Line (outdoor bar/indoor seated seafood, lobster rolls)
- Bammy’s (small Caribbean bar and restaurant)
- District Winery (winery and restaurant)
- Atlas (outdoor/indoor craft brewery with pizza)
- Solace (outdoor/indoor craft brewery and bar food)
- All Purpose (Italian American Pizzeria with a large patio, recommend reservations)
- Osteria
Pupusa spots
- Judy Restaurant – Columbia Heights
- Ercilia’s – Mount Pleasant
- El Rinconcito Cafe – Mt. Vernon Square
- El Tamarindo – Adams Morgan
- Elizabeth Pupuseria and Deli – Columbia Heights
- Gloria’s Restaurant – Columbia Heights
- Ana’s Restaurant – Columbia Heights
- La Casita Pupuseria at La Cosecha – Union Market
- Tortilla Café – Eastern Market
The Wharf
- Hank’s Oyster Bar (raw and seafood bar/restaurant)
- Southwest Soda Pop Shop (local ice cream parlor)
- Colada shop (Cuban pastries, sandwiches, and cocktails)
- Surfside (taco joint)
- Kirwans (Irish pub)
- Lupo Marino (Italian)
- 12 Stories (Modern Indoor and Outdoor Rooftop Cocktail Bar)
- Del Mar (Spanish seafood cuisine with outdoor seating options, recommend reservations)
- ilili (Lebanese)
- La Vie (Costal Cuisine Rooftop Resturant and Bar)
- Moon Rabbit (Contemporary Vietnamese, recommend reservations)
- Officina (Italian with a café, trattoria, and terrazza. Recommend reservations for the trattoria and terrazza)
- Masala Art (Indian at the Southwest/Waterfront Metro Station)
Columbia Heights
- Los Hermanos – Dominican restaurant
- Federalist Pig – American BBQ
- The Coupe – Coffee and Diner
- Midlands – Beer Garden and sports bar
- Mi Cuba Cafe – Traditional Cuban specialties
- El Chucho – Mexican taqueria and bar
- Lou’s City Bar – Sports bar
- Pho Viet – Vietnamese Pho restaurant
- Red Derby – dicey bar with outdoor 2nd floor
- Lyman’s Tavern – directly next to Red Derby, bar featuring Pinball machines
- Maydan (middle eastern restaurant, recommend reservations)
- Sticky Fingers (vegan bakery with gluten free options)
U St
- Ben’s Chili Bowl – The DC Staple half-smoke cultural institution
- Roaming Rooster – the best locally made Fried Chicken Sandwiches
- Henry’s Soul Cafe – Soul food take out featuring it’s famous Sweet Patato pie
- Halfsmoke – Restaurant featuring boozy brunch
- Cracked Eggery – Specialized in all egg sandwiches
- Fish Scale – Seafood sandwiches and recently honored by DC for sustainability efforts
- Right Proper Brewery – branch of DC beer brewer with a restaurant
- Oohh’s and Aahh’s – Soulfood location notable for it’s wings
Adams Morgan
- Lapis (Afghan restaurant, recommend reservations)
- SOs Your Mom (deli)
- Rise (total gluten free bakery)
- Cake Room (bakery with best cakes and cupcakes in DC)
Capital Hill/Eastern Market
- Ambar (Balkan Cuisine, recommend reservations)
- Caruso’s Grocery (Italian, recommend reservations)
- La Casina (Pinseria Romana. Pinsa is an ancient Roman dough that is a combination of soy, rice, & white flour cooked in a wood fired oven, which makes it a healthier alternative to traditional pizza.)
- The Market Lunch (A Washington DC Institution since 1978. Breakfast and Lunch Counter inside the historic Eastern Market Building)
- The Monocle (American Seafood/Steakhouse)
- Tunnicliff’s Tavern (American)
Downtown/Chinatown/Gallery Place/Penn Quarter
- Centrolina (Authentic, regional Italian with a seasonally rotating menu, recommend reservations)
- Chinatown Express (Chinese with homemade noodles family run for 30 years)
- Farmers & Distillers (American that also serves breakfast everyday)
- Estuary (Contemporary Seafood highlighting the Chesapeake Bay region, recommend reservations)
- The Hamilton (American & Sushi and the kitchen closes at 1 am daily)
- The Old Ebbitt Grill (Oldest operating saloon in DC founded in 1856 across the street from the Department of Treasury and the White House, recommend reservations)
- Oyamel (Mexican by José Andrés, recommend reservations)
- Piccolina da Centrolina (Contemporary Italian with almost everything being cooked in a wood-fired oven)
- Sfoglina (Homage to the traditional homemade pasta making mamas, recommend reservations)
- Summit (Rooftop Bar at the Conrad Hotel)
- Vue (High End Rooftop Bar and Lounge at Hotel Washington overlooking the White House, strongly recommend reservations)
- Zaytinya (Greek, Lebanese, and Turkish Mezze by José Andrés with outdoor seating, recommend reservations)
Foggy Bottom/West End
- Blue Duck Tavern (American fine dining that also serves breakfast every day recommend reservations)
- Chef Geoff’s (Contemporary American with outdoor seating that also serves breakfast every day)
- Flower Child (Lots of Gluten Free, Vegan, and Vegetarian Options)
- Founding Farmers (Farm-to-table American that also serves breakfast every day, recommend reservations)
- Imperfecto (Mediterranean-Latin Fusion, recommend reservations)
Georgetown
- Baked and Wired (Coffee Shop and bakery known for their oversized cupcakes)
- Café Divan (Turkish in upper Georgetown)
- Farmers Fishers Bakers (American that also serves breakfast every day)
- Fiola Mare (Italian Seafood along the waterfront, recommend reservations)
- The Fountain Inn (Boutique Bar & Rare Spirits Tasting Room. Originally established in 1783 as Suter’s Tavern with incredible history involving George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, & John Adams, recommend reservations)
- Il Canale (Southern Italian with a wood fire Neapolitan Pizzza)
- Lutèce (Modern French Bistro)
- Martin’s Tavern (American since 1933 with outdoor seating serving every president since Truman and where JFK proposed to Jackie)
- Peacock Café (Contemporary American with outdoor seating)
- Stachowski’s (Hidden Gem Butcher Shop serving enormous deli sandwiches)
- The Sovereign (Belgian Restaurant & Bar with extensive draft beer list & massive bottle beer list)
- Thomas Sweet (Homemade Ice Cream shop since 1979)
- The Tombs (Comfort Food with a late night menu)
- Bluestone Lane – Australian Style Café that serves breakfast every day
- Bozzelli’s Italian Deli – Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads
- Call Your Mother – Bagel Shop/Deli
- Chaia Tacos – Entirely Vegetarian & Vegan
- Clyde’s – American
- Good Stuff Eatery – Fast casual burgers, fries, shakes, and salads
- Ice Cream Jubilee – Creative flavors of hand-made ice cream
- Pizzeria Paradiso – Wood Fired Pizza and have outdoor seating
- Rasika – Indian
- Toastique – Gourmet Toast & Juice Bar
- Wiseguy Pizza
Bars
LGBTQ+ Bars
- As You Are – cafe downstairs, bar & dance floor upstairs, fun events, queer community focus
- Pitchers/A League Of Her Own – sports bar but also more clubby, dance floor, many floors
- Trade – stylish, laid back
- Green Lantern – dancing
- The Dirty Goose – cocktails/lounge focused
- JR’s Bar – for theater kids
Soccer Bars
- Man U – Solace
- Man City – The Ugly Mug
- Liverpool – Queen Vic
- Spurs – Irish Channel
- Arsenal – Lou’s City Bar
- Any/all – Across the Pond
Transportation
- Metro Website: https://www.wmata.com/
- Please be aware there is constant work going on with the metro lines so refer to their homepage for Service Alerts.
- There will be no Yellow Line service, but Yellow Line stations north of Reagan National Airport will be accessible via the Blue or Green lines
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