Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
The Red Hen
1822 1st St NWAmazing food and venue.
Bar/Restaurant right down the street from the house. Worth the visit!
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The Pub & The People
1648 North Capitol Street NorthwestBar/Restaurant right down the street from the house. Worth the visit!
Right next to Pub and the People, so you can take your pick but it's always packed out with young DC locals for happy hour and to grab a bite.
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Engine Company 12
Right next to Pub and the People, so you can take your pick but it's always packed out with young DC locals for happy hour and to grab a bite.
Our favorite restaurant in DC, the small plates will blow your mind. Rose, the restaurant owner, traveled the world for 3 years and brought back her 30 favorite recipes so the menu is eclectic!
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Compass Rose
1346 T St NWOur favorite restaurant in DC, the small plates will blow your mind. Rose, the restaurant owner, traveled the world for 3 years and brought back her 30 favorite recipes so the menu is eclectic!
Peanut butter bacon burger, home made pop tarts, and boozy "Adult" milk shakes, this place is a DC staple.
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Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEPeanut butter bacon burger, home made pop tarts, and boozy "Adult" milk shakes, this place is a DC staple.
A whole street of new restaurants and little bars, you'll find something to keep you entertained. And it's just steps from both U-Street and City Center so you have a great central starting location. BE SURE TO WALK THROUGH BLAGDEN ALLEY!
Mount Vernon Square
A whole street of new restaurants and little bars, you'll find something to keep you entertained. And it's just steps from both U-Street and City Center so you have a great central starting location. BE SURE TO WALK THROUGH BLAGDEN ALLEY!
It's a local DC Coffee chain. They actually have a few locations around the city so whenever you're out and about, google it and see if you can find one. Their coffee is pretty great!
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Compass Coffee
1535 7th St NWIt's a local DC Coffee chain. They actually have a few locations around the city so whenever you're out and about, google it and see if you can find one. Their coffee is pretty great!
Open air INDOOR market with a ton of tastes of DC! Grab some nibbles and explore!
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEOpen air INDOOR market with a ton of tastes of DC! Grab some nibbles and explore!
Great wine. Good prices. Entrees prepared in a wood fired oven. Fantastic brunch. Great patio! Just blocks from the house!
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Tyber Creek Wine Bar & Kitchen
84 T St NWGreat wine. Good prices. Entrees prepared in a wood fired oven. Fantastic brunch. Great patio! Just blocks from the house!
Drinks & Nightlife
Relaxed bar with good food and good people. Solid pricing too.
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Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Ave NWRelaxed bar with good food and good people. Solid pricing too.
This place is a bar and restaurant that turns into a mini nightclub, with live DJs on the weekends, a beautiful downstairs restaurant space and an unbelievable outdoor patio that can be covered with a convertible roof when the weather turns. And it's located at the intersection of 14th and U Streets NW, so it's in the heart of the main bar district in DC!
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Lost Society
2001 14th St NWThis place is a bar and restaurant that turns into a mini nightclub, with live DJs on the weekends, a beautiful downstairs restaurant space and an unbelievable outdoor patio that can be covered with a convertible roof when the weather turns. And it's located at the intersection of 14th and U Streets NW, so it's in the heart of the main bar district in DC!
So many bars and restaurants we can't even count. We've spent the last 4 years making this street our go to spot. Check out Pearl Dive/BlackJack, Garden District, El Centro DF, Churchkey, Barcelona, Masa 14 and more, plus tons of restaurants on the U Street cross street like the Hawthorne DC, Brixton, Sollys, El Rey, Dodge City, 801, Takoda, Lost Society, and more!
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14th Street Northwest
14th Street NorthwestSo many bars and restaurants we can't even count. We've spent the last 4 years making this street our go to spot. Check out Pearl Dive/BlackJack, Garden District, El Centro DF, Churchkey, Barcelona, Masa 14 and more, plus tons of restaurants on the U Street cross street like the Hawthorne DC, Brixton, Sollys, El Rey, Dodge City, 801, Takoda, Lost Society, and more!
A seemingly endless row of bars and restaurants, you can literally eat and drink here for your entire trip! A very different scene from the rest of DC.
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H Street Corridor
A seemingly endless row of bars and restaurants, you can literally eat and drink here for your entire trip! A very different scene from the rest of DC.
Entertainment & Activities
Sometimes you just need to get the best workout ever in! They do a 1 Week Trial for just $30 sure to have you covered for your visit!
Elevate Interval Fitness
2428 14th St NWSometimes you just need to get the best workout ever in! They do a 1 Week Trial for just $30 sure to have you covered for your visit!
Parks & Nature
30 Miles of Trails shows why DC really is the "City of Trees."
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NW30 Miles of Trails shows why DC really is the "City of Trees."
Getting Around
Take the 80 bus to Union Station to get anywhere you need in DC. The bus will get you there quick (5 minutes or so). From Union, you can walk to the Capitol Building or National Mall (with all the museums), grab a bus to ANYWHERE in the District, or jump on the Red Line Metro. The Red Line will quickly take you West to Gallery Place/Chinatown, DuPont Circle, Metro Center/City Center and a number of other spots.
Union Station has bike rentals, tons of food options, and even has pickup for sightseeing tours!
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Union Station
Take the 80 bus to Union Station to get anywhere you need in DC. The bus will get you there quick (5 minutes or so). From Union, you can walk to the Capitol Building or National Mall (with all the museums), grab a bus to ANYWHERE in the District, or jump on the Red Line Metro. The Red Line will quickly take you West to Gallery Place/Chinatown, DuPont Circle, Metro Center/City Center and a number of other spots.
Union Station has bike rentals, tons of food options, and even has pickup for sightseeing tours!
Sightseeing
Hit the monument tour. We recommend renting a bike or doing the Bike Share. You can run it as well if you're very active, but a loop of the Mall is close to 5 miles. You can hit the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, MLK Memorial, Capitol Building and lots of Museums (Air and Space, Natural History, American History, Holocaust, Hirshhorne, and the new African American Museum.
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National Mall
Hit the monument tour. We recommend renting a bike or doing the Bike Share. You can run it as well if you're very active, but a loop of the Mall is close to 5 miles. You can hit the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, MLK Memorial, Capitol Building and lots of Museums (Air and Space, Natural History, American History, Holocaust, Hirshhorne, and the new African American Museum.