Guidebook for Washington

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Guidebook for Washington

Food Scene

Great Greek and Mediterranean at a price that won't leave you regretting your meal.
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Zorba's Café
1612 20th St NW
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Great Greek and Mediterranean at a price that won't leave you regretting your meal.
Late Night spot that's a whole in the wall. Awesome food though. Get the DC Platter...you'll thank me.
DC Cafe
2035 P St NW
Late Night spot that's a whole in the wall. Awesome food though. Get the DC Platter...you'll thank me.
Expensive Sushi, but some of the best that DC has.
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Sushi Taro
1503 17th St NW
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Expensive Sushi, but some of the best that DC has.
Don't let the name fool you. It's a restaurant/ bar with a short but refreshingly original menu that is always tasty. More than affordable too.
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Duke's Grocery
1513 17th St NW
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Don't let the name fool you. It's a restaurant/ bar with a short but refreshingly original menu that is always tasty. More than affordable too.
Awesome Lobster rolls. Get there early for happy hour to grab a seat at the bar for $1 oysters or past 10pm for $1 oysters.
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Hanks on the HIll
1624 Q Street Northwest
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Awesome Lobster rolls. Get there early for happy hour to grab a seat at the bar for $1 oysters or past 10pm for $1 oysters.
Great breakfast and late night with big portions, both in food and in Gay doods.
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Annie's Paramount Steak House
1609 17th Street Northwest
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Great breakfast and late night with big portions, both in food and in Gay doods.
Decent little Italian Place. Their Lamb Shank Gnocchi is where it's at.
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Floriana
1602 17th St NW
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Decent little Italian Place. Their Lamb Shank Gnocchi is where it's at.
Brunch with a Spanish Flare. Let's be honest - the standard brunch is only so good, and most times you walk away feeling like you overpaid. I'm usually happy to pay for brunch here.
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Boqueria
1837 M St NW
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Brunch with a Spanish Flare. Let's be honest - the standard brunch is only so good, and most times you walk away feeling like you overpaid. I'm usually happy to pay for brunch here.
One of the best coffee shops on the east coast. I think they won best coffeehouse of the east coast in 2013. Their espresso's are great.
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Peregrine Espresso
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
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One of the best coffee shops on the east coast. I think they won best coffeehouse of the east coast in 2013. Their espresso's are great.
Prefer pour-over coffee? Well, this place makes a mean cup of joe and certainly the best flat whites in town (I and many think).
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Filter Coffeehouse and Espresso Bar
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Prefer pour-over coffee? Well, this place makes a mean cup of joe and certainly the best flat whites in town (I and many think).
New Orleans style restaurant.Great to swing by and grab a few drinks outside. They don't take reservations. It's a Black's family restaurant, which in is synonymous with encroyable.
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Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
1612 14th St NW
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New Orleans style restaurant.Great to swing by and grab a few drinks outside. They don't take reservations. It's a Black's family restaurant, which in is synonymous with encroyable.
I've only had a few glasses of wine, always with the charcuterie here, but I hear it's a great place to eat.
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Firefly
1310 New Hampshire Ave NW
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I've only had a few glasses of wine, always with the charcuterie here, but I hear it's a great place to eat.
Best Chinese food in DC (It seems like the food isn't always as great when they deliver it though). There's another Chinese place worth eating at called Panda Gourmet, but it's not close.
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Meiwah
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW
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Best Chinese food in DC (It seems like the food isn't always as great when they deliver it though). There's another Chinese place worth eating at called Panda Gourmet, but it's not close.
French cuisine. People absolutely love this place...mostly the girls. I've been there a couple times and I just don't get it.
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Bistrot Du Coin
1738 Connecticut Ave NW
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French cuisine. People absolutely love this place...mostly the girls. I've been there a couple times and I just don't get it.
Not bad... great because they have outdoor seating.
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CIRCA at Dupont
1601 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
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Not bad... great because they have outdoor seating.
Decent Sushi. Not great, but not bad. Good sushi in DC is hard to find unless you're willing to pay up the wazoo.
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Rakuya
1900 Q St NW
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Decent Sushi. Not great, but not bad. Good sushi in DC is hard to find unless you're willing to pay up the wazoo.
Nice romantic place. I've only been there for charcuterie and wine since the remodel, but it's been getting consistently high marks and praise for all meals of the day.
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Iron Gate Restaurant
1734 N St NW
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Nice romantic place. I've only been there for charcuterie and wine since the remodel, but it's been getting consistently high marks and praise for all meals of the day.
A DC staple for brunch, it's a unique bookstore/ bar/ restaurant. They're brunch is the best standard American Brunch within a 3 -4 block radius.
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Kramers
1517 Connecticut Ave NW
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A DC staple for brunch, it's a unique bookstore/ bar/ restaurant. They're brunch is the best standard American Brunch within a 3 -4 block radius.
Tasting Menu Thai - want to experience Thai food the way it was meant to be eaten? Go here (Or Thai Crossing). Make sure you know when you need to start standing in line....yeah, it's one of those
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Little Serow
1511 17th St NW
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Tasting Menu Thai - want to experience Thai food the way it was meant to be eaten? Go here (Or Thai Crossing). Make sure you know when you need to start standing in line....yeah, it's one of those
Rustic Organic Farm to table place. This place was one of the first in DC to offer a full organic meal.
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Restaurant Nora
2132 Florida Avenue Northwest
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Rustic Organic Farm to table place. This place was one of the first in DC to offer a full organic meal.
STEAAAK!
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The Palm - Washington, D.C.
1225 19th St NW
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STEAAAK!
Hella Expensive and fru fru Southern cooking. Who knew they went together? This place nails it though. Very quiet but romantical ambience.
Vidalia
1990 M St NW
Hella Expensive and fru fru Southern cooking. Who knew they went together? This place nails it though. Very quiet but romantical ambience.
STEAAAK! Is it worth the cost? Hmm...I've only eaten at the location in Vegas a couple times and Vegas money isn't the same as real life money. That being said, I'd stick with Bourbon Steak.
STK Washington DC
1250 Connecticut Ave NW
STEAAAK! Is it worth the cost? Hmm...I've only eaten at the location in Vegas a couple times and Vegas money isn't the same as real life money. That being said, I'd stick with Bourbon Steak.
STEAAAK! (but really good with a nicer more upscale bar in the four seasons). The last insanely attractive divorcé I met at happy hour suggested this is where girls should go to meet guys. LOL
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BOURBON STEAK
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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STEAAAK! (but really good with a nicer more upscale bar in the four seasons). The last insanely attractive divorcé I met at happy hour suggested this is where girls should go to meet guys. LOL
Pizza - Carry out/ delivery. They make regular pizzas and during afterhours, they make JUMBO slices bigger than your head. Seriously.
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Duccini's Pizza
1778 U St NW
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Pizza - Carry out/ delivery. They make regular pizzas and during afterhours, they make JUMBO slices bigger than your head. Seriously.
Indian Fusion - GO here. Reservations needed well in advance or you can sit in the bar area which is just fine to experience their amazing cuisine.
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Rasika West End
1190 New Hampshire Ave NW
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Indian Fusion - GO here. Reservations needed well in advance or you can sit in the bar area which is just fine to experience their amazing cuisine.
Just go.
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Rasika
633 D St NW
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Just go.
Decent Bagels.
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Bethesda Bagels
4819 Bethesda Ave
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Decent Bagels.
Starbucks
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Starbucks
1101 S Joyce St
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Starbucks
Starbucks
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Starbucks
1101 S Joyce St
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Starbucks
Starbucks
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Starbucks
1101 S Joyce St
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Starbucks
Traditionally Nice Brunch. This place is always synonymous with Easter Brunch for me. I'd take my parents there so I know there aren't any surprises.
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Tabard Inn
1739 N St NW
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Traditionally Nice Brunch. This place is always synonymous with Easter Brunch for me. I'd take my parents there so I know there aren't any surprises.

Drinks & Nightlife

Stephen Starr Restaurant that seems to consistently nail it. Not cheap, but well worth it.
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Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NW
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Stephen Starr Restaurant that seems to consistently nail it. Not cheap, but well worth it.
A good spot for a quiet drink. Or a decent good, not great brunch.
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Teddy & The Bully Bar
1200 19th Street Northwest
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A good spot for a quiet drink. Or a decent good, not great brunch.
Trendy bar with a lower music level. Great to meet friends and have a few drinks to start. I saw Michelle Kwan here.
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Doyle
1500 New Hampshire Ave NW
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Trendy bar with a lower music level. Great to meet friends and have a few drinks to start. I saw Michelle Kwan here.
STEAAAK!
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Ruth's Chris Steak House
2231 Crystal Dr
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STEAAAK!
BIG sports bar in the basement with darts, ping pong, pool, and other games.
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Buffalo Billiards
1330 19th St NW
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BIG sports bar in the basement with darts, ping pong, pool, and other games.

Entertainment & Activities

Some of the better pizza that DC has to offer. Don't go looking too hard for great pizza in DC, it's slim pickins.
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Pizzeria Paradiso
2003 P St NW
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Some of the better pizza that DC has to offer. Don't go looking too hard for great pizza in DC, it's slim pickins.
Nicer Mexican place (is that an oxymoron) - I think it's now a DC staple. Consistently delicious Mexican restaurant that uses higher quality ingredients.
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Lauriol Plaza
1835 18th St NW
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Nicer Mexican place (is that an oxymoron) - I think it's now a DC staple. Consistently delicious Mexican restaurant that uses higher quality ingredients.
CHICKEN. Peruvian Chicken is a big thing here in DC and surrounding areas. Really, they're all good, no matter how divey. There's a saying, you always remember your first (no my first wasn't divey)
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Nando's Peri-Peri
411 H St NE
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CHICKEN. Peruvian Chicken is a big thing here in DC and surrounding areas. Really, they're all good, no matter how divey. There's a saying, you always remember your first (no my first wasn't divey)
Kid friendly bar - BYO meal (last I checked). It's a bar where you can play/ rent boardgames of all kinds.
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Board Room
1737 Connecticut Ave NW
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Kid friendly bar - BYO meal (last I checked). It's a bar where you can play/ rent boardgames of all kinds.
Paint and Drink - get creative when you have a few?
ArtJamz Dupont Studio
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue
Paint and Drink - get creative when you have a few?
Taco's and more - nicer Taco place.
Crios
2120 P St NW
Taco's and more - nicer Taco place.
Taco's - cheap eats, but damned tasty.
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District Taco
656 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
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Taco's - cheap eats, but damned tasty.

Essentials

The best grocery store in all the world.
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Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NW
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The best grocery store in all the world.
Closeby grocery store
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Safeway
5101 Wilson Blvd
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Closeby grocery store
24 Hour CVS
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CVS
645 H St NE
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24 Hour CVS