Guidebook for Washington
Essentials
Harris Teeter Pharmacy
1350 Potomac Ave SEOne of the biggest grocery stores near the apartment.
Food Scene
Full restaurant focused on a great wine selection. Open for dinner and brunch on the weekend.
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Tyber Creek Wine Bar & Kitchen
84 T St NWFull restaurant focused on a great wine selection. Open for dinner and brunch on the weekend.
Dine in or carry out pizza. Way better than the big chain stores. Our personal go-to when we order pizza for a night in.
187 yerel halk öneriyor
Bacio Pizzeria
81 Seaton Pl NWDine in or carry out pizza. Way better than the big chain stores. Our personal go-to when we order pizza for a night in.
Italian influenced American restaurant. It's been in the top 10 restaurants in DC for the past several years.
359 yerel halk öneriyor
The Red Hen
1822 1st St NWItalian influenced American restaurant. It's been in the top 10 restaurants in DC for the past several years.
Federalist Pig
1654 Columbia Rd NWBest BBQ in DC and it isn't close.
It has the best homemade desserts to cure a sweet tooth. My favorite dessert is their smore's bar or some of their seasonal cupcakes (although their specific desserts change on a daily basis).
31 yerel halk öneriyor
Buttercream Bakeshop
1250 9th St NWIt has the best homemade desserts to cure a sweet tooth. My favorite dessert is their smore's bar or some of their seasonal cupcakes (although their specific desserts change on a daily basis).
I like their cupcakes! They also have a great coffee bar. Be prepared for a line.
141 yerel halk öneriyor
Baked & Wired
1052 Thomas Jefferson St NWI like their cupcakes! They also have a great coffee bar. Be prepared for a line.
One of our favorite restaurants in D.C. Walk-ins only, no reservations. Japanese American fusion.
82 yerel halk öneriyor
Himitsu
828 Upshur Street NorthwestOne of our favorite restaurants in D.C. Walk-ins only, no reservations. Japanese American fusion.
Another one of our favorite restaurants in D.C. Reservations can be made up to two weeks in advance of the calendar date online and by phone at 12 PM. Reservations go very quickly. American.
109 yerel halk öneriyor
The Dabney
122 Blagden Alley NWAnother one of our favorite restaurants in D.C. Reservations can be made up to two weeks in advance of the calendar date online and by phone at 12 PM. Reservations go very quickly. American.
Creative new American tapas menu with a cozy atmosphere. Overall amazing food. No reservations for smaller groups. Be prepared to wait a long time since this a very popular restarant.
303 yerel halk öneriyor
Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SECreative new American tapas menu with a cozy atmosphere. Overall amazing food. No reservations for smaller groups. Be prepared to wait a long time since this a very popular restarant.
French restaurant with consistently great food. Good for dinner or brunch. Reservations recommended.
513 yerel halk öneriyor
Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NWFrench restaurant with consistently great food. Good for dinner or brunch. Reservations recommended.
The café is located in the National Museum of the American Indian, and it is amazing for lunch when you're out touring around the National Mall.
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
The café is located in the National Museum of the American Indian, and it is amazing for lunch when you're out touring around the National Mall.
Local ice cream shop with some classic and inventive flavors in the 14th street neighborhood.
52 yerel halk öneriyor
Ice Cream Jubilee
301 Water St SELocal ice cream shop with some classic and inventive flavors in the 14th street neighborhood.
Why would you ever get Chipotle, when you can have Donburi. Affordable Japanese rice bowls that we love. Small seating area, so most business is done through take out. they have another location on 19th St. too.
46 yerel halk öneriyor
Donburi
2438 18th St NWWhy would you ever get Chipotle, when you can have Donburi. Affordable Japanese rice bowls that we love. Small seating area, so most business is done through take out. they have another location on 19th St. too.
Small restaurant with a nice outdoor area. A close favorite of ours for a quick lunch/dinner and a few drinks.
252 yerel halk öneriyor
The Pub & The People
1648 North Capitol Street NorthwestSmall restaurant with a nice outdoor area. A close favorite of ours for a quick lunch/dinner and a few drinks.
Another nearby restaurant favorite. It isn't fancy, but we always leave satisfied. Pig roasts the first Friday of each month. Half price burgers on Mondays.
41 yerel halk öneriyor
Engine Company 12
Another nearby restaurant favorite. It isn't fancy, but we always leave satisfied. Pig roasts the first Friday of each month. Half price burgers on Mondays.
Drinks & Nightlife
Showtime Lounge
113 Rhode Island Ave NWOne of the last true dive bars in DC. Cash Only!
The brewpub from Right Proper Brewing. Stop in for a bite to eat or a flight of beer. My personal favorite local brewery.
124 yerel halk öneriyor
Right Proper Brewing Company
920 Girard St NEThe brewpub from Right Proper Brewing. Stop in for a bite to eat or a flight of beer. My personal favorite local brewery.
Casual bar with a good drink selection and a great whiskey list. Go in just for drinks or get a table and enjoy the good food too.
262 yerel halk öneriyor
Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Ave NWCasual bar with a good drink selection and a great whiskey list. Go in just for drinks or get a table and enjoy the good food too.
A classic DC music venue that has been around since 1980. They have great bands/musicians come play here.
455 yerel halk öneriyor
9:30
815 V St NWA classic DC music venue that has been around since 1980. They have great bands/musicians come play here.
The 9:30 Club owner recently opened this new music venue in the Wharf neighborhood. Amazing venue with great sound.
75 yerel halk öneriyor
The Anthem
901 Wharf St SWThe 9:30 Club owner recently opened this new music venue in the Wharf neighborhood. Amazing venue with great sound.
Green Hat Gin is one of the bigger distilleries in the District. Free tastings, tours and sales on Saturdays from 1PM-4PM.
33 yerel halk öneriyor
New Columbia Distillers/Green Hat Gin
1832 Fenwick St NEGreen Hat Gin is one of the bigger distilleries in the District. Free tastings, tours and sales on Saturdays from 1PM-4PM.
Full functioning local distillery with a cocktail bar attached. Go for a drink or a tour or both.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Ivy Room:
Thursday 5pm-11pm
Friday 5pm-11pm
Saturday 12pm-11pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Distillery Tours:
Monday-Friday by appointment only
Saturday 1pm, 3pm, 5pm
Sunday 1pm, 3pm
25 yerel halk öneriyor
Republic Restoratives Distillery and Craft Cocktail Bar
1369 New York Ave NEFull functioning local distillery with a cocktail bar attached. Go for a drink or a tour or both.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Ivy Room:
Thursday 5pm-11pm
Friday 5pm-11pm
Saturday 12pm-11pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Distillery Tours:
Monday-Friday by appointment only
Saturday 1pm, 3pm, 5pm
Sunday 1pm, 3pm
Great brewery and good food too. Fun any time, but perfect for pregame or post game drinks if attending a Nationals game.
129 yerel halk öneriyor
Bluejacket
300 Tingey St SEGreat brewery and good food too. Fun any time, but perfect for pregame or post game drinks if attending a Nationals game.
Sauf Haus Bier Hall
1216 18th St NW3 floors of German bier hall.
Fun distillery next to Atlas Brewery. Sit in the Murray Hill Club for a expertly made cocktail.
14 yerel halk öneriyor
Jos. A. Magnus Distillery & Co.
2052 West Virginia Avenue NortheastFun distillery next to Atlas Brewery. Sit in the Murray Hill Club for a expertly made cocktail.
Small tasting room and tours available. Home of most popular local beer, you'll find their beer all over the city. Bring your own food if you like.
47 yerel halk öneriyor
DC Brau
3178-B Bladensburg Road NortheastSmall tasting room and tours available. Home of most popular local beer, you'll find their beer all over the city. Bring your own food if you like.
Good DC beer with a nice tasting room/outdoor area. A fun stop and close to a few distillers too if your group isn't always about beer.
79 yerel halk öneriyor
Atlas Brew Works
2052 West Virginia Ave NEGood DC beer with a nice tasting room/outdoor area. A fun stop and close to a few distillers too if your group isn't always about beer.
One of the biggest whiskey selections you'll find anywhere. If whiskey is your thing, this is a stop for you.
123 yerel halk öneriyor
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
2007 18th St NWOne of the biggest whiskey selections you'll find anywhere. If whiskey is your thing, this is a stop for you.
Specializes in different kinds of cider. They also offer Pintxos, tapas style food that's quite tasty.
78 yerel halk öneriyor
ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar
711 Kennedy Street NorthwestSpecializes in different kinds of cider. They also offer Pintxos, tapas style food that's quite tasty.
14th and U St is the middle, but walk either way on U St or south on 14th street and be greeted with lots of bars, restaurants, and the occasional live music venue.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
14th St & U St, NW station
14th and U St is the middle, but walk either way on U St or south on 14th street and be greeted with lots of bars, restaurants, and the occasional live music venue.
Shopping
An upscale market with a little bit of everything. Come get your fresh baked bread, fish, meat, produce, coffee, spices, or ice cream. Or eat at one of the many restaurants.
906 yerel halk öneriyor
Union Market
1309 5th St NEAn upscale market with a little bit of everything. Come get your fresh baked bread, fish, meat, produce, coffee, spices, or ice cream. Or eat at one of the many restaurants.
Entertainment & Activities
Affordable cycling and TRX fitness classes only a few blocks away from the apartment. Great small business in the neighborhood. Your first class is only $10.
Wired Cycling Fitness Studio
2028 4th St NEAffordable cycling and TRX fitness classes only a few blocks away from the apartment. Great small business in the neighborhood. Your first class is only $10.
Affordable yoga (~$11/class) studio studio near the apartment. Solid instructors; great value.
56 yerel halk öneriyor
Yoga District - Bloomingdale
1830 1st St NWAffordable yoga (~$11/class) studio studio near the apartment. Solid instructors; great value.
Take a kayak or stand-up paddleboard out on the Potomac River to see DC from another perspective. They also offer kayaking lessons and paddleboard fitness classes. Closed during the off-season/winter.
75 yerel halk öneriyor
Boating in DC at Key Bridge Boathouse
3500 Water St NWTake a kayak or stand-up paddleboard out on the Potomac River to see DC from another perspective. They also offer kayaking lessons and paddleboard fitness classes. Closed during the off-season/winter.
The Mount Vernon Trail is the most picturesque trail in DC in our opinion. Almost 18 miles long, the multi-use (bike/run/walk) trail follows the Potomac River's Virginia shoreline from Theodore Roosevelt Island (near Rossyln, VA) to George Washington's Estate located at Mount Vernon.
8 yerel halk öneriyor
Vernon Dağı Yürüyüş Yolu
1198 George Washington Memorial ParkwayThe Mount Vernon Trail is the most picturesque trail in DC in our opinion. Almost 18 miles long, the multi-use (bike/run/walk) trail follows the Potomac River's Virginia shoreline from Theodore Roosevelt Island (near Rossyln, VA) to George Washington's Estate located at Mount Vernon.
Arts & Culture
Museum about news. Sounds dry, but it's our favorite ‘pay-for’ museum. Allow a couple hours here since there are so many exhibits to see.
202 yerel halk öneriyor
Newseum
565 Pennsylvania Avenue NWMuseum about news. Sounds dry, but it's our favorite ‘pay-for’ museum. Allow a couple hours here since there are so many exhibits to see.
Ulusal Hava ve Uzay Müzesi
600 Independence Ave SWFree Smithsonian art museum, which is one of the largest museums in North America. Tons of great exhibits.
385 yerel halk öneriyor
Ulusal Sanat Galerisi
Constitution Avenue NorthwestFree Smithsonian art museum, which is one of the largest museums in North America. Tons of great exhibits.
Admission to the museum is free, but timed passes are required for one exhibit in 2018. Check the site for details.
192 yerel halk öneriyor
ABD Holokost Anıt Müzesi
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SWAdmission to the museum is free, but timed passes are required for one exhibit in 2018. Check the site for details.
A decorative arts museum & gardens at the former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post. The estate is known for its large arts Russian and French collections, including Fabergé eggs. Tickets are ~$18 for adults.
63 yerel halk öneriyor
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave NWA decorative arts museum & gardens at the former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post. The estate is known for its large arts Russian and French collections, including Fabergé eggs. Tickets are ~$18 for adults.
Sightseeing
Smithsonian Ulusal Zooloji Parkı
3001 Connecticut Ave NWThe zoo is free in D.C. and it's awesome.
See the home of the U.S. Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall.
670 yerel halk öneriyor
Amerikan Kongre Binası
First Street SoutheastSee the home of the U.S. Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall.
See the home of the U.S. President. You can view the house via the North or South Lawn.
1097 yerel halk öneriyor
Beyaz Saray Güney Çim Alanı
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWSee the home of the U.S. President. You can view the house via the North or South Lawn.