dc recommendations
Every DC neighborhood feels so unique. Here is a very incomplete list of some of my go-to spots organized by area.
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for your next outing…
Adams Morgan
Lapis, Afghan Restaurant
Bar Charley, American Restaurant
Reveler’s Hour, Italian Restaurant
Tail Up Goat, Mediterranean Restaurant
Anju, Korean Restaurant
No Goodbyes, Restaurant in the LINE Hotel
The Coffee Shop @ No Goodbyes, Coffeeshop in the LINE Hotel. Code word “alligator” for a free drip coffee ;)
Soleluna, Coffeeshop
Tryst, Cafe & Bar
Van Leeuwen, Ice Cream
PLNTR, Plant & Vintage shop with a coffeeshop pop-up
Bloomingdale & Brookland
Big Bear Cafe, Bakery & Cafe (check their instagram for weekly events on the patio)
Red Hen, Italian Restaurant
Primrose, French Restaurant
Capitol Hill
Buffalo & Bergen, Bagels
Wine & Butter, Coffeeshop
Le Bon Cafe, French Cafe
Caruso’s Grocery, Italian Restaurant
Paraiso, Mexican Restaurant with a coffeeshop during the day
Santa Rosa Taqueria, Mexican Restaurant
Butterworth’s, French/American Restaurant
Columbia Heights & Mount Pleasant
No Kisses, Cocktail Bar
Doubles, Coffeeshop
Sonny’s, Pizza with a great back patio
Elle, Coffeeshop
Le Tejana, Breakfast Tacos!
Martha Dear, Pizza
Beau Thai, Thai Restaurant
OKPB, Cocktail Bar
Each Peach, Market
Odd Provisions, Market
Suns Cinema, Indie Movie Theatre
St. Vincent Wine, Wine bar with a patio
Downtown
Dauphine’s, Creole Restaurant
Sfoglina, Italian Restaurant
Off the Record, Speakeasy
La Grande Boucherie, French Restaurant
Olio e Piu, Italian Restaurant
Dupont Circle
Annabelle, American Restaurant
Tatte, Bakery & Cafe
Un Je Ne Sais Quoi, French Bakery (best croissants in DC)
Dolcezza, Coffee & Gelato Shop
Emissary, Cafe
The Pembroke, French Restaurant (great for girls nights or brunch!)
La Tomate, Italian Restaurant
Happy Gemini, Pizza/Wine Bar/Ice Cream
Golden Age, Cocktail Bar
Astoria, Chinese Restaurant
Lyle’s, American Restaurant/Cocktail Bar
The Doyle, Cocktail Bar
Bagels, etc., Best bagels in DC
Balos, Mediterranean Restaurant
Press Club, Cocktail Bar
Eastern Market
Nothing Fancy, Espresso & Soft Serve
Rose’s Luxury, American Restaurant
The Wells, Cocktail Bar
The Duck & the Peach, American Restaurant
La Collina, Italian Restaurant
The Eastern, Wine Bar
Ambar, Balkan Restaurant
Jeni’s, Ice Cream
District Doughnut, Doughnuts
Call Your Mother, Bagels
Georgetown
Yellow, Mediterranean Cafe
The Graham Rooftop, Rooftop Bar
Baked & Wired, Bakery & Cafe (best DC cupcakes!)
Lutece, French Restaurant
Chez Billy Sud & Bar a Vin, French Restaurant (coziest spot for fall/winter)
Brasserie Liberte, French Restaurant
Maman, French Cafe
L’Annexe, Cocktail Bar
The Fountain Inn, Tavern & Cocktail bar with a cafe during the day
La Bonne Vache, French Restaurant
Logan Circle & 14th Street
Colada Shop, Cuban Restaurant & Cafe
Barcelona Wine Bar, Spanish Restaurant
Ted’s Bulletin, American Restaurant
Doi Moi, Vietnamese Restaurant
Nina May, American Restaurant
Logan Tavern, American Restaurant
Slipstream, Coffeeshop
Le Diplomate, French Restaurant
Jeni’s, Ice Cream
Lupo Verde, Italian Restaurant
Rice Bar, Asian Restaurant & Market
Salt & Sundry, Home Boutique
Chicken & Whiskey, Peruvian Restaurant
Mount Vernon Triangle, Penn Quarter, & Shaw
Petite Cerise, French Restaurant
The Dabney, Mid-Atlantic Restaurant (pro-tip: walk-ins at the bar can order from their a la carte menu)
A Baked Joint, Bakery & Cafe
La Betty, Listening room/small plates/drinks
d’Lena, Mexican Restaurant
l’Ardente, Italian Restaurant
Tiger Fork, Chinese Restaurant
San Lorenzo, Italian Restaurant
Death & Co., Cocktail Bar
The Royal, Latin American Restaurant
La Colombe, Coffeeshop
All-Purpose, Pizza
Cafe Riggs, American Restaurant
Silver Lyan, Cocktail Bar
Zaytinya, Mediterranean Restaurant
Your Only Friend, Sandwich Shop & Cocktail Bar
Union Market
St. Anselm, American Restaurant
Pluma by Bluebird Bakery, Bakery & Coffeeshop
Maman, French Bakery
Van Leeuwen, Ice Cream
Salt & Sundry, Shop
The Creamery, Ice Cream
Bread Alley, Bread shop x Le Dip
La Shukran, Cocktail Bar
Yellow, Cafe
Skillette Cooking Classes
Van Ness
Sfoglina, Italian Restaurant
Breadfurst, Bakery & Cafe
The Italian Bar, Coffee, Cocktails, & Gelato
West End
Rasika, Indian Restaurant
Imperfecto, Mediterranean/Latin Restaurant
Mercy Me, South American Restaurant
Duke’s, British Restaurant
Tatte, Bakery & Cafe