Guidebook for Washington
Essentials
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWFull-service supermarket open 24 hours.
Shopping
The nicest, newest, nearest Walmart imaginable; open until midnight.
200 moradores locais recomendam
Walmart Supercenter
5929 Georgia Ave NWThe nicest, newest, nearest Walmart imaginable; open until midnight.
24/7 drugstore a block away, with entrances both on Mass Av and H Street.
448 moradores locais recomendam
CVS
1418 P St NW24/7 drugstore a block away, with entrances both on Mass Av and H Street.
Food Scene
Outpost of the upscale bakery/sandwich shop chain, located in a tiny historic building wedged between huge modern buildings.
86 moradores locais recomendam
Le Pain Quotidien
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SEOutpost of the upscale bakery/sandwich shop chain, located in a tiny historic building wedged between huge modern buildings.
Corner Bakery
500 North Capitol St NWActually on a corner.
Subway
3829 Mount Vernon AvenueMore proof that you’re never much more than a block from one.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
3113 14th St NWNo better or worse than any other Chipotle.
Simple, inexpensive fare like fried chicken and mac & cheese at the “Home of the Sweet Potato Pie”. The spare, starkly-lighted dining area makes this best for takeout.
8 moradores locais recomendam
Henry's Soul Cafe
5431 MD-210Simple, inexpensive fare like fried chicken and mac & cheese at the “Home of the Sweet Potato Pie”. The spare, starkly-lighted dining area makes this best for takeout.
You can watch dumplings and hand-pulled noodles being made through the front window. You wouldn’t dine in for the ambience, but the house specialty — noodles in broth with duck — makes up for it.
107 moradores locais recomendam
Chinatown
604 H St NWYou can watch dumplings and hand-pulled noodles being made through the front window. You wouldn’t dine in for the ambience, but the house specialty — noodles in broth with duck — makes up for it.
High-style high-quality dim sum, served from the kitchen rather than tableside carts.
20 moradores locais recomendam
Ping Pong Dim Sum
900 7th Street NorthwestHigh-style high-quality dim sum, served from the kitchen rather than tableside carts.
Haven’t tried it, but this sandwich place looks fine.
25 moradores locais recomendam
Khepra's Raw Food Juice Bar/ Hempburger Cafe & Juice Bar
Haven’t tried it, but this sandwich place looks fine.
As authentic a New-York-style pizza as you’ll find in DC, by the pie or slice.
35 moradores locais recomendam
Wiseguy Pizza
300 Massachusetts Ave NWAs authentic a New-York-style pizza as you’ll find in DC, by the pie or slice.
Stylish local sandwich chain serving many different high-quality ingredients on baguettes.
76 moradores locais recomendam
Taylor Gourmet
1116 H St NEStylish local sandwich chain serving many different high-quality ingredients on baguettes.
Au Bon Pain
2102 Crystal DrMaybe the best choice for breakfast in the neighborhood.
Independent coffee place with many brew options and roast choices served in a narrow space with lots of exposed brick.
28 moradores locais recomendam
Chinatown Coffee Co.
475 H St NWIndependent coffee place with many brew options and roast choices served in a narrow space with lots of exposed brick.
Modern Swiss restaurant. I heard someone say they had a good burger there, FWIW.
18 moradores locais recomendam
Silo
919 5th St NWModern Swiss restaurant. I heard someone say they had a good burger there, FWIW.
Multicultural-themed restaurant and bar with a popular patio, a live-performance room opening onto the sidewalk and a bookstore operated by Politics and Prose.
569 moradores locais recomendam
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWMulticultural-themed restaurant and bar with a popular patio, a live-performance room opening onto the sidewalk and a bookstore operated by Politics and Prose.
Modern Italian menu and sleek contemporary décor featuring reclaimed industrial windows and a showpiece pizza oven. There’s a big bar in the center, which is where you can go to place a takeout order.
11 moradores locais recomendam
Alba Osteria
425 I St NWModern Italian menu and sleek contemporary décor featuring reclaimed industrial windows and a showpiece pizza oven. There’s a big bar in the center, which is where you can go to place a takeout order.
Bright, raucous ramen bar downstairs with a few booths, lots of counter seating and, usually, a wait. Upstairs is an izakaya (Japanese-style bar and grill) with mood lighting and a diverse menu.
82 moradores locais recomendam
Daikaya The Izakaya
705 6th Street NorthwestBright, raucous ramen bar downstairs with a few booths, lots of counter seating and, usually, a wait. Upstairs is an izakaya (Japanese-style bar and grill) with mood lighting and a diverse menu.
Consistently excellent Korean food in an airy modern setting. Intimate bar with happy hour and late night specials on bar bites.
42 moradores locais recomendam
Mandu
453 K St NWConsistently excellent Korean food in an airy modern setting. Intimate bar with happy hour and late night specials on bar bites.
Drinks & Nightlife
As you might guess from the name, a bar and restaurant housed in an historic firehouse.
9 moradores locais recomendam
Sixth Engine
438 Massachusetts Ave NWAs you might guess from the name, a bar and restaurant housed in an historic firehouse.