Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Bistro Cacao
316 Massachusetts Ave NEFrench, amazing food
Ethiopic Restaurant
401 H St NEEthiopian
Toscana Cafe
601 2nd Street Northeast Italian, great happy hour
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
201 F St NEClose delicous coffee shop
Indigo
243 K St NEIndian; amazing
Boundary Road
414 H Street NortheastAmerican/bar
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEBest restaurant in DC
Pie Shop
1339 H St NEBest pies in DC
Maketto
1351 H St NERestaurant, bakery, clothing store. The most unique place in DC
Ben's Chili Bowl
1001 H St NEDC staple burger/hot dog joint
IMM on H Thai and Sushi Bar
1360 H St NEGreat Thai restaurant
Nando's Peri-Peri
411 H St NEQuick, delicious chicken
DC Harvest
517 H St NEModern American farmhouse
matchbox
521 8th St SEamazing pizza
&pizza
1118 H St NEH&Pizza, quick pizza
We, The Pizza
2100 Crystal DrIconic gourmet pizza joint
Good Stuff Eatery
303 Pennsylvania Ave. SEBurger joint
Bullfrog Bagels
317 7th St SEBest bagels in DC
Kenny's BBQ Smokehouse
732 Maryland Ave NEBBQ
Jimmy T's Place
501 E Capitol St SEGreat diner
Sidamo Coffee & Tea
417 H St NEGreat coffee
Firehook Bakery
1909 Q St NWGreat coffee and pastries
Banana Cafe & Piano Bar
Great cuban food and piano bar!
Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SEVoted #1 new restaurant in the US!
Drinks & Nightlife
Prather's On The Alley
455 I St NWGreat bar with amazing burgers
Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar
223 Pennsylvania Avenue SoutheastWine Bar
Tune Inn
331 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. SEDive Bar
Biergarten Haus
1355 H St NEGerman Beer House
H Street Country Club
1335 H Street NortheastBeer, games and putt putt for grown ups
Shopping
Eastern Market
225 7th St SEOpen Air Flea market
Georgetown
Lots of high end shopping in Georgetown
Getting Around
Union Station
Metro Red Line
Sightseeing
United States Capitol
First Street SoutheastWashington Monument
2 15th St NWSupreme Court of the United States
1 First St NELibrary of Congress
101 Independence Ave SENational Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave NE
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW1750 Independence Ave SW
1750 Independence Ave SW
Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NWThomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SWVietnam Veterans Memorial
5 Henry Bacon Dr NWMartin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
1964 Independence Ave SWFord's Theatre
511 10th St NWParks & Nature
National Mall
Stanton Park
226 4th St NESherwood Recreation Center
640 10th St NEGreat playground
The Yards Park
355 Water St SEGreat views and water park for the kids; must attend for kids
Arts & Culture
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SWSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWfor nature/animal lovers
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave. NWNational Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue NorthwestNational Museum of the American Indian
4th Street SouthwestNewseum
565 Pennsylvania Avenue NWOne of the few pay museums but definitely worth it!
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SWInternational Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW super fun but costs money