Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Menomale
2711 12th St NEreally good Neopolitan style pizza, salads and cocktails
Granville Moore's
1238 H St NEI love mussels and I love the shabbiness of it
Toki Underground
1234 H St NERedefines noodles
Argonaut
1433 H Street Northeastlarge outdoor seating area for brunch.
There are a bunch of different restaurants here plus a nice butcher, fish market and veggie stand.
906 locals recommend
Union Market
1309 5th St NEThere are a bunch of different restaurants here plus a nice butcher, fish market and veggie stand.
They smoke their own fish. There is a shop downstairs and the menu comes straight from it. It is delicious.
46 locals recommend
Ivy City Smokehouse
1356 Okie St NEThey smoke their own fish. There is a shop downstairs and the menu comes straight from it. It is delicious.
Zeke's Coffee
2300 Rhode Island Ave NE
Nido
2214 Rhode Island Avenue NortheastIt isn't cheap but it is delicious and charming.
It isn't cheap but their sandwiches are fantastic. They do a brisket that is amazing. Their fries are also yummy.
13 locals recommend
MGM Roast Beef & Catering Washington
905 Brentwood Rd NEIt isn't cheap but their sandwiches are fantastic. They do a brisket that is amazing. Their fries are also yummy.
Drinks & Nightlife
Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Ave NWYummy. They try for local and organic. The menu changes regularly
Atlas Brew Works
2052 West Virginia Ave NE
Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street Northeastgreat food and beers
Echostage
2135 Queens Chapel Rd NEEverything Else
United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NEabsolutely gorgeous place to walk or picnic
cut through the Home Depot parking lot and it is less than a mile.
93 locals recommend
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station
919 Rhode Island Ave NEcut through the Home Depot parking lot and it is less than a mile.
It's the closest place to buy groceries. It shares the parking lot with Home Depot and you walk right by it coming to and from the metro.
803 locals recommend
Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWIt's the closest place to buy groceries. It shares the parking lot with Home Depot and you walk right by it coming to and from the metro.
Essentials
MOM's Organic Market
1501 New York Ave NEreally nice grocery store