Guidebook for Washington
Essentials
Great small local grocery that stocks primarily local organic products. Great place to stop and buy ingredients for a meal. Or to pick up some bread, cheese, and cured meats for a snack.
38 locals recommend
Flying Fish Coffee and Tea
3064 Mount Pleasant Street NorthwestGreat small local grocery that stocks primarily local organic products. Great place to stop and buy ingredients for a meal. Or to pick up some bread, cheese, and cured meats for a snack.
Closest supermarket if you want to buy food to cook. Not that great of a market. I suggest walking a bit further to Harris Teeter if you're up for a walk.
803 locals recommend
Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWClosest supermarket if you want to buy food to cook. Not that great of a market. I suggest walking a bit further to Harris Teeter if you're up for a walk.
Harris Teeter
1201 First Street NortheastA bit further away, but a much better supermarket.
Best wine, beer, liquor shop in the area. Shopkeepers are very friendly and make great recommendations.
30 locals recommend
D'Vines
3103 14th St NWBest wine, beer, liquor shop in the area. Shopkeepers are very friendly and make great recommendations.
Food Scene
Great quaint wine bar / italian style restaurant. You can draw on the chalkboard walls! Great reclaimed wood bar as well.
96 locals recommend
Maple
3418 11th St NWGreat quaint wine bar / italian style restaurant. You can draw on the chalkboard walls! Great reclaimed wood bar as well.
Come here for breakfast. Great breakfast bagel sandwich. Avocado, tomato, onion, capers, bagel. Or go for the smoked salmon breakfast bagel.
18 locals recommend
Dos Gringos
3116 Mt Pleasant St NWCome here for breakfast. Great breakfast bagel sandwich. Avocado, tomato, onion, capers, bagel. Or go for the smoked salmon breakfast bagel.
Pho 14
1436 Park Rd NWCome here if you're in the mood for Vietnamese. Good pho and bahn mi.
RedRocks Columbia Heights
1036 Park Rd NWDelicious pizza
Pete's New Haven Style Apizza
1400 Irving Street NorthwestDelicious pizza
Hole in the wall restaurant that has delicious Ethiopian food at a very reasonable price.
14 locals recommend
Kokeb Restaurant
3013 Georgia Ave NWHole in the wall restaurant that has delicious Ethiopian food at a very reasonable price.
El Chucho - Cocina Superior
3313 11th St NWStop here for a margarita and some tacos
Drinks & Nightlife
Great selection of beers. They have tables where you can pour your own beers from the tap.
199 locals recommend
Meridian Pint
6035 Wilson BlvdGreat selection of beers. They have tables where you can pour your own beers from the tap.
Room 11
3234 11th St NWLove this wine bar. Wine, cocktails, and food is all great.
Right next door. They often have live music on weekends. Food is just okay.
27 locals recommend
Acre 121
1400 Irving Street NorthwestRight next door. They often have live music on weekends. Food is just okay.
Sightseeing
National zoo. This location is the back entrance, which is walkable from Columbia Heights.
40 locals recommend
National Zoo Drive Northwest
National Zoo Drive NorthwestNational zoo. This location is the back entrance, which is walkable from Columbia Heights.
Arts & Culture
Meridian Hill Park
W Street NorthwestCool little park. Drum circles form here Sunday evenings.