Food Scene
Award winning vegan and gluten free bakery! Perfect for dessert or an easy lunch.
90 locals recommend
Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats
314 Park Rd NWAward winning vegan and gluten free bakery! Perfect for dessert or an easy lunch.
You're a real Mount Pleasant resident if you get breakfast at Dos Gringos during your stay. The menu has plenty of healthy options as well as Central American food.
18 locals recommend
Dos Gringos
3116 Mt Pleasant St NWYou're a real Mount Pleasant resident if you get breakfast at Dos Gringos during your stay. The menu has plenty of healthy options as well as Central American food.
Mount Pleasant has been home to a wide variety of immigrant communities for the past 100 years. You can get a taste of Central American cuisine at Don Juan. You must try the papusas!
26 locals recommend
Don Juan Restaurant
1660 Lamont St NWMount Pleasant has been home to a wide variety of immigrant communities for the past 100 years. You can get a taste of Central American cuisine at Don Juan. You must try the papusas!
If you're looking for pour-over coffee or a latte just steps from my apartment, head over to Flying Fish for artisan coffee and a chance to get to know your neighbors.
38 locals recommend
Flying Fish Coffee and Tea
3064 Mount Pleasant Street NorthwestIf you're looking for pour-over coffee or a latte just steps from my apartment, head over to Flying Fish for artisan coffee and a chance to get to know your neighbors.
Essentials
On weekends, Flying Fish turns off the wifi. You can get wifi signal at the gorgeous Mount Pleasant Library, just two and a half blocks from my apartment.
15 locals recommend
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
3160 16th St NWOn weekends, Flying Fish turns off the wifi. You can get wifi signal at the gorgeous Mount Pleasant Library, just two and a half blocks from my apartment.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is one of the oldest bars in DC. It has a local, divey feel. Bring cash and enjoy the decidedly hipster ambiance.
53 locals recommend
Raven Grill
3125 Mt Pleasant St NWThis is one of the oldest bars in DC. It has a local, divey feel. Bring cash and enjoy the decidedly hipster ambiance.
Arts & Culture
One of the best art museums in the country. Free! Make sure to take the moving walkway to the East Wing to see the Modern pieces as well.
385 locals recommend
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue NorthwestOne of the best art museums in the country. Free! Make sure to take the moving walkway to the East Wing to see the Modern pieces as well.
If you're interested in mad-cap and experimental theater, Woolly Mammoth is a perfect venue. Their plays are memorable, highly creative, and usually subversive.
27 locals recommend
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D St NWIf you're interested in mad-cap and experimental theater, Woolly Mammoth is a perfect venue. Their plays are memorable, highly creative, and usually subversive.
Sightseeing
This memorial is an ode to Jefferson's Enlightenment virtues and his classic architecture taste. It is also right on the Tidal Basin and makes for scenic photos.
258 locals recommend
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bookstore
16 E Basin Dr SWThis memorial is an ode to Jefferson's Enlightenment virtues and his classic architecture taste. It is also right on the Tidal Basin and makes for scenic photos.