Guidebook for Washington
Drinks & Nightlife
The Pug
1234 H St NEAwesome dive bar, great bartenders and music!
Very fun bar with DC-themed indoor mini golf, shuffleboard, and skeeball!
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H Street Country Club
1335 H Street NortheastVery fun bar with DC-themed indoor mini golf, shuffleboard, and skeeball!
Super nerdy Barcade with vintage console and arcade games!
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Atlas Arcade
1236 H Street NortheastSuper nerdy Barcade with vintage console and arcade games!
The Red Room bar is THE best punkrock bar in DC. Bartenders are all amazing, best jukebox and a damn good calendar of shows and back stage activities, like Star Trek nights and Punkrock karaoke.
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Black Cat
1811 14th St NWThe Red Room bar is THE best punkrock bar in DC. Bartenders are all amazing, best jukebox and a damn good calendar of shows and back stage activities, like Star Trek nights and Punkrock karaoke.
Another great dive bar with taxidermy and president's heads. Quirky.
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The Big Hunt
1345 Connecticut Ave NWAnother great dive bar with taxidermy and president's heads. Quirky.
Boardgames!!! In case you are in the area, this bar is owned by a friend.
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Highline RxR
2010 Crystal DrBoardgames!!! In case you are in the area, this bar is owned by a friend.
Also owned by a friend, this bar has ALL THE GAMES. It's huge, has fun art on the wall, and you can play shuffleboard, foosball, giant jenga and connect 4!
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Penn Social
801 E St NWAlso owned by a friend, this bar has ALL THE GAMES. It's huge, has fun art on the wall, and you can play shuffleboard, foosball, giant jenga and connect 4!
The Queen Vic
1206 H St NEGreat food and drink, English pub style!
FANTASTIC food, drinks and indoor bocce ball!
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Vendetta Bocce Bar & Tavern
1212 H St NEFANTASTIC food, drinks and indoor bocce ball!
Legendary. Dark, divey, GREAT jukebox. Tattooed old timers. Yes. Also, a great place for a boozy brunch.
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Tune Inn
331 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. SELegendary. Dark, divey, GREAT jukebox. Tattooed old timers. Yes. Also, a great place for a boozy brunch.
Food Scene
Great bar/restaurant, super nice owner (John), has swell happy hours and amazingly good food. Sushi, noodles, several vegan options.
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Sticky Rice
1224 H St NEGreat bar/restaurant, super nice owner (John), has swell happy hours and amazingly good food. Sushi, noodles, several vegan options.
Ethiopian coffee joint. Quirky and adorable, with seating in the back garden. They make a yummy breakfast sandwich and all coffees are single source.
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Sidamo Coffee & Tea
417 H St NEEthiopian coffee joint. Quirky and adorable, with seating in the back garden. They make a yummy breakfast sandwich and all coffees are single source.
A little bit more fancy of a coffee place than Sidamo, lots of seating, and a darn good cold brew. Strong as hell. Also, on the way to and from Union Station.
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Ebenezers Coffeehouse
201 F St NEA little bit more fancy of a coffee place than Sidamo, lots of seating, and a darn good cold brew. Strong as hell. Also, on the way to and from Union Station.
PIE?! Sweet and savory. Damn good, but a tad bit 'spensive.
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Pie Shop
1339 H St NEPIE?! Sweet and savory. Damn good, but a tad bit 'spensive.
DELICIOUS raw and vegan food and freshly squeezed juices. Not the kinda place you want to hang out, but great if you are into raw and vegan eats.
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Khepra's Raw Food Juice Bar/ Hempburger Cafe & Juice Bar
DELICIOUS raw and vegan food and freshly squeezed juices. Not the kinda place you want to hang out, but great if you are into raw and vegan eats.
BREAKFAST ALL DAY. Say what? ALL DAY. AND homemade POPTARTS. That means breakfast, brunch and brinner.
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Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEBREAKFAST ALL DAY. Say what? ALL DAY. AND homemade POPTARTS. That means breakfast, brunch and brinner.
Coffee and brunch and sandwiches, oh my!! Named after Langston Hughes, this place is verrry DC--it's all about civil rights, poets and freedom fighters. Some damn good vegan options too!! Great brunch
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWCoffee and brunch and sandwiches, oh my!! Named after Langston Hughes, this place is verrry DC--it's all about civil rights, poets and freedom fighters. Some damn good vegan options too!! Great brunch
FAVORITE bbq joint with a massive selection of whiskeys! How could you go wrong! They even have vegetarian/vegan bbq options! Huzzah!
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Smoke & Barrel
2471 18th St NWFAVORITE bbq joint with a massive selection of whiskeys! How could you go wrong! They even have vegetarian/vegan bbq options! Huzzah!
Everything Else
Adorable organic market for easy, yet organic, vegetarian and vegan. Even has some bulk and lots of all natural products!
H Street Organic Market
806 H Street NortheastAdorable organic market for easy, yet organic, vegetarian and vegan. Even has some bulk and lots of all natural products!
Great daily market with butcher and fresh produce, but on the weekends explodes with farmer's market and craft fair with locally made goods and clothing.
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Mercato Orientale
225 7th St SEGreat daily market with butcher and fresh produce, but on the weekends explodes with farmer's market and craft fair with locally made goods and clothing.
Union Market
1309 5th St NEAnother market with some neat indoor restaurants.
Great and huge park for hiking, biking, running and just enjoying nature.
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWGreat and huge park for hiking, biking, running and just enjoying nature.
Fantastic spot for a day of kayaking on the Potomac! Highly recommended.
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Fletchers Cove Boathouse
4940 Canal Rd NWFantastic spot for a day of kayaking on the Potomac! Highly recommended.
I think this is the closest public library to the apartment. Also, a pretty, historic building.
Library Court Southeast
Library Court SoutheastI think this is the closest public library to the apartment. Also, a pretty, historic building.
Not my favorite chain, but just in case you really need it.
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Walmart Supercenter
5929 Georgia Ave NWNot my favorite chain, but just in case you really need it.
Arts & Culture
Great little indie pop-up movie theater!
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Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market
550 Penn St NEGreat little indie pop-up movie theater!
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H St NEGreat venue for rock n roll, punkrock, etc.
The museum I work for. Come see some amazing art from Africa!
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Museo Nazionale di Arte Africana
950 Independence Ave SWThe museum I work for. Come see some amazing art from Africa!
Great theater for plays, dance, music, etc.
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Centro per le Arti dello Spettacolo Atlas
1333 H St NEGreat theater for plays, dance, music, etc.
Best theatre in DC (in my opinion)! Highly recommended that you see a play while in DC!
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D St NWBest theatre in DC (in my opinion)! Highly recommended that you see a play while in DC!
Sightseeing
Lovely arboretum. Great to bike to, really neat bonsai exhibits.
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Arboreto Nazionale degli Stati Uniti
3501 New York Ave NELovely arboretum. Great to bike to, really neat bonsai exhibits.
Great tours, and more fun than ya might think! Highly recommended and pretty darn close to the apartment. A short bike ride, or a longer walk.
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Campidoglio di Washington
First Street SoutheastGreat tours, and more fun than ya might think! Highly recommended and pretty darn close to the apartment. A short bike ride, or a longer walk.
Weirdo mansion with hidden rooms, treasure hunts, afternoon teas and the like!
http://www.omuseum.org/museum/visitor_information/tours/
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Museo The Mansion on O & O Street
2020 O St NWWeirdo mansion with hidden rooms, treasure hunts, afternoon teas and the like!
http://www.omuseum.org/museum/visitor_information/tours/
Probably the best memorial. A must-see!!
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Memoriale di Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1850 West Basin Dr SWProbably the best memorial. A must-see!!
A quirky memorial definitely worth a stop by!
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Albert Einstein Memorial
2101 Constitution Ave. NWA quirky memorial definitely worth a stop by!
Memoriale dei veterani della guerra di Corea
900 Ohio Dr SWGreat on a foggy night.
Parco della Theodore Roosevelt Island
So great to kayak to!
Rock Creek Park Bike Trail
A nice bike trail.
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWFamous baby pandas!
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWYou know, Obama.
Teatro Ford
511 10th St NWWhere Lincoln was shot.
Be prepared to spend the entire day here and of course to be emotionally prepared. The Museum gives you an identity card of an actual victim of the Holocaust that you learn more about as you progress.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SWBe prepared to spend the entire day here and of course to be emotionally prepared. The Museum gives you an identity card of an actual victim of the Holocaust that you learn more about as you progress.
I hear this is totally worth the money, but haven't personally been yet!! Pretty darn near the apartment too.
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Newseum
565 Pennsylvania Avenue NWI hear this is totally worth the money, but haven't personally been yet!! Pretty darn near the apartment too.
A sleeper! Very cool museum that is SUPER close to the apartment; just on the other side of Union Station.
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Museo postale nazionale
2 Massachusetts Ave NEA sleeper! Very cool museum that is SUPER close to the apartment; just on the other side of Union Station.
National Archives Research Center
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NWSee the Constitution!
Shopping
Metro, trains, buses, etc. Main hub for non-air travel. But there are also tons of shops and restaurants and a post office.
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Stazione dell'Unione
Metro, trains, buses, etc. Main hub for non-air travel. But there are also tons of shops and restaurants and a post office.
For all your biking needs! Super nice owner, support local business!
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The Daily Rider
600 H St NEFor all your biking needs! Super nice owner, support local business!
Hardware store. Good for all those little things...and some of the bigger ones. Support local business...better than a Home Depot for everyday stuff!
Park's Hardware
920 H St NEHardware store. Good for all those little things...and some of the bigger ones. Support local business...better than a Home Depot for everyday stuff!
Essentials
I think the H St Organic Market is closing, so this is the closest place to get those specialty items you desire. Still walkable and bikeable.
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Yes! Organic Market Capitol Hill
410 8th St SEI think the H St Organic Market is closing, so this is the closest place to get those specialty items you desire. Still walkable and bikeable.