Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
Daikaya is a locally hyped place just down 6th street, but the line is usually 1-3 hours. Reren just opened about 8 months ago and is starting to get extremely popular, but the wait is rarely more than 15 minutes tops. The Dan Dan noodle is incredible - I get it several times a week. Tell them Kevin sent you.
Reren Lamen & Bar
817 7th St NW Daikaya is a locally hyped place just down 6th street, but the line is usually 1-3 hours. Reren just opened about 8 months ago and is starting to get extremely popular, but the wait is rarely more than 15 minutes tops. The Dan Dan noodle is incredible - I get it several times a week. Tell them Kevin sent you.
The Bacon Cheddar Biscuit and Goat Cheese + Herb Biscuit are amazing breakfast foods, and there is usually a 10-30 minute line just to get them. If you shop up past 11:30am they're probably sold out.
61 locals recommend
A Baked Joint
430 K St NWThe Bacon Cheddar Biscuit and Goat Cheese + Herb Biscuit are amazing breakfast foods, and there is usually a 10-30 minute line just to get them. If you shop up past 11:30am they're probably sold out.
Decent and cheapish sushi that's right around the corner from the apartment. Stick to the rolls. Best affordable sushi in the area.
14 locals recommend
Momiji
505 H St NWDecent and cheapish sushi that's right around the corner from the apartment. Stick to the rolls. Best affordable sushi in the area.
Considered the best coffee in DC, La Colombe is a small chain of coffee shops across the city. Cheap and good!
163 locals recommend
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
924 Blagden Alley NWConsidered the best coffee in DC, La Colombe is a small chain of coffee shops across the city. Cheap and good!
New York style pizza that is famous with nearby Georgetown Law students. $4 a slice. The best late night food and post bar food around - open till 2:00am.
35 locals recommend
Wiseguy Pizza
300 Massachusetts Ave NWNew York style pizza that is famous with nearby Georgetown Law students. $4 a slice. The best late night food and post bar food around - open till 2:00am.
The best small bites in the area with amazing Japanese-American fusion dishes running $12-15 a plate. Avoid the sushi - it's okay but the highlight are the small dishes. I like this place better than Rose's Luxury, one of the most hyped restaurants in DC that does small plates and which just earned a Michelin Star. The inside is really classy as well - great date spot that won't break your bank.
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444 7th Street NorthwestThe best small bites in the area with amazing Japanese-American fusion dishes running $12-15 a plate. Avoid the sushi - it's okay but the highlight are the small dishes. I like this place better than Rose's Luxury, one of the most hyped restaurants in DC that does small plates and which just earned a Michelin Star. The inside is really classy as well - great date spot that won't break your bank.
Chic bar/small plates place with a really cool venue and incredible dishes. Right above the extremely popular Daikaya noodle restaurant in DC; while people wait hours to eat some ramen, head upstairs and get some unorthodox but delicious grub without a wait.
41 locals recommend
Izakaya Seki
1117 V St NWChic bar/small plates place with a really cool venue and incredible dishes. Right above the extremely popular Daikaya noodle restaurant in DC; while people wait hours to eat some ramen, head upstairs and get some unorthodox but delicious grub without a wait.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of the better, chilled out bars in all of DC and it's right down the street 2 minutes away. The top floor has heat lamps and nice string lights. I go here all the time.
12 locals recommend
Bar Deco
717 6th St NWOne of the better, chilled out bars in all of DC and it's right down the street 2 minutes away. The top floor has heat lamps and nice string lights. I go here all the time.
Shopping
Ultra high-end luxury stores line the bottom floor of the recently opened City Center DC condos. A pretty area to walk through at night if nothing else.
126 locals recommend
CityCenterDC
825 10th St NWUltra high-end luxury stores line the bottom floor of the recently opened City Center DC condos. A pretty area to walk through at night if nothing else.
Essentials
Just 5-10 minutes away, Safeway is a good grocery store in DC that is steps above Giant but maybe not quite Whole Foods level - which is perfect to me. They've got everything.
855 locals recommend
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWJust 5-10 minutes away, Safeway is a good grocery store in DC that is steps above Giant but maybe not quite Whole Foods level - which is perfect to me. They've got everything.
Entertainment & Activities
Bowling alley and pool tables that doubles as a bar inside of the Verizon Center.
28 locals recommend
Lucky Strike Washington DC
701 7th St NWBowling alley and pool tables that doubles as a bar inside of the Verizon Center.
Getting Around
The most central and multi-line transit station other than Metro Center, which is also one stop over on the red line.
-Red Line
-Green/Yellow Line
63 locals recommend
Gallery Pl-Chinatown Station
630 H St NWThe most central and multi-line transit station other than Metro Center, which is also one stop over on the red line.
-Red Line
-Green/Yellow Line
Union Station
-Red Line
-Buses in and out of the city
-Amtrak
Sightseeing
Washington Monument
2 15th St NW