Guidebook for Washington
Drinks & Nightlife
I love this dive bar with a heated rooftop. It's super close and has amazing drink/food specials.
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Red Derby
3718 14th St NWI love this dive bar with a heated rooftop. It's super close and has amazing drink/food specials.
It's a pinball themed bar, which is awesome. But, the tacos are great as well. It's weird and delicious.
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Lyman's Tavern
3720 14th Street NorthwestIt's a pinball themed bar, which is awesome. But, the tacos are great as well. It's weird and delicious.
It has multiple floors. It's lively and has cheap drinks for going out late.
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Cobalt
1639 R St NWIt has multiple floors. It's lively and has cheap drinks for going out late.
Food Scene
Philz FINALLY came to the East coast. It's the best coffee I've ever had. My favorite is the Tantalizing Turkish Philz Way. It's a coffee with mint and cardamom (philz way just means medium cream and sugar).
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Philz Coffee
1827 Adams Mill Rd NWPhilz FINALLY came to the East coast. It's the best coffee I've ever had. My favorite is the Tantalizing Turkish Philz Way. It's a coffee with mint and cardamom (philz way just means medium cream and sugar).
Union Market has TOO many options. It's an indoor market that sometimes spills out into the street. Look it up on Yelp, it's amazing. I love the waffle place and Red Apron. There's also a Yoko Ono art piece on the side of it and an iconic street art piece on the other side.
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEUnion Market has TOO many options. It's an indoor market that sometimes spills out into the street. Look it up on Yelp, it's amazing. I love the waffle place and Red Apron. There's also a Yoko Ono art piece on the side of it and an iconic street art piece on the other side.
It's a restaurant/venue for poetry and bookstore. It's cool, has lots of options, and a lot to look at. There are multiple locations too.
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Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWIt's a restaurant/venue for poetry and bookstore. It's cool, has lots of options, and a lot to look at. There are multiple locations too.
Nitro coffee is delicious. I spend too much money on it.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
924 Blagden Alley NWNitro coffee is delicious. I spend too much money on it.
I'm a sucker for arugula and fig on a pizza. The burgers are also really good. There are several locations.
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matchbox
750 E St NWI'm a sucker for arugula and fig on a pizza. The burgers are also really good. There are several locations.
Sightseeing
It's a DC staple and it's free. I'll lump all of the other Smithsonian museums in with this one. This one and the art museum are my favorites.
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Smithsonian
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWIt's a DC staple and it's free. I'll lump all of the other Smithsonian museums in with this one. This one and the art museum are my favorites.
Parks & Nature
National Mall
The mall is a great place to walk/run/rent a bike.
Tidal Basin
20245 National DrBEST place to go on a run.
Rock Creek park is right behind the building! To access the miles and miles of trails go north on 16th street and turn right. You'll see signs for the park on the right that will take you down a grassy hill and under the 16th st bridge.
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWRock Creek park is right behind the building! To access the miles and miles of trails go north on 16th street and turn right. You'll see signs for the park on the right that will take you down a grassy hill and under the 16th st bridge.
Essentials
You have to pay a 5 cent fee for each plastic bag you use at any store in DC. Feel free to use the reusable shopping bag of mine under the kitchen sink. A large portion of the "bag tax" goes to cleaning up the rivers surrounding DC.
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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWYou have to pay a 5 cent fee for each plastic bag you use at any store in DC. Feel free to use the reusable shopping bag of mine under the kitchen sink. A large portion of the "bag tax" goes to cleaning up the rivers surrounding DC.
Target has everything. In the same building are also a Marshalls (discounted clothing, usually name brand and housewares), Chick-Fil-A restaurant, and a shoe store.
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Target
3100 14th St NWTarget has everything. In the same building are also a Marshalls (discounted clothing, usually name brand and housewares), Chick-Fil-A restaurant, and a shoe store.
Getting Around
There are fare card (SmarTrip card) purchase stations in the metro station. You can use the same SmarTrip card to ride the buses in DC. However, if you want to ride the bus be sure to have the card preloaded. I like riding the bus and metro equally. Both are pretty clean and reliable. THE METRO DOES NOT RUN ALL NIGHT. They've been changing the times but it usually shuts down after midnight. Check WMATA online to be sure. Don't trust googlemaps for late night trips. I recommend Uber or Lyft if you plan on being out past midnight. If you do the car sharing option on Uber (pool) or Lyft (line) then it's almost as cheap as the metro usually.
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Columbia Heights Station
3030 14th St NWThere are fare card (SmarTrip card) purchase stations in the metro station. You can use the same SmarTrip card to ride the buses in DC. However, if you want to ride the bus be sure to have the card preloaded. I like riding the bus and metro equally. Both are pretty clean and reliable. THE METRO DOES NOT RUN ALL NIGHT. They've been changing the times but it usually shuts down after midnight. Check WMATA online to be sure. Don't trust googlemaps for late night trips. I recommend Uber or Lyft if you plan on being out past midnight. If you do the car sharing option on Uber (pool) or Lyft (line) then it's almost as cheap as the metro usually.
Shopping
Super cool antique store with quirky items like 1960s playboys and marquee letters.
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Miss Pixie's
1626 14th St NWSuper cool antique store with quirky items like 1960s playboys and marquee letters.