Jane's Guidebook for Washington, D.C.
Essentials
Fantastic organic and gourmet grocery. Can be a little pricey, as Whole Foods always is.
581 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1440 P St NWFantastic organic and gourmet grocery. Can be a little pricey, as Whole Foods always is.
Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWNew, convenient and affordable grocery very near my house.
Trader Joe's
1914 14th St NWInexpensive fresh and frozen food that's fun.
Near 14th on P Street NW, west of Logan Circle park. Right next to the Whole Foods grocery store.
347 locals recommend
CVS
645 H St NENear 14th on P Street NW, west of Logan Circle park. Right next to the Whole Foods grocery store.
Food & Drinks
Barcelona Wine Bar
1622 14th St NWCool bar scene with tapas.
Etto
1541 14th St NWInventive new pizza place with unusual toppings on oven-fired pizzas.
Excellent, affordable spicy chicken and other South African/Portuguese treats.
Note it's moved from 7th Street in Chinatown south to near the Portrait Gallery and Capital One Arena
76 locals recommend
Nando's Peri-Peri
411 H St NEExcellent, affordable spicy chicken and other South African/Portuguese treats.
Note it's moved from 7th Street in Chinatown south to near the Portrait Gallery and Capital One Arena
Excellent oysters and drinks; usually has a long wait on the weekends. Try Black Jack bar upstairs also.
137 locals recommend
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
1612 14th St NWExcellent oysters and drinks; usually has a long wait on the weekends. Try Black Jack bar upstairs also.
Original neighborhood restaurant there for more than 10 years - predates trendy mass of restos around 14th now.
59 locals recommend
Cafe Saint-Ex
1847 14th St NWOriginal neighborhood restaurant there for more than 10 years - predates trendy mass of restos around 14th now.
Cool Thai-Vietnamese place that's all the rage now. Moderately expensive and has long waits sometimes.
60 locals recommend
Doi Moi
1800 14th St NWCool Thai-Vietnamese place that's all the rage now. Moderately expensive and has long waits sometimes.
Great for huge American breakfasts and brunch. Can have a very long wait time on the weekends.
425 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
505 8th St SEGreat for huge American breakfasts and brunch. Can have a very long wait time on the weekends.
Cool new alley coffee shop with some pastries. I'm not a coffee drinker, but it already seems very popular. Just a few blocks from my house. Use GPS to find, could be tricky for visitors.
163 locals recommend
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
924 Blagden Alley NWCool new alley coffee shop with some pastries. I'm not a coffee drinker, but it already seems very popular. Just a few blocks from my house. Use GPS to find, could be tricky for visitors.
Great lunch place with wonderful international sandwiches and handmade salads. Just a few blocks from my house, off O and 9th streets. Use GPS to find; might be a bit tricky for visitors.
104 locals recommend
SUNdeVICH
1314 9th St NWGreat lunch place with wonderful international sandwiches and handmade salads. Just a few blocks from my house, off O and 9th streets. Use GPS to find; might be a bit tricky for visitors.
This ramen place is always crowded and it's just a couple blocks east of my house. Has lots of outdoor seating as well as indoor tables.
113 locals recommend
Chaplin's Restaurant
1501 9th Street NorthwestThis ramen place is always crowded and it's just a couple blocks east of my house. Has lots of outdoor seating as well as indoor tables.
Cool modernist new Thai restaurant from a trusted family that's run other Beau Thais here. Only two blocks east of my house.
109 locals recommend
Beau Thai
1550 7th St NWCool modernist new Thai restaurant from a trusted family that's run other Beau Thais here. Only two blocks east of my house.
Lovely, traditional French food and excellent service. In the complex to the south of the huge Giant grocery story at 9th & O streets NW, which is a few blocks east of my house.
68 locals recommend
Convivial
801 O St NWLovely, traditional French food and excellent service. In the complex to the south of the huge Giant grocery story at 9th & O streets NW, which is a few blocks east of my house.
Delicious Thai restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating that’s about a 15-minute bike ride or slightly longer walk from my place.
43 locals recommend
BKK Cookshop
1700 New Jersey Ave NWDelicious Thai restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating that’s about a 15-minute bike ride or slightly longer walk from my place.
Affordable taqueria a few blocks south of my place on 11th Street. They have a few outdoor seats as well as indoor seating. Always gets good reviews.
20 locals recommend
El Sol Restaurante & Tequileria
1227 11th St NWAffordable taqueria a few blocks south of my place on 11th Street. They have a few outdoor seats as well as indoor seating. Always gets good reviews.
Sushi place nearby. I haven't eaten here yet, but friends have complimented it. They have patio seating as well as indoor tables. Same owners as nearby ramen place, Chaplin.
16 locals recommend
Zeppelin
1544 9th St NWSushi place nearby. I haven't eaten here yet, but friends have complimented it. They have patio seating as well as indoor tables. Same owners as nearby ramen place, Chaplin.
Georgian food and wine and very attentive service. They have a nice happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.!
18 locals recommend
Supra
1205 11th St NWGeorgian food and wine and very attentive service. They have a nice happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.!
New bagel shop with amazing, caloric breakfast bagel sandwiches. It's still new (Spring 2022), so often crowded. Probably best to place order online in advance and pick up your order to avoid a wait.
Call Your Mother – Logan Circle
1471 P Street NorthwestNew bagel shop with amazing, caloric breakfast bagel sandwiches. It's still new (Spring 2022), so often crowded. Probably best to place order online in advance and pick up your order to avoid a wait.
Arts & Culture
Studio Theatre
1501 14th St NWCutting-edge theater nearby.
Drinks & Nightlife
Stoney's
1433 P St NWComfortable, neighborhood-y hangout of mine.
Cool, longtime neighborhood hangout a bit north on 14th Street. It predates all the trendy new places open now.
56 locals recommend
Bar Pilar
1833 14th St NWCool, longtime neighborhood hangout a bit north on 14th Street. It predates all the trendy new places open now.
Really fun new local brewery. Hipster scene, cool atmosphere and many original beers to try.
124 locals recommend
Right Proper Brewing Company
920 Girard St NEReally fun new local brewery. Hipster scene, cool atmosphere and many original beers to try.
Fun, new place that's large but always busy. It has knowledgeable bartenders. I prefer to sit in the back room, which is a bit quieter.
42 locals recommend
Lost & Found DC
1240 9th St NWFun, new place that's large but always busy. It has knowledgeable bartenders. I prefer to sit in the back room, which is a bit quieter.
Brand-new reincarnation of the same speakeasy within another bar on 7th Street that closed. It's getting great reviews for food, decor and drinks. Might be a little hard to find on Blagden Alley, but GPS should help.
62 locals recommend
Columbia Room
124 Blagden Alley NWBrand-new reincarnation of the same speakeasy within another bar on 7th Street that closed. It's getting great reviews for food, decor and drinks. Might be a little hard to find on Blagden Alley, but GPS should help.
The Passenger
1539 7th St NW