Lauren’s guidebook
My Favorite Restaurants
My Favorite Restaurants! Please reach out if you have questions.
Amazing homemade Italian and seasonal ingredients. Easy to get a table for 2 as a walk-in or at the bar. Table for 4 is much harder. We walk to it all the time!
359 os moradores locais recomendam
The Red Hen
1822 1st St NWAmazing homemade Italian and seasonal ingredients. Easy to get a table for 2 as a walk-in or at the bar. Table for 4 is much harder. We walk to it all the time!
Great Mediterranean and large venue so easy to get a table. Food and cocktails are amazing. Great when your already walking around in Chinatown
121 os moradores locais recomendam
Zaytinya
701 9th St NWGreat Mediterranean and large venue so easy to get a table. Food and cocktails are amazing. Great when your already walking around in Chinatown
Our favorite restaurant, French cuisine and it's the best place to sit outside for lunch or a nice evening or even brunch. Great location to go shopping afterward or continue day drinking at Barcelona.
513 os moradores locais recomendam
Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NWOur favorite restaurant, French cuisine and it's the best place to sit outside for lunch or a nice evening or even brunch. Great location to go shopping afterward or continue day drinking at Barcelona.
The Dabney
122 Blagden Alley NWamazing food but hard to get reservations.
I love this place. The food is amazing and the customer service is the best in DC. Try to make reservations ahead of time but you can also try to walk in and sit at the bar. .. next to the Dabney.
39 os moradores locais recomendam
Tiger Fork
922 Blagden Alley NWI love this place. The food is amazing and the customer service is the best in DC. Try to make reservations ahead of time but you can also try to walk in and sit at the bar. .. next to the Dabney.
Great food, always busy but great at accommodating walk-ins. Its next to union station and a bunch of shops. We walk there but you can easily uber as well.
57 os moradores locais recomendam
St. Anselm
1250 5th St NEGreat food, always busy but great at accommodating walk-ins. Its next to union station and a bunch of shops. We walk there but you can easily uber as well.
amazing italian, you can walk there... very pricy and great wine selection.
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RPM Italian
650 K St NWamazing italian, you can walk there... very pricy and great wine selection.
amazing sushi, expensive and small portions so dont go if you are starving but the food is really good. close to Georgetown.
6 os moradores locais recomendam
Nobu Washington D.C.
2525 M St NWamazing sushi, expensive and small portions so dont go if you are starving but the food is really good. close to Georgetown.
Convivial
801 O St NWmodern french, great for brunch. need reservations
great date spot, the basement is romantic and exclusive. ever-changing menu and a great spot for cocktails. near the white house.
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Off the Record
800 16th St NWgreat date spot, the basement is romantic and exclusive. ever-changing menu and a great spot for cocktails. near the white house.
Bad Saint
3226 11th St NWgreat food and drinks, need a reservation
Coffee Shops
*Great Coffe in normal cafe settings
-La Colombe
-Compass coffee
-Bluebottle
-The coffee bar
great lunch spot, great coffee, amazing oustide seating, great for working outside.
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Big Bear Cafe
1700 R St NWgreat lunch spot, great coffee, amazing oustide seating, great for working outside.
Coffee, sneakers, Korean food! great spot to hang out and work, get coffee, get some lunch. indoors or outside area
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Maketto
1351 H St NECoffee, sneakers, Korean food! great spot to hang out and work, get coffee, get some lunch. indoors or outside area
great coffee and bakery spot-walking distance and also in Georgetown
61 os moradores locais recomendam
A Baked Joint
430 K St NWgreat coffee and bakery spot-walking distance and also in Georgetown
cool spot and sometimes has live music in the afternoons
60 os moradores locais recomendam
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
201 F St NEcool spot and sometimes has live music in the afternoons
JOE & THE JUICE
1500 K St NWbig open space, great for working, lunch and juice. easy to walk to.