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Giant Food
1345 Park Rd NWConvenient and close grocery store.
NoMa-Gallaudet U New York Ave Station
200 Florida Ave NEClosest Metro stop (Red Line).
Food Scene
Historic DC fixture with a new location just two blocks down the street!
84 locals recommend
Ben's Chili Bowl
1001 H St NEHistoric DC fixture with a new location just two blocks down the street!
Great food, a movie theater, bowling, museums...a very fun part of town.
107 locals recommend
Chinatown
604 H St NWGreat food, a movie theater, bowling, museums...a very fun part of town.
&pizza
1118 H St NECustomizable personal pizzas made to order!
The Queen Vic
1206 H St NEBritish pub!
Indigo
243 K St NEOne of the best Indian restaurants in the city.
Delicious burgers, excellent mussels, and a great soundtrack. Highly recommended.
169 locals recommend
Granville Moore's
1238 H St NEDelicious burgers, excellent mussels, and a great soundtrack. Highly recommended.
Go-to pizza delivery place. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done!
14 locals recommend
Sicilian Pizza
1004 Florida Ave NEGo-to pizza delivery place. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done!
CAVA
3105 14th St NWBuild-your-own Mediterranean bowls
This is a coffee shop/cae during the day but in the evening it's a cocktail bar. It uses the lobby of the Apollo as its seating area.
57 locals recommend
The Wydown at the Apollo
600B H St NEThis is a coffee shop/cae during the day but in the evening it's a cocktail bar. It uses the lobby of the Apollo as its seating area.
Food hall featuring a very wide variety of vendors ranging from bagels to empanadas to BBQ to oysters. Your group doesn't all have to get one thing! Also has a sit-down restaurant that is Michelin-rated.
906 locals recommend
Union Market
1309 5th St NEFood hall featuring a very wide variety of vendors ranging from bagels to empanadas to BBQ to oysters. Your group doesn't all have to get one thing! Also has a sit-down restaurant that is Michelin-rated.
Bistro Cacao
316 Massachusetts Ave NEDelicious French food. Try the duck!
Stable DC
1324 H St NEDelicious fondue and other Swiss food.
La Cosecha
1280 4th Street NortheastDeliscious Latin American food and cool shopping!
Ledo Pizza
They don't deliver, but the pizza is worth the walk!
Drinks & Nightlife
Toki Underground
1234 H St NEBest ramen in DC, right around the corner.
The Atlas Room
1015 H Street NortheastUpscale restaurant/bar just down the street.
H Street Country Club
1335 H Street NortheastIt's a bar with mini-golf! What more could you ask for?
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H St NEParks & Nature
A great walking/biking path that goes either towards the Mall or up and out of the city! Also accessible on FL Ave just West of the train bridge.
MBT Stairs
MBT StairsA great walking/biking path that goes either towards the Mall or up and out of the city! Also accessible on FL Ave just West of the train bridge.
Beautiful place for a walk or run. Especially during cherry blossom season or the fall!
350 locals recommend
United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NEBeautiful place for a walk or run. Especially during cherry blossom season or the fall!
The world's only university designed for the Deaf or hard of hearing. It has a beautiful campus that is open to the public
31 locals recommend
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NEThe world's only university designed for the Deaf or hard of hearing. It has a beautiful campus that is open to the public
Getting Around
Bike rental place just outside Union Station (longer-term alternative to Capital Bikeshare)
20 locals recommend
Bike and Roll DC
Bike rental place just outside Union Station (longer-term alternative to Capital Bikeshare)
Capital Bikeshare (closer one available inside Gallaudet campus, but Airbnb won't let me mark it!
799 11th St NE
799 11th Street NortheastCapital Bikeshare (closer one available inside Gallaudet campus, but Airbnb won't let me mark it!
Sightseeing
United States Capitol
First Street SoutheastIt's the Capitol, you have to check it out.
A gorgeous park surrounded by some of the best museums in the world...what's not to love?!
1111 locals recommend
National Mall
A gorgeous park surrounded by some of the best museums in the world...what's not to love?!
Upper Senate Park
200 New Jersey Ave NWOne of the best views of the Capital and often missed!
Whether you go to celebrate, view, or protest, this is a central spot in any DC visit.
1097 locals recommend
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWhether you go to celebrate, view, or protest, this is a central spot in any DC visit.
Essentials
Harris Teeter
1201 First Street NortheastGreat produce, right by the Metro stop.
The Pursuit Wine Bar
1025 H Street NortheastClosest liquor store.
Top-of-the-line produce and meats, with plenty of other options.
287 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
600 H St NETop-of-the-line produce and meats, with plenty of other options.