For our family and friends from out of town, we want you to enjoy the city as locals. Here are some of our favorite spots to eat, drink, and explore.
Activities
Museums
The Phillips Collection
The National Portrait Gallery
The National Gallery
Outdoor
Wandering through Rock Creek Park or the National Arboretum
Sightseeing along the National Mall
Biking everywhere
Theaters
Signature Theater
Ford’s Theater
Studio Theater
Shopping, with a side of Ice Cream
Georgetown (try Yala)
City Center (try Dolcezza)
14th Street (try Happy Ice Cream)
Food and drinks
Breakfast/Coffee
Seylou / La Colombe (Blagden Alley)
Big Bear Cafe (Bloomingdale)
The Coffee Bar (TCB) (Logan Circle)
Lunch
Grazie Grazie (Downtown)
Stachowski’s (Georgetown)
Le Diplomate (14th Street)
Dinner
The Little Grand (H Street)
Astoria DC (Dupont Circle)
Bar Del Monte (Columbia Heights)
Bars, Etc.
Eebee’s (Shaw)
Pub and the People (Bloomingdale)
Lucy Mercer Bar (Union Market)