Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
V. good quality restaurant with a great happy hour including home made cocktails, local and sustainable food sourcing, and live music a few nights a week.
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Republic
6939 Laurel AveV. good quality restaurant with a great happy hour including home made cocktails, local and sustainable food sourcing, and live music a few nights a week.
Kin Da
6923 Laurel AveDecent Thai and Japanese food that is reasonably priced.
A local Takoma Park institution! Cafe style, it's a great breakfast option. Has standard American fare, plus tasty Korean, and lots of vegetarian options.
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Mark's Kitchen
7006 Carroll AveA local Takoma Park institution! Cafe style, it's a great breakfast option. Has standard American fare, plus tasty Korean, and lots of vegetarian options.
Well-known local DC chain (of only 7) known as a hub for poets, artists, musicians. Good American fare. Home to a local book shop - Politics and Prose . Regularly hosts music, poetry readings
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Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NWWell-known local DC chain (of only 7) known as a hub for poets, artists, musicians. Good American fare. Home to a local book shop - Politics and Prose . Regularly hosts music, poetry readings
yummy bread and baked treats; good for a stop after a walk.
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Spring Mill Bread Company
7300 Carroll Aveyummy bread and baked treats; good for a stop after a walk.
Shopping
Dolci Gelati Cafe (Takoma Park)
7040 Carroll AveExcellent gelato shop!
A cute gift shop that has fun stuff: home decor, cook books, bags, kitchen ware, socks, picture frames, other random things.
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Tabletop
1608 20th St NWA cute gift shop that has fun stuff: home decor, cook books, bags, kitchen ware, socks, picture frames, other random things.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good sit-in, woodfired homestyle pizzeria with front patio. Great local independent.
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Roscoe's Pizzeria
7040 Carroll AveGood sit-in, woodfired homestyle pizzeria with front patio. Great local independent.
Essentials
High-end grocery store with great options for specialized and organic food including sustainable seafood and meat, good quality cheeses, ready-made food bar, bakery, etc. 10 min drive from house.
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Whole Foods Market
11355 Woodglen DrHigh-end grocery store with great options for specialized and organic food including sustainable seafood and meat, good quality cheeses, ready-made food bar, bakery, etc. 10 min drive from house.
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWBasic grocery store 5 mins drive / 15 mins walk away.
Sells lots of organic and local food. Small and bit pricey.
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Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op
201 Ethan Allen AveSells lots of organic and local food. Small and bit pricey.
Getting Around
Metro stop on the red line. Also has many bus stops.
Check out www.wmata.com for metro and bus info.
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Takoma Station
Takoma StationMetro stop on the red line. Also has many bus stops.
Check out www.wmata.com for metro and bus info.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful bit park on the Potomac River. There is a place to see Great Falls from the Virginia side (paid) and from the Maryland side (free). Both are beautiful.
For Virginia visit: https://www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm
For Maryland go to the Great Falls Tavern Visitor's Center at the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park, 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, MD 20854
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Great Falls
11710 Macarthur BlvdBeautiful bit park on the Potomac River. There is a place to see Great Falls from the Virginia side (paid) and from the Maryland side (free). Both are beautiful.
For Virginia visit: https://www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm
For Maryland go to the Great Falls Tavern Visitor's Center at the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park, 11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, MD 20854
This park runs many miles through DC. Much of the parkway that runs through it is closed to cars on Sunday so that people can walk, bike, roller blade, etc. This pin shows one of the closest parking lots to our house - corner of the Parkway and Beach drive - there are two lots very near there.
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWThis park runs many miles through DC. Much of the parkway that runs through it is closed to cars on Sunday so that people can walk, bike, roller blade, etc. This pin shows one of the closest parking lots to our house - corner of the Parkway and Beach drive - there are two lots very near there.