Beth’s guidebook
Food scene
Mintwood is a great, classic American place, and is just at the end of the block. While reservations are useful, it is often easy to go in and grab a seat at the bar for dinner or drinks.
71 locals recommend
Mintwood Place
1813 Columbia Rd NWMintwood is a great, classic American place, and is just at the end of the block. While reservations are useful, it is often easy to go in and grab a seat at the bar for dinner or drinks.
This is our newest neighborhood gem! From the owners of Tail Up Goat, this is more pasta forward, with an extensive wine list and beautiful bar area.
7 locals recommend
Reveler's Hour
1775 Columbia Rd NWThis is our newest neighborhood gem! From the owners of Tail Up Goat, this is more pasta forward, with an extensive wine list and beautiful bar area.
This place is really special, with great hospitality and wonderful food. Tough to get a reservation but usually easy enough to grab a seat at the bar.
62 locals recommend
Tail Up Goat
1827 Adams Mill Rd NWThis place is really special, with great hospitality and wonderful food. Tough to get a reservation but usually easy enough to grab a seat at the bar.
This Afghan restaurant is owned by an Afghani family that is serving old family recipes. The decor is lovely, and both food and drinks are really wonderful!
53 locals recommend
Lapis
1847 Columbia Rd NWThis Afghan restaurant is owned by an Afghani family that is serving old family recipes. The decor is lovely, and both food and drinks are really wonderful!
This is a relatively new and absolutely amazing burger place. We've never had a bad meal here! They don't take reservations and waits can be long, depending on the day, but it's worth trying.
20 locals recommend
Lucky Buns
2000 18th St NWThis is a relatively new and absolutely amazing burger place. We've never had a bad meal here! They don't take reservations and waits can be long, depending on the day, but it's worth trying.
This is a very fun bar, with a few things to eat. Iraqi owners, unique middle eastern drinks and well made dishes. Try the Muhammara!
10 locals recommend
The Green Zone
2226 18th St NWThis is a very fun bar, with a few things to eat. Iraqi owners, unique middle eastern drinks and well made dishes. Try the Muhammara!
This is probably the lowest key of our recommendations. Easy to get a reservation, relatively easy to walk into, and with very accessible food. Their mac and cheese is especially good, and it's a great place to take kids.
8 locals recommend
District Kitchen
2606 Connecticut Ave NWThis is probably the lowest key of our recommendations. Easy to get a reservation, relatively easy to walk into, and with very accessible food. Their mac and cheese is especially good, and it's a great place to take kids.
Tryst is a coffee shop reminiscent of Central Perk on Friends, with overstuffed sofas and table service. They have a much bigger food menu, and it's a great place for breakfast or lunch.
252 locals recommend
Tryst
2459 18th St NWTryst is a coffee shop reminiscent of Central Perk on Friends, with overstuffed sofas and table service. They have a much bigger food menu, and it's a great place for breakfast or lunch.
The Line hotel has several restaurants, all of which are great, but it's worth going in just to check the place out. An old church turned into a hotel, the architecture is spectacular. The downstairs restaurant is less expensive and more casual, upstairs at A Rake's Progress it's pretty pricey but really delicious. NOTE: During the pandemic the Line has closed a Rake's Progress.
29 locals recommend
The LINE DC
1770 Champlain St NWThe Line hotel has several restaurants, all of which are great, but it's worth going in just to check the place out. An old church turned into a hotel, the architecture is spectacular. The downstairs restaurant is less expensive and more casual, upstairs at A Rake's Progress it's pretty pricey but really delicious. NOTE: During the pandemic the Line has closed a Rake's Progress.
Grocery stores
This is a medium sized grocery store just up at the corner. It should have most of what you might need for snacks and even things to make full meals. Note: there is also a new market across the street and to the left called STREETS. It has more selection, but is too new to show up on the list of options for the guide book.
48 locals recommend
Yes! Organic Market Adams Morgan
1825 Columbia Rd NWThis is a medium sized grocery store just up at the corner. It should have most of what you might need for snacks and even things to make full meals. Note: there is also a new market across the street and to the left called STREETS. It has more selection, but is too new to show up on the list of options for the guide book.
This is our local full service supermarket. It should have everything you could need!
855 locals recommend
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NWThis is our local full service supermarket. It should have everything you could need!
This is an excellent medium sized grocery store that is very close by and will have most of what you might need.
13 locals recommend
Streets Market
3427 Connecticut Ave NWThis is an excellent medium sized grocery store that is very close by and will have most of what you might need.