### Places in DC...  
_Broken out by area, type, etc. Note that this is a curated list, and it's always good to try new things. Then tell us about them if they're awesome!_

> (Check out the other section below for Metro instructions if you need them.)

**General Parts of Town**

* **The mall** (museums, food carts, few other commercial places; metro)
* **Downtown** (the area outside the mall, but still really close in; fancy restaurants and bars)
  - Subparts: White House (not much commercial); Penn Quarter/Archives (some cool food/drink places)
* **Capitol Hill** (behind the Capitol; pricey area; convenient)
* **Chinatown** (many shops, bars, and chain restaurants; metro)
* **14th St** (corridor of great, local bars, restaurants, and shops; best by bus or metro with walk)
* **U St** (number of blocks with great, local bars and restaurants; metro)
* **H St** (still transitioning area, some cool extablishments; uber/lyft or metro with long walk)
* **Georgetown** (waterfront; fancy shops and restaurants; uber/lyft or bus)
* **Brookland** (gentrified area; decent local restaurants and such; metro)
* **DuPont** (many local shops and restaurants; metro)
* **Logan** (sophisticated, interesting casual dining; bus or metro with walk)
* **Adams Morgan** (zoo; some interesting food options; metro with walk)
* **Friendship Heights** (lots of shopping, mostly chains; metro)
* **Tyson's Corner** (lots of shopping, all chains; Virginia; drive)

**Food & Beverage**

Pizza  
* **&Pizza** (local chain; cool toppings)
* **District of Pi** (Metro Center; deep dish, good beer)

Burgers  
* **Good Stuff Eatery** (Capitol Hill; solid staple burger and shakes)
* **Shake Shack** (it's a chain, but still decent)
* **Plan B** (Penn Quarter/Archives; fancy-ish, but really good)

Beer with food  
* **City Tap House** (Chinatown-ish)
* **Meridian Pint** (Columbia Heights / Georgia Ave)
* **Brookland Pint** (Brookland)
* **Garden District** (14th St; good bbq (for DC) and fun atmosphere)

Beer  
* **ChurchKey** (14th St; food is good too, but pricey)
* **Argonaut** (H Street; good local beer)

Whiskey  
* **Bourbon** (Adams Morgan / 18th; a long walk (or bus), but awesome; pricey)
* **Quarry House Tavern** (Silver Spring; cheap, but awesome)

Liquor  
* **Denson** (Chinatown; awesome atmosphere; pricey)
* **Partisan** (Penn Quarter/Archives; cool atmosphere)

Other  
* **Chili: Ben's Chili Bowl** (U Street; a DC icon)
* **American: Founding Farmers** (Farragut West, make a reservation)
* **Indian: Rasika** (Penn Quarter; pricey, busy, but awesome)
* **Lunch: Devon & Blakely** (local chain, but awesome lunch)
* **Native American: American Indian Museum** (The Mall; a bit pricey, but good)
* **Asian: Sala Thai** (chain, but decent)
* **Cupcakes: Red Velvet** (Chinatown, #1) or **Georgetown Cupcakes** (Georgetown)
* **Tea: Teaism** (Penn Quarter, DuPont; also good lunch spot)
* **Coffee: Compass Coffee** (local chain) or **Bakers and Baristas** (Chinatown)
* **Ice Cream: Pitango** (Chinatown)

**Things To Do**

_Ratings (1=lowest to 5=highest): "A" = awesome level; "W" = walking level_  
**Free** unless specified

* **Museum of Natural History** - W5, A5
* **Air and Space Museum** - W5, A5
  - New Museum Near Dulles (aweome, but long drive)
* **National Zoo** - W5, A5
* **National Mall (& monuments)** - W5 (unless renting bikes), A5, $ (for bikes if you want one)
* **National Cathedral** - W3, A4, $ (donation)
* **National Arboretum** - W4, A3 (drive)
* **International Spy museum** - W3, A4, $$
* **Kennedy Center** - W3, A2, $$$ (if you go to a show)
* **Capitol building** - W3, A3, $
* **U Street, Dupont, Chinatown, 14th, Georgetown** (restaurants, shops, etc) - W4, A2, $-$$$
* **Great Falls Park / Overlook** - W4, A5, $ (drive)
* **Shenendoah** - W3-5, A5, $ (far drive)
* **Union Station** - W1, A3
* **Live music** (check [dcist.com](http://dcist.com)) (all over) - W1-3, A3, $

**Theaters (not movies)**

* **Kennedy Center** (The Mall)
* **Wooly Mammoth** (Chinatown)
* **Folger Shakespeare Library** (Capitol Hill)
* **Shakespeare Theater** (Penn Quarter)
* **Wolf Trap** (Virginia, far drive)
* **Synetic Theater** (Virginia, metro or drive)

**Activity Bars**

* **The Board Room** (Dupont; board games, good beer)
* **H Street Country Club** (H Street; mini golf, skeeball, cocktails)
* **Rocket Bar** (Chinatown; pool, shuffleboard, etc)
* **Thomas Foolery** (Dupont; classic games, candy)
* **Penn Social** (Penn Quarter; decent beer, shuffleboard, pin pong, skeeball, etc)
* **Comet** (Friendship Heights; ping pong)