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Drinks & Nightlife

Love it! Laid-back, outdoor patio, bring your dog. Bar & dancefloor upstairs gets crowded but is always casual and friendly, with music you can move to.
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The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NW
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Love it! Laid-back, outdoor patio, bring your dog. Bar & dancefloor upstairs gets crowded but is always casual and friendly, with music you can move to.
Restaurant & Bar. Outdoor seating available. Garlic shoestring fries.
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The Pub & The People
1648 North Capitol Street Northwest
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Restaurant & Bar. Outdoor seating available. Garlic shoestring fries.
Rooftop!
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Red Derby
3718 14th St NW
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Rooftop!

Arts & Culture

http://www.bloombars.com/ Voted DC's Best of 2012 for Best Arts & Culture Non-Profit. Affordable & supports local artiss! Samba, meditation, djembe, film nights, open mics, etc.
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Bloombars
3222 11th St NW
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http://www.bloombars.com/ Voted DC's Best of 2012 for Best Arts & Culture Non-Profit. Affordable & supports local artiss! Samba, meditation, djembe, film nights, open mics, etc.
Bilingual plays and community events!
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GALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th St NW
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Bilingual plays and community events!
A couple Sat a month, this pretty church spices it up with live callers, live music, no experience-necessary, cross-generational, way-more-fun-than-you-expected dancing.
St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church
1525 Newton St NW
A couple Sat a month, this pretty church spices it up with live callers, live music, no experience-necessary, cross-generational, way-more-fun-than-you-expected dancing.
FREE performance, on the Millennium Stage, every single day of the year! 6pm start time. You can also stream the shows. http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NW
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FREE performance, on the Millennium Stage, every single day of the year! 6pm start time. You can also stream the shows. http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html
Beautiful multi-level park. Great place to relax. Sundays it's a veritable carnival! Frisbee, yoga, acro-yoga, drum cirlce+ dancers, readers, dog-walkers, sun-baskers, hula hoopers, jugglers, etc
Meridian Place Northwest
Meridian Place Northwest
Beautiful multi-level park. Great place to relax. Sundays it's a veritable carnival! Frisbee, yoga, acro-yoga, drum cirlce+ dancers, readers, dog-walkers, sun-baskers, hula hoopers, jugglers, etc
Ice-skating in the winter. Jazz in the summer.
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Національна галерея мистецтв
Constitution Avenue Northwest
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Ice-skating in the winter. Jazz in the summer.

Food Scene

Generally good thai/sushi food. But I go here on Friday evenings sometimes because they have live jazz.
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Sala Thai Restaurant
3716 Georgia Avenue Northwest
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Generally good thai/sushi food. But I go here on Friday evenings sometimes because they have live jazz.
Great sushi, best prices in the city! And, they have green tea ice cream.
Wok And Roll
604 H St NW
Great sushi, best prices in the city! And, they have green tea ice cream.
Crab cakes! Also, Morgan is a great guy.
Morgan's Seafood
3200 Georgia Ave NW
Crab cakes! Also, Morgan is a great guy.
When in DC, eat Ethiopian food. We have lots of good Ethiopian food!
Axum Ethiopian Restaurant
1934 9th St NW
When in DC, eat Ethiopian food. We have lots of good Ethiopian food!
When in DC, eat Ethiopian food. This one has traditional Ethiopian seating and serving style.
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Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant
2434 18th St NW
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When in DC, eat Ethiopian food. This one has traditional Ethiopian seating and serving style.
Restaurant/Cafe. Scandinavian/Eastern European food. Yummy, light, airy, good couches. Come here to hang out with the wi-fi in a quiet, residential area.
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Domku Bar & Cafe
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Restaurant/Cafe. Scandinavian/Eastern European food. Yummy, light, airy, good couches. Come here to hang out with the wi-fi in a quiet, residential area.
Love this place!! 24hour restaurant/bar/breakfast. Relaxed atmosphere, wi-fi, vintage couches to relax on, good food. I recommend the thai omelet. Odd but delicious.
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The Coupe
3415 11th St NW
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Love this place!! 24hour restaurant/bar/breakfast. Relaxed atmosphere, wi-fi, vintage couches to relax on, good food. I recommend the thai omelet. Odd but delicious.
Authentic, delicious pizza-- Ettore, the friendly pizza-maker and business partner, is from Naples. Leland, the beer guru, can recommend which of their many craft brews (on tap or bottled) are best.
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Menomale
2711 12th St NE
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Authentic, delicious pizza-- Ettore, the friendly pizza-maker and business partner, is from Naples. Leland, the beer guru, can recommend which of their many craft brews (on tap or bottled) are best.
Affordable, "fast food." Best empanadas I've had anywhere ever, & I've lived in empanada-country. Order the aji for one of your sauces. Order alfajores for desert. Trust me on this one. I'm addicted.
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Panas Gourmet
2029 P St NW
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Affordable, "fast food." Best empanadas I've had anywhere ever, & I've lived in empanada-country. Order the aji for one of your sauces. Order alfajores for desert. Trust me on this one. I'm addicted.
Yummm!!! "Street food/gourmet fusion" Mexican food is delicious. Drinks are also really good.
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El Chucho - Cocina Superior
3313 11th St NW
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Yummm!!! "Street food/gourmet fusion" Mexican food is delicious. Drinks are also really good.

Entertainment & Activities

Right by the fountain/plaza, FroYo, etc-- this place is fun. Kids make silly creations, adults support local youth at this826DC location (funny products in front pay for youth writing center in back)
The Museum of Unnatural History
3331 14th Street Northwest
Right by the fountain/plaza, FroYo, etc-- this place is fun. Kids make silly creations, adults support local youth at this826DC location (funny products in front pay for youth writing center in back)

Everything Else

Libraries are awesome!
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Petworth Neighborhood Library
4200 Kansas Ave NW
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Libraries are awesome!
Catch the Circulator & the metro here. The Circulator is a $1 ride to Woodley Park (Zoo & more restaurants) & Adams Morgan (lots of bars, restaurants)
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Columbia Heights Station
3030 14th St NW
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Catch the Circulator & the metro here. The Circulator is a $1 ride to Woodley Park (Zoo & more restaurants) & Adams Morgan (lots of bars, restaurants)

Essentials

Yogurt covered pretzels. Good cheap wine.
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Yes! Organic Market Petworth
4100 Georgia Ave NW
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Yogurt covered pretzels. Good cheap wine.
I don't actually go here much, but it's another grocery option
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Safeway Pharmacy
3702 East-West Hwy
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I don't actually go here much, but it's another grocery option
Every Saturday May 12 - December 15 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Catch the great little farmer's market in this plaza. Local vendors as well as artists.
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Tivoli Theatre
24 North Washington Street
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Every Saturday May 12 - December 15 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Catch the great little farmer's market in this plaza. Local vendors as well as artists.
Friday 3:00‐7:00pm June through October 29, 2010. The market will be located on the 4100 block of 9th Street NW.
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El Torogoz Restaurant
4231 9th St NW
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Friday 3:00‐7:00pm June through October 29, 2010. The market will be located on the 4100 block of 9th Street NW.

Sightseeing

A bit off the beaten path & beautiful. Bonsai garden. Gorgeous paths for walking/biking. The original Capitol's columns on a hilltop, making a striking skyline. Free!
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United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NE
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A bit off the beaten path & beautiful. Bonsai garden. Gorgeous paths for walking/biking. The original Capitol's columns on a hilltop, making a striking skyline. Free!
A lot of people don't know this memorial is here. It's striking, and there's something surprising about the acoustics... I won't give it away :)
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Albert Einstein Memorial
2101 Constitution Ave. NW
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A lot of people don't know this memorial is here. It's striking, and there's something surprising about the acoustics... I won't give it away :)
Relax, bike/jog/picnic, etc
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Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium
5200 Glover Rd NW
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Relax, bike/jog/picnic, etc
So close to so much history! Beautiful old house(s), and an interesting tour about the Lincoln family's experience summering in this house when it was "outside the city."
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President Lincoln's Cottage
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW
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So close to so much history! Beautiful old house(s), and an interesting tour about the Lincoln family's experience summering in this house when it was "outside the city."
My favorite museum. Also, best museum cafeteria! They have native foods from different regions of the Americas.
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Національний музей американських індіанців
4th Street Southwest
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My favorite museum. Also, best museum cafeteria! They have native foods from different regions of the Americas.
Geology exhibit. Yes, there's the Hope Diamond, also there are just so many things that make you think, "nature is a crazy impressive artist!"
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Національний музей природної історії Смітсоніана
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
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Geology exhibit. Yes, there's the Hope Diamond, also there are just so many things that make you think, "nature is a crazy impressive artist!"