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DC recommendations

DC recommendations

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Created by Janelle Nivens • Updated On: April 8, 2014
Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro is one of DC recommendations.

1. Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro

713 H St NW (btwn 7th & 8th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Pizzeria · Chinatown · 278 tips and reviews
Pi Pizzeria is one of DC recommendations.

2. Pi Pizzeria

910 F St NW (btwn 9th & 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Pizzeria · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 225 tips and reviews
Commissary is one of DC recommendations.

3. Commissary

1443 P St NW, Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Logan Circle - Shaw · 150 tips and reviews
Busboys and Poets is one of DC recommendations.

4. Busboys and Poets

8.9
2021 14th St NW (at V St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · U-Street · 356 tips and reviews
2 Amys is one of DC recommendations.

5. 2 Amys

8.8
3715 Macomb St NW, Washington, D.C.
Pizzeria · Cathedral - Wesley Heights - McLean Gardens · 167 tips and reviews
ChurchKey is one of DC recommendations.

6. ChurchKey

8.9
1337 14th St NW (at Rhode Island Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Beer Bar · Logan Circle - Shaw · 295 tips and reviews
National Portrait Gallery is one of DC recommendations.

7. National Portrait Gallery

9.3
800 F St NW (at 8th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews
District Taco is one of DC recommendations.

8. District Taco

8.1
1309 F St. NW (at 13th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Taco Restaurant · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 166 tips and reviews
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is one of DC recommendations.

9. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

9.3
1850 W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
Dangerously Delicious Pies is one of DC recommendations.

10. Dangerously Delicious Pies

8.6
1339 H St NE (at Linden Ct. NE), Washington, D.C.
Pie Shop · Capitol Hill · 131 tips and reviews
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is one of DC recommendations.

11. Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

8.6
1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 18 tips and reviews
Freer Gallery of Art is one of DC recommendations.

12. Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Ave SW (12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 37 tips and reviews
Corcoran Gallery of Art is one of DC recommendations.

13. Corcoran Gallery of Art

500 17th St NW (at New York Ave. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Foggy Bottom · 33 tips and reviews
Daikaya is one of DC recommendations.

14. Daikaya

8.7
705 6th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Ramen Restaurant · Chinatown · 285 tips and reviews
Teaism is one of DC recommendations.

15. Teaism

400 8th St NW (at D St NW), Washington, D.C.
Tea Room · Penn Quarter · 130 tips and reviews
Nando's is one of DC recommendations.

16. Nando's

8.4
1210 18th St NW (at Connecticut Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Portuguese Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 116 tips and reviews
Mari Vanna DC is one of DC recommendations.

17. Mari Vanna DC

1141 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Russian Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 59 tips and reviews
The Phillips Collection is one of DC recommendations.

18. The Phillips Collection

8.8
1600 21st St NW (at Q St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 80 tips and reviews
Southern Efficiency is one of DC recommendations.

19. Southern Efficiency

1841 7th St NW (at T St NW), Washington, D.C.
Whisky Bar · U-Street · 21 tips and reviews
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS) is one of DC recommendations.

20. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS)

8.3
1411 W St SE, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Historic Anacostia · 12 tips and reviews
Neopol Savory Smokery is one of DC recommendations.

21. Neopol Savory Smokery

8.4
1309 5th St NE, Washington, D.C.
Gourmet Store · Ivy City · 16 tips and reviews
District Taco is one of DC recommendations.

22. District Taco

8.0
1919 M St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Taco Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 111 tips and reviews
Pitango Gelato is one of DC recommendations.

23. Pitango Gelato

660 Pennsylvania Ave SE (entrance on 7th St. SE), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Capitol Hill · 17 tips and reviews
The Flea Market at Eastern Market is one of DC recommendations.

24. The Flea Market at Eastern Market

8.6
300 7th St SE (at C St SE), Washington, D.C.
Flea Market · Capitol Hill · 15 tips and reviews
Sticky Rice is one of DC recommendations.

25. Sticky Rice

7.1
1224 H St NE (btwn 12th & 13th Sts. NE), Washington, D.C.
Sushi Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 163 tips and reviews
G by Mike Isabella is one of DC recommendations.

26. G by Mike Isabella

2201 14th St NW (at W St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sandwich Spot · U-Street · 52 tips and reviews
Rasika is one of DC recommendations.

27. Rasika

9.0
633 D St NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Indian Restaurant · Penn Quarter · 193 tips and reviews
The Bombay Club is one of DC recommendations.

28. The Bombay Club

8.5
815 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Indian Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 66 tips and reviews
Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken is one of DC recommendations.

29. Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken

7.8
1308 G St NW (btwn 13th and 14th st), Washington, D.C.
Donut Shop · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 97 tips and reviews
Masa 14 is one of DC recommendations.

30. Masa 14

1825 14th St NW (at Swann St NW), Washington, D.C.
Tapas Restaurant · U-Street · 140 tips and reviews
Bistro Bohem is one of DC recommendations.

31. Bistro Bohem

600 Florida Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Eastern European Restaurant · U-Street · 54 tips and reviews
Big Bear Cafe is one of DC recommendations.

32. Big Bear Cafe

8.6
1700 1st St NW (at R St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · LeDroit Park - Bloomingdale · 118 tips and reviews