Guidebook for DC - Dupont area

Rae
Guidebook for DC - Dupont area

Local Transportation

Metro stops - Dupont Circle [Red Line] and U Street/Cardozo [Yellow Line, Green Line] Bus -- run from both U Street and 16th Street Bikeshare -- docking station at the corner of T and 17th.
Metro access
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Dupont Circle Station
1525 20th St NW
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Metro access
Metro access
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U St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Station
1240 U St NW
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Metro access

Rae's Favorites

A few must-try places
Great food
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Rosemary's Thyme Bistro
1801 18th St NW
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Great food
Great meals. and unrivaled cheese and salume. Yummmm.
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Lupo Verde
1401 T St NW
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Great meals. and unrivaled cheese and salume. Yummmm.
Great local jazz nightly, with no cover charge. Tips encouraged. Sunday brunch includes bottomless drinks and live jam sessions with local artists.
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Jojo Restaurant & Bar
1518 U St NW
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Great local jazz nightly, with no cover charge. Tips encouraged. Sunday brunch includes bottomless drinks and live jam sessions with local artists.

Food Scene

Great for Sunday brunch!
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L'Enfant Cafe-Bar
2000 18th Street Northwest
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Great for Sunday brunch!
Fab patio dining
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Iron Gate Restaurant
1734 N St NW
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Fab patio dining
Wonderful upscale dining and people watching
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Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NW
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Wonderful upscale dining and people watching
Italian -- with great happy hour and cool peninsula bar overlooking 14th Street
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Ghibellina
2000 Fenwick Street Northeast
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Italian -- with great happy hour and cool peninsula bar overlooking 14th Street
Belgian
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B Too
1324 14th St NW
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Belgian
A DC institution. Great, inexpensive Greek food. Rare outdoor seating in Dupont Circle/Connecticut Ave area.
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Zorba's Café
1612 20th St NW
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A DC institution. Great, inexpensive Greek food. Rare outdoor seating in Dupont Circle/Connecticut Ave area.
DC institution -- watch for presidents, politicians, and celebs, but mostly mingle with locals.
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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
1213 U St NW
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DC institution -- watch for presidents, politicians, and celebs, but mostly mingle with locals.
Good Spanish tapas. Great patio -- even has heaters for colder weather seasons.
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Barcelona Wine Bar
1622 14th St NW
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Good Spanish tapas. Great patio -- even has heaters for colder weather seasons.
Great selection of wine and wonderful deli/food-to-go section -- great for picnics and special meals.
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Cork Wine Bar & Market
1805 14th St NW
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Great selection of wine and wonderful deli/food-to-go section -- great for picnics and special meals.
Well-regarded cocktail bar -- with Georgian fare.
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Compass Rose
1346 T St NW
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Well-regarded cocktail bar -- with Georgian fare.
Best sushi and Japanese food in the district. High prices, but good quality.
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Sushi Taro
1503 17th St NW
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Best sushi and Japanese food in the district. High prices, but good quality.
Popular brunch venue for locals.
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Commissary
1443 P St NW
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Popular brunch venue for locals.
Great oysters and seafood.
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Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
1612 14th St NW
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Great oysters and seafood.
Great happy hour with large selection of discounted wines.
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Vinoteca
1940 11th St NW
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Great happy hour with large selection of discounted wines.
One of the original neighborhood bars on 14th. Good food, but has changed from ''American'' to Asian fusion last time I was there. DJs and music in the basement on some nights.
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Cafe Saint-Ex
1847 14th St NW
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One of the original neighborhood bars on 14th. Good food, but has changed from ''American'' to Asian fusion last time I was there. DJs and music in the basement on some nights.
Good Tex-Mex, particularly homemade tamales and fresh tortillas and salsa.
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Lauriol Plaza
1835 18th St NW
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Good Tex-Mex, particularly homemade tamales and fresh tortillas and salsa.
Best neighborhood seafood.
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Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
1612 14th St NW
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Best neighborhood seafood.
''American'' menu -- from burgers to pork chops, to meatloaf, and matzo ball soup. Menu changes a lot. Nice happy hour at the bar with good drink prices and limited bar menu.
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Firefly
1310 New Hampshire Ave NW
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''American'' menu -- from burgers to pork chops, to meatloaf, and matzo ball soup. Menu changes a lot. Nice happy hour at the bar with good drink prices and limited bar menu.

Local Sites

Things you might want to check out...
Hidden gem in the neighborhood -- a smaller version of those in Rome.
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Spanish Steps
1725 22nd St NW
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Hidden gem in the neighborhood -- a smaller version of those in Rome.
Great for people watching -- or play chess with the locals.
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Dupont Circle
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Great for people watching -- or play chess with the locals.
Great place to take a jog, see 4th of July fireworks, join weekend pick-up games, and people watch.
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Meridian Hill Park
W Street Northwest
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Great place to take a jog, see 4th of July fireworks, join weekend pick-up games, and people watch.
Easy to miss, quirky park in DC.
Sonny Bono Memorial Park
1362 New Hampshire Ave NW
Easy to miss, quirky park in DC.
High-end B and B with hidden passageways. Room after room filled with an eclectic mix of antiques, art, and other collectibles, with almost everything in the place for sale. Check the website for events, including Sunday brunch, happy hours, etc.
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The Mansion on O & O Street Museum
2020 O St NW
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High-end B and B with hidden passageways. Room after room filled with an eclectic mix of antiques, art, and other collectibles, with almost everything in the place for sale. Check the website for events, including Sunday brunch, happy hours, etc.
Everything from Renoir to modern artists.
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फिलिप्स संग्रह
1600 21st St NW
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Everything from Renoir to modern artists.
Channel your inner Dan Brown.
Masonic Temple, House of the Temple
1733 16th St NW
Channel your inner Dan Brown.