Things To Do

National Mall

The White House

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

United States Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally.

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

International Spy Museum

Library of Congress

Tidal Basin

Rock Creek Park

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Washington National Cathedral

United States National Arboretum

Makan

At this Malaysian restaurant in Columbia Heights, chef James Wozniuk navigates a balance of pungent, spicy-sweet, and funky umami flavors that vary in intensity but never veer out of control. Wozniuk’s condiments — sambal made from bird’s eye chiles, palm sugar, tamarind, and fried anchovies; appetite-piquing pickled limes with prune and golden raisin; and peanut-based satay sauce — assert themselves in an array of rice and noodle dishes. The bar mixes complex tropical cocktails, like a blackstrap rum and pineapple Jungle Bird, that vie for attention. Order takeout or delivery online. Tables are available in a breezy dining room or on a patio. Wozniuk recently introduced Spicebird, a Southeast Asian takeout out of Makan featuring savory spice-rubbed roast chicken and sides. Head to underground sibling Thirsty Crow for a tasty bar bites menu.

The Coupe

The Coupe is a café, coffee house, and bar. They strive to be a neighborhood gathering place serving food and drink that is handcrafted to the local community. They source most of their product, beer, and liquor from local farms and companies because they believe in keeping it local, contributing to the city’s economy, while providing the best product for customers, friends, and the community.

Perry's Restaurant

Perry’s has long been an under-the-radar reliable spot for sushi, and with rising chef Masako Morishita at the helm since last fall, the revitalized Adams Morgan restaurant is generating lots of attention for her flavorful Japanese creations. Standout starters included grilled broccoli rabe in a miso-garlic butter, a fiery Fuji apple salad with a kick from Korean gochujang, garlic edamame dumplings hidden under a snowy blanket of parmesan. The deep-fried shrimp katsu burger with togarashi tartar is also not to miss. The sleek, wood-framed restaurant with a strong sake collection continues to host one of D.C.’s best drag brunches on weekends. Morishita’s brand new Japanese breakfast service shows up on sporadic Saturdays.

Estuary

A menu full of remixed Chesapeake classics like fluke-flanked ceviche and smoked rockfish dip served in shells. The Conrad hotel’s glassy, 3-year-old restaurant, originally headlined by celebrity chef brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, reemerged with No Goodbyes alums Ria Montes and Sean Tew at the helm. Estuary 2.0 casts a wider menu net across the largest estuary in the nation, the Chesapeake Bay, with Maryland crab hush puppies dressed with yuzu aioli, steamed Virginia clams with furikake butter, white peppercorn tagliatelle, seasonal sorbets, and sourcing from local growers like Moon Valley Farm. Hungry tables should consider its expertly-fried whole fish and Roseda Farm bone-in rib-eye.

Founding Farmers DC

Located just three blocks west of the White House, the award-winning Founding Farmers flagship restaurant has been a destination for locals and tourists alike since it opened in 2008. We are open every day, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

Commissary

Commissary is Logan Circle’s casual neighborhood safe place. We serve breakfast early every day (8 AM) and brunch every weekend , lunch & dinner, snacks & smoothies as well as house-made desserts, along with an expansive daily happy hour. We offer a comfortable and socially distant dining space, outside café, and free Wi-Fi. Our diverse menu is simple and affordable with an emphasis on local and sustainable; great breakfast selections, sandwiches, salads, and pizza for lunch and dinner, plus a wide offering of dinner entrees and daily seasonal specials. Everything we do, we do safely with the staff and public’s health and well-being our FIRST priority by following best protocols. Commissary To-go & Delivery for food and picnics as well as a wide selection of Cocktails, Beer & Wine is the perfect any day, any time place.

The Cheesecake Factory

Buffalo Wild Wings

Do note that this restaurant is located in Navy Yard, which is in southeast DC. You will need to take mass transit or ride share to get to this location.