Essentials
Locovore grocery with $5 local drafts and a great patio. Not a replacement for a full grocery store but great to pick up something healthy.
81 locals recommend
Glen's Garden Market
2001 S St NWLocovore grocery with $5 local drafts and a great patio. Not a replacement for a full grocery store but great to pick up something healthy.
Small store with health foods, fresh produce & bulk items (including spices, granolas & various grains).
48 locals recommend
Yes! Organic Market Adams Morgan
1825 Columbia Rd NWSmall store with health foods, fresh produce & bulk items (including spices, granolas & various grains).
The closest grocery store. Small for a Safeway but it has all the basics.
345 locals recommend
Safeway
5101 Wilson BlvdThe closest grocery store. Small for a Safeway but it has all the basics.
Best full grocery store nearby. Good produce, full selection of items, wine/beer. Ask me for the best directions - it's a quirky walk.
337 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
1201 First Street NortheastBest full grocery store nearby. Good produce, full selection of items, wine/beer. Ask me for the best directions - it's a quirky walk.
Rite Aid
1815 Connecticut Ave NW24 hour drug store with a small grocery section.
Drinks & Nightlife
My favorite low-key Adams Morgan bar. Great selection of draft beers & bartenders happy to help you figure out what you want.
60 locals recommend
Roofers Union
2446 18th St NWMy favorite low-key Adams Morgan bar. Great selection of draft beers & bartenders happy to help you figure out what you want.
My local sports bar - lots of TVS in a small space. Lower level is a long bar with a mix of hightops & low tables. Upstairs opens on busy days/nights and has mostly hightops.
Ventnor Sports Cafe
2411 18th St NWMy local sports bar - lots of TVS in a small space. Lower level is a long bar with a mix of hightops & low tables. Upstairs opens on busy days/nights and has mostly hightops.
Food Scene
Tryst
2459 18th St NWCoffee shop & hangout spot. Low-key & open until midnight.
24-hour restaurant with good food, including my favorite mac & cheese anywhere.
96 locals recommend
the DINER
2453 18th St NW24-hour restaurant with good food, including my favorite mac & cheese anywhere.
Amazing sandwiches & a nice small patio. There is also a small market with wine/beer attached. When you go in, order in the back (where the people are making sandwiches).
26 locals recommend
Dupont Market
1807 18th St NWAmazing sandwiches & a nice small patio. There is also a small market with wine/beer attached. When you go in, order in the back (where the people are making sandwiches).
Arts & Culture
Hidden gem right across from the White House (and a 20 minute walk from my apartment). It focuses on craft art with some insanely innovative pieces in the permanent collection - and a rotating exhibit downstairs.
159 locals recommend
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
1661 Pennsylvania Avenue NWHidden gem right across from the White House (and a 20 minute walk from my apartment). It focuses on craft art with some insanely innovative pieces in the permanent collection - and a rotating exhibit downstairs.
Getting Around
This stop is on the Red Line and will take you most places in DC. NOTE: There are 2 entrances/exits to the Dupont Metro Station - this is the North entrance. When you come back on the metro, be sure to exit towards "Dupont North". If you accidentally exit south, just go up the escalator, walk in a U until you see the statue in the middle of Dupont Circle, cross the circle and then walk to the right of the Starbucks (that's 19th St & will take you to my apartment).
12 locals recommend
Dupont Circle Metro Station Q St Entrance
1908-1998 Q St NWThis stop is on the Red Line and will take you most places in DC. NOTE: There are 2 entrances/exits to the Dupont Metro Station - this is the North entrance. When you come back on the metro, be sure to exit towards "Dupont North". If you accidentally exit south, just go up the escalator, walk in a U until you see the statue in the middle of Dupont Circle, cross the circle and then walk to the right of the Starbucks (that's 19th St & will take you to my apartment).