Your Mt Pleasant (and DC) Guidebook
Food Scene
An eclectic pan-American hole-in-wall. Mara and I had our first date here.
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Haydee's Restaurant
3102 Mt Pleasant St NWAn eclectic pan-American hole-in-wall. Mara and I had our first date here.
Easy place for quick burrito or taco. I personally like their carnitas torta sandwich (for those who eat meat). Their special sour cream sauce brings both heat and immense flavor.
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Pica Taco
1406 Florida Ave NWEasy place for quick burrito or taco. I personally like their carnitas torta sandwich (for those who eat meat). Their special sour cream sauce brings both heat and immense flavor.
Marx has a reliable, decently priced brunch and is rarely crowded. Like all others on this list, it is also very close.
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Marx Cafe Revolutionary Cuisine
3203 Mt Pleasant St NWMarx has a reliable, decently priced brunch and is rarely crowded. Like all others on this list, it is also very close.
If you want easy take-out Peruvian chicken, get the half chicken with fried yucca. A house favorite for comfort food. The menu has much more for those interested. My neighbors swear by their pupusas.
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El Pollo Sabroso
3153 Mt Pleasant St NWIf you want easy take-out Peruvian chicken, get the half chicken with fried yucca. A house favorite for comfort food. The menu has much more for those interested. My neighbors swear by their pupusas.
Reliable Thai. Not cheap, but pretty good. For take-out, recommend Zabver, which has pan-Asian and more options.
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Beau Thai Mount Pleasant
3162 Mt Pleasant St NWReliable Thai. Not cheap, but pretty good. For take-out, recommend Zabver, which has pan-Asian and more options.
Another nice cafe with books and food. Larger and quieter than Flying Fish.
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Brookland's Finest Bar and Kitchen
3126 12th Street NortheastAnother nice cafe with books and food. Larger and quieter than Flying Fish.
Ryan is from Texas. This is Texas-style BBQ, done very well. Try it.
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Federalist Pig
1654 Columbia Rd NWRyan is from Texas. This is Texas-style BBQ, done very well. Try it.
Shopping
Steps away and great for simple produce, fresh bread, eggs, milk, locally roasted coffee, wine, beer, etc. Prices slightly higher than nearby Safeway, Target, Harris Teeter, etc. But, again, it is a 30 second walk! They also have a decent meat counter and deli. Oh, and the Trickling Springs Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream is stellar.
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Each Peach Market
3068 Mt Pleasant St NWSteps away and great for simple produce, fresh bread, eggs, milk, locally roasted coffee, wine, beer, etc. Prices slightly higher than nearby Safeway, Target, Harris Teeter, etc. But, again, it is a 30 second walk! They also have a decent meat counter and deli. Oh, and the Trickling Springs Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream is stellar.
This is the closest spot to buy spirits. Wine and beer selection is better than Each Peach, but it is an additional 15 seconds on foot. You decide. :-)
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Irving Wine and Spirits
3100 Mt Pleasant St NWThis is the closest spot to buy spirits. Wine and beer selection is better than Each Peach, but it is an additional 15 seconds on foot. You decide. :-)
Essentials
This is the closest dry cleaner and is family-run. Reliable but not terribly quick if here for a short time.
Mount Pleasant Cleaner
3125 Mt Pleasant St NWThis is the closest dry cleaner and is family-run. Reliable but not terribly quick if here for a short time.
This one speaks for itself. It is 2 blocks away, and useful if in a pinch.
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7-Eleven
407 8th St NEThis one speaks for itself. It is 2 blocks away, and useful if in a pinch.
This metro station has a little bit of everything. Target, Marshalls, Bed Bath Beyond, and Best Buy for shopping. Food options are many: Chipotle, Chik-Fil-A, Panda Express, Panera Bread, Five Guys, Pete's Pizza, Potbelly, Cava, and much more. The Heights is one of the nicer sit-down restaurants. There is another beer/wine store (perhaps with better selection than the others listed here) called Divines. The list goes on.
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Columbia Heights Station
3030 14th St NWThis metro station has a little bit of everything. Target, Marshalls, Bed Bath Beyond, and Best Buy for shopping. Food options are many: Chipotle, Chik-Fil-A, Panda Express, Panera Bread, Five Guys, Pete's Pizza, Potbelly, Cava, and much more. The Heights is one of the nicer sit-down restaurants. There is another beer/wine store (perhaps with better selection than the others listed here) called Divines. The list goes on.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is not a grill. It is a dive bar. Often empty. Sometimes has a couple drinkers. Or hipsters. Sometimes many. Pabst in the can is cheap. Only food is Utz potato chips and Slim Jims.
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Raven Grill
3125 Mt Pleasant St NWThis is not a grill. It is a dive bar. Often empty. Sometimes has a couple drinkers. Or hipsters. Sometimes many. Pabst in the can is cheap. Only food is Utz potato chips and Slim Jims.
Entertainment & Activities
Suns is a bar and tiny, informal movie screening room that shows old films of varying quality. Like everything on this list, a less than five minute walk. In this case, a ~55 second walk.
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Suns Cinema
3107 Mt Pleasant St NWSuns is a bar and tiny, informal movie screening room that shows old films of varying quality. Like everything on this list, a less than five minute walk. In this case, a ~55 second walk.
Like most museums in DC, free admission...and very close! The zoo is on a hill so prepare to get your steps in!
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Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWLike most museums in DC, free admission...and very close! The zoo is on a hill so prepare to get your steps in!
This nearby gym has a day use fee and has many amenities, including saunas and a lap pool.
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Washington Sports Clubs
3100 14th St NWThis nearby gym has a day use fee and has many amenities, including saunas and a lap pool.
Sightseeing
Historic Mt. Pleasant has a self-guided walking tour. It is interesting if you want to get a sense of the neighborhood's history.
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Mount Pleasant
Historic Mt. Pleasant has a self-guided walking tour. It is interesting if you want to get a sense of the neighborhood's history.
Parks & Nature
It is just down the hill and extends down to VA and up to MD. If you want to walk in the woods, that's your place.
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWIt is just down the hill and extends down to VA and up to MD. If you want to walk in the woods, that's your place.
A medium-sized city park just a few blocks from the house, in case you'd like to throw a frisbee or take a morning stroll.
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Meridian Hill Park
W Street NorthwestA medium-sized city park just a few blocks from the house, in case you'd like to throw a frisbee or take a morning stroll.