Lisa’s guidebook
Food scene
This is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere! Buysboys is a chain and there is now one walking distance from the Airbnb. They locally source their items and have a wonderfully diverse menu. My go-tos are the Catfish, lamb burger sliders, steak salad, and bread pudding. They also have a lot of vegetarian and vegan options. You can order take out online but I highly recommend going into their location and soaking up the art and great ambiance.
569 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWThis is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere! Buysboys is a chain and there is now one walking distance from the Airbnb. They locally source their items and have a wonderfully diverse menu. My go-tos are the Catfish, lamb burger sliders, steak salad, and bread pudding. They also have a lot of vegetarian and vegan options. You can order take out online but I highly recommend going into their location and soaking up the art and great ambiance.
This is a good place for take out/delivery and is within walking distance. The have pretty good pizza, subs, and salads but my go-to is the garlic cheese bread.
21 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Mama's Pizza Kitchen
2028 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SEThis is a good place for take out/delivery and is within walking distance. The have pretty good pizza, subs, and salads but my go-to is the garlic cheese bread.
Within walking distance. They have great fresh juice/smoothies and vegan items.
32 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Turning Natural
1380 H St NEWithin walking distance. They have great fresh juice/smoothies and vegan items.
Everlasting Life
1231 Good Hope Rd SEGreat vegan spot within walking distance.
Good Hope Carry Out
1350 Good Hope Rd SEDecent Chinese and American carry out food place within two blocks.
Convenience Store
Grubb's SE Pharmacy & Mini-mart
1800 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SEGrab and go food, snacks and drinks within walking distance.
Liquor Store
LAX Wine and Spirits
3035 Naylor Rd SEWill have to drive here. There may be colorful people around.
Groceries
The Fresh Food Factory
1231 Good Hope Rd SETrader Joe's
750 Pennsylvania Ave. SENot walking distance but great selection!
Harris Teeter
1350 Potomac Avenue SoutheastNot walking distance but great selection!
Museums/Sightseeing
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWNational Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW451 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Iziko Lomuzi Wokusebenza Nokwethenjelwa Kwezobomi Ngezwe Labantu Abamnyama
1400 Constitution Ave. NWNational Portrait Gallery