Washington DC - Capitol Hill - All Types

527 8th St. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-543-9090

Cava

Rustic, suburban wine bar/resto opens doors to Waspy Capitol Hill. Distressed wood doors and weathered, stucco-esque walls want so much to be that tumbledown farmhouse on Crete but endless wine rac... read more

415 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-393-7777

Art and Soul

Where Obama's new elite come to eat. Cream-colored booths frame fashion victim still-lifes. Table of power gays confer, "No way she's from DC." Crazy mismatched light fixtures—wait, I get it.... read more

303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-543-8222

Good Stuff Eatery

Searching for a pulse on the body of American cuisine, Washington foodie culture comes full circle and gives us . . . hamburgers. But wait, this time they're different! So says owner and fedora-ent... read more

1222 First St. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-271.1171

Ibiza

Honestly, lame name dance club underwhelms–consider yourself warned. She's got chipped nails and her hot pink bra strap is showing. Wins honorable mention for one reason only: stellar "Glow... read more

1350 Okie St.. NE, Washington DC 20002
202-636-9030

Love

Where is the love? Waiting in line to enter a four-story windowless warehouse. A-list rap starz take the stage, skimpiest female backup line ever. Glam parties for Washington big shots and the b... read more

223 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-544-8088

Sonoma

Strategically-placed wine bistro saves Capitol hillbillies from themselves. Some of the best overheard conversations in Washington, if you can eavesdrop that long. (Oh, and Pottery Barn called&nd... read more

327 7th St. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-544-1244

Montmartre

Real French food—yeah, you've heard it before but this time it's really the real. Eighteenth arrondissement takes Capitol Hill with entrées ripped straight from Larousse. Executed by a... read more

15 E St. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-347-4200

Hotel George

Unabashed Capitol Hill hideaway for the closeted trend fiend, metrosexual lobbyist, fast-paced corporates wearing glasses by Christian Roth. Walk to Union Station and a swift train to Manhattan wi... read more

514 8th St. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-544-0100

Belga Café

Sure Capitol Hill can be a nightmare of $1 Bud Light happy hours and wood-paneled steakhouses, but those in the know ditch the interns and old boy’s clubs in favor of the airy dining room at ... read more

101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-547-8100

Charlie Palmer Steak

Easy decisions made easy: the well-known restauranteur does DC right in the UBC building a few minutes from the Hill. What's more American than red meat and potatoes or the Brooks Brothers-clad You... read more

50 Massachusetts Ave. NE , Washington DC 20002
202-371-8229

Sunglass Hut

If there is indeed a fashion rulebook, it’s likely that rule #2 or #3 would reinforce the fact that accessories are key. Find the slightest glimmer of light on the horizon and try to catch an... read more

655 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-543-5526

Lil Pub

Legendary DC dive is such a legend that Jacques Cousteau can't even compete. Store front looks quarantined, billiards trophies clutter barred windows. All regulars. Half these guys have emphyse... read more

410 First St. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-488-2701

Bullfeathers

Lunchroom scene from a John Grisham novel. One block from Republican headquarters. Turns out that with enough ketchup, you can get any bill passed in Congress. Two-handed burgers, piles of fries, u... read more