Sunday, 22 January 2012
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Food and Beer in Washington DC
I am headed to Washington DC in March for the Rock 'N' Roll USA Half Marathon. I am going with my husband, my sister, and my brother in-law. My sister and I will be running the race and then the rest of the time we will be exploring DC and eating and drinking whatever it has to offer. I've heard DC is a pretty good city for drinking beer! Our hotel is in the Dupont Circle area and the race is in Capitol Hill area, so I've been looking for places around those areas. Here is what I've come up with:
This place has over 50 draught beers and I think I saw somewhere that they serve Poutine (hopefully it's authentic). This place is less than a mile from our hotel and it looks like a promising choice. Their website is not very good, it's somewhat hard to navigate and I can't seem to find a food menu, which is a disappointment. Anyway, 50 draught beers is what makes this place great, I'm sure we will be hitting this place up.
This is a Belgian restaurant that serves authentic food and beer and I must say that I am not one to pass up mussels and frites with a side of delicious Belgian beer. I like this place, it could be good to go for dinner, brunch, or lunch any of the 3 days we are there. And I know I would totally be up for a Belgian Waffle after running a the race.
This is a cafe/marketplace where you can enjoy a cappuccino, but a six-pack of beer and purchase artisan foods such as cheese, crackers, spreads, candy and even flowers! They also sell sandwiches and have several locations throughout DC.
I think this is my favorite place yet. The menu is pretty extensive and they feature a good variety of items. They do have some fancier and more expensive dinner options, but they also have more reasonably priced meals in the lunch/brunch section and some pretty good looking desserts. The beer list is also decent, they don't have a ton of beers on tap, but definitely enough to satisfy!
This is a cute little organic/local place that has a craft beer bar in the basement. It's always serving up a variety of soups, salads, and sandwiches. This seems like a place to check out for lunch, maybe before we leave on Sunday?
Do you know of any good food and beer places in DC?
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Instead of Belga, I'd go to Granville Moores. Very exclusive to locals and one of the best little spots in the city! Huge selection of belgian beer, and all kinds of different mussel sauces and dishes (and some other entrees like sandwiches for the non-mussel people). Only open for dinner, I think. Also, Founding Farmers is very famous and affordable, but you'll need a reservation. Circa also has locations throughout the city- you'll always have a great meal there, but the drinks are standard. Kramer's is a famous late night café and bookstore in Dupont with a wine bar for the artsy types... and Clyde's is a famous local tavern chain, including their latest 24 hour upscale restaurant called The Hamilton (but affordable, don't worry! I love to take my family there). Old Glory is a fun bar in Georgetown with good BBQ and southern dishes... awesome place to watch football and not drop a fortune in Georgetown. And 'The Diner' is Adams Morgan is the legendary DC diner, with a meaaaan Croque Madame and awesome mojitos. Madam's Organ is a very famous Adams Morgan bar, too, but not a place for food. Haha, wow.. that was a lot.