Madlen & Steve’s Guide to Park View DC
Sightseeing
A short walk from our home is a national historic monument - President Lincoln's cottage. Visitors can walk the grounds of President Lincoln's cottage and step into the room where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. There is also a visitors center with self-guided exhibits and guided tours of the cottage.
Hours are Sunday – Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
There are also special public programs and events on the site --> https://www.lincolncottage.org/public-programs/
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President Lincoln's Cottage
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NWA short walk from our home is a national historic monument - President Lincoln's cottage. Visitors can walk the grounds of President Lincoln's cottage and step into the room where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. There is also a visitors center with self-guided exhibits and guided tours of the cottage.
Hours are Sunday – Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
There are also special public programs and events on the site --> https://www.lincolncottage.org/public-programs/
Food scene
Nearby 11th Street NW is home to Bad Saint and its novel rendition of Filipino cuisine. The restaurant was No. 2 in the Bon Appetit list of America’s Best New Restaurants in 2016. And Filipino American chef Tom Cunanan was named Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic category by the 29th annual James Beard Awards. Reservations highly recommended.
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Bad Saint
3226 11th St NWNearby 11th Street NW is home to Bad Saint and its novel rendition of Filipino cuisine. The restaurant was No. 2 in the Bon Appetit list of America’s Best New Restaurants in 2016. And Filipino American chef Tom Cunanan was named Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic category by the 29th annual James Beard Awards. Reservations highly recommended.
Just a few blocks from our home is the cavernous Hook Hall. A a huge tavern and party venue space with beer garden that is great for meeting large groups of friends. You'll enjoy live sports on the TVs plus games like cornhole, full-size shuffleboard courts and ping pong tables. The beer garden has rotating themes and private cabanas outfitted with lounge furniture, privacy curtains, and individual minibars stuffed with drink mixers, M&Ms, and other snacks. Don't miss the indoor farmers' market every Sunday morning with terrific locally grown and raised offerings.
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Hook Hall
3400 Georgia Ave NWJust a few blocks from our home is the cavernous Hook Hall. A a huge tavern and party venue space with beer garden that is great for meeting large groups of friends. You'll enjoy live sports on the TVs plus games like cornhole, full-size shuffleboard courts and ping pong tables. The beer garden has rotating themes and private cabanas outfitted with lounge furniture, privacy curtains, and individual minibars stuffed with drink mixers, M&Ms, and other snacks. Don't miss the indoor farmers' market every Sunday morning with terrific locally grown and raised offerings.
A 2020 Michelin guide listed delicious wood-fired pizza joint. This is neighborhood favorite on Upshur Street, NW as short walk from our basement suite. Bon Appetit magazine crowned Timber one of the best new restaurants in America in 2017, while the James Beard Foundation nominated the chef as a rising star
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Timber Pizza Company
809 Upshur St NWA 2020 Michelin guide listed delicious wood-fired pizza joint. This is neighborhood favorite on Upshur Street, NW as short walk from our basement suite. Bon Appetit magazine crowned Timber one of the best new restaurants in America in 2017, while the James Beard Foundation nominated the chef as a rising star
Open 8am-2pm, everyday with AMAZING bagel breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Just a short walk from our house down Georgia Avenue where you can park on colorful rocking chairs in the window and people watch while throwing back tasty bagels and coffee.
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Call Your Mother
3301 Georgia Ave NWOpen 8am-2pm, everyday with AMAZING bagel breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Just a short walk from our house down Georgia Avenue where you can park on colorful rocking chairs in the window and people watch while throwing back tasty bagels and coffee.
An old favorite watering hole on Georgia Avenue featuring two levels, a back patio, quiz nites, open mic nites and more. Happy Hour every day 4PM - 8PM with $2 off all drafts - liquor - wine AND half off half smokes!
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The Pub & The People
1648 North Capitol Street NorthwestAn old favorite watering hole on Georgia Avenue featuring two levels, a back patio, quiz nites, open mic nites and more. Happy Hour every day 4PM - 8PM with $2 off all drafts - liquor - wine AND half off half smokes!
Awesome micro-roasted and pour over coffee just a few block up Georgia Avenue. Open from 7am-6PM daily serving single-origin coffee and locally baked goods with outdoor seating.
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Qualia Coffee
3917 Georgia Ave NWAwesome micro-roasted and pour over coffee just a few block up Georgia Avenue. Open from 7am-6PM daily serving single-origin coffee and locally baked goods with outdoor seating.
The local organic food story just a short walk from our home. Open 7am-10pm daily.
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Yes! Organic Market Petworth
4100 Georgia Ave NWThe local organic food story just a short walk from our home. Open 7am-10pm daily.
DC's first Jamaican Vegan Cafe serving classic Soy-free vegan cuisine with a homestyle Caribbean flavor. Takeout from 11am-8pm most days.
Sweet Sosumba Jamaican Vegan Cafe
3501 Georgia Ave NWDC's first Jamaican Vegan Cafe serving classic Soy-free vegan cuisine with a homestyle Caribbean flavor. Takeout from 11am-8pm most days.
Our old hardware store on Georgia Avenue is now a bar serving terrific cocktails. The bartenders are creative and always aim to please. Pool tables and jukebox in the basement. Good selection of beer on tap. Happy Hour 5-7pm each day, and all day Sunday.
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Reliable Tavern
3655 Georgia Ave NWOur old hardware store on Georgia Avenue is now a bar serving terrific cocktails. The bartenders are creative and always aim to please. Pool tables and jukebox in the basement. Good selection of beer on tap. Happy Hour 5-7pm each day, and all day Sunday.
Yup we have a cider house right in our neighborhood. All their cider and goods are sourced from within 200 miles of the US Capitol Building. They have a few of their own concoctions and many ciders from Mid-Atlantic producers that are otherwise hard to find in DC.
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Capitol Cider House
3930 Georgia Ave NWYup we have a cider house right in our neighborhood. All their cider and goods are sourced from within 200 miles of the US Capitol Building. They have a few of their own concoctions and many ciders from Mid-Atlantic producers that are otherwise hard to find in DC.
Just steps from the Metro stop, this Vietnamese restaurant and takeout is a real gem. Highly recommend the many types of Pho you'll find here with Spicy Lemongrass Beef Soup being one of our favorites. Dine in or take out 11am-9pm everyday.
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Pho Viet USA
3713 New Hampshire Ave NWJust steps from the Metro stop, this Vietnamese restaurant and takeout is a real gem. Highly recommend the many types of Pho you'll find here with Spicy Lemongrass Beef Soup being one of our favorites. Dine in or take out 11am-9pm everyday.
Fish In the Hood
3601 Georgia Ave NWWellness
The local yoga studio open from 630am to 930pm almost everyday - check the website for schedule and booking options.
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Yoga Heights
3506 Georgia Ave NWThe local yoga studio open from 630am to 930pm almost everyday - check the website for schedule and booking options.