Eli & Elena’s Capitol Hill Spots
Food scene
Nice all-day restaurant across from Eastern Market with a patio and fresh, seasonal menu.
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The Duck & The Peach
300 7th Street SoutheastNice all-day restaurant across from Eastern Market with a patio and fresh, seasonal menu.
Call Your Mother is the hip new spot for bagels (and they're great), but Bullfrog offers a more traditional New York-style bagel.
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Bullfrog Bagels
317 7th St SECall Your Mother is the hip new spot for bagels (and they're great), but Bullfrog offers a more traditional New York-style bagel.
Newly-opened food hall just a few blocks from our spot with something (really good) for everyone. The pepperoni squares at Slice Joint, burgers at Red Apron and sushi at Ako are among our favorites. And there are great craft beers on tap at the bar and a solid cup of coffee at Cameo. Simple ordering interface on your phone (for pickup, delivery or dining in on the patio).
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The Roost
1401 Pennsylvania Ave. SENewly-opened food hall just a few blocks from our spot with something (really good) for everyone. The pepperoni squares at Slice Joint, burgers at Red Apron and sushi at Ako are among our favorites. And there are great craft beers on tap at the bar and a solid cup of coffee at Cameo. Simple ordering interface on your phone (for pickup, delivery or dining in on the patio).
Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes. This is the old-fashioned diner inside historic Eastern Market, but their pancakes are the main draw (expect a bit of a line on weekends).
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The Market Lunch
225 7th St SEPancakes, pancakes, pancakes. This is the old-fashioned diner inside historic Eastern Market, but their pancakes are the main draw (expect a bit of a line on weekends).
La Collina
747 C Street SoutheastNew spot for nice pasta dishes with a large patio.
Just across the street from Lincoln Park, this cozy market and cafe offers coffees and pre-made (but good!) sandwiches to enjoy on your walk or picnic.
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Wine & Butter Cafe & Market
1023 E Capitol St SEJust across the street from Lincoln Park, this cozy market and cafe offers coffees and pre-made (but good!) sandwiches to enjoy on your walk or picnic.
This is our go-to DoorDash order when we're craving Indian. They have a nice mix of standbys (i.e. chicken Tikka masala, vindaloo, etc.) and more unusual street food items that are worth a try.
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Bombay Street Food
1413 Park Rd NWThis is our go-to DoorDash order when we're craving Indian. They have a nice mix of standbys (i.e. chicken Tikka masala, vindaloo, etc.) and more unusual street food items that are worth a try.
DC's first huge restaurant success of the modern era, still going strong on Barrack's Row. Great for a celebration dinner or special date. Main courses tend to rotate pretty often, but you can always count on the pork sausage with coconut-chile sauce and lychees.
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Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SEDC's first huge restaurant success of the modern era, still going strong on Barrack's Row. Great for a celebration dinner or special date. Main courses tend to rotate pretty often, but you can always count on the pork sausage with coconut-chile sauce and lychees.
Hip, crowded bagel spot offering creative "Jew-ish" fare. Started by a young, Argentinian female chef, CYM fires its bagels in a brick oven and loads them up. The breakfast bagel, an egg and cheese with slabs of pastrami and a honey drizzle, packs a punch. It's a bit more manageable (and healthier?) if you get it without the meat.
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Call Your Mother – Capitol Hill
701 8th St SEHip, crowded bagel spot offering creative "Jew-ish" fare. Started by a young, Argentinian female chef, CYM fires its bagels in a brick oven and loads them up. The breakfast bagel, an egg and cheese with slabs of pastrami and a honey drizzle, packs a punch. It's a bit more manageable (and healthier?) if you get it without the meat.
Old-school Italian deli that's a hit with firefighters and other long-time Hill residents. The "G Man" is your basic Italian sub with all the fixings and probably our fave (we think it's much better fully dressed) but we have relatives who swear by the tuna salad.
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Mangialardo's
1317 Pennsylvania Ave. SEOld-school Italian deli that's a hit with firefighters and other long-time Hill residents. The "G Man" is your basic Italian sub with all the fixings and probably our fave (we think it's much better fully dressed) but we have relatives who swear by the tuna salad.
H Street is a bit more of a hike from our place than Eastern Market/Barracks Row, but worth exploring especially if you're looking for inventive rice/noodle bowls and pork bao. That's what makes this hybrid restaurant/bar/hipster sneaker shop worth the (somewhat longer) walk. And don't sleep on the sneakers.
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Maketto
1351 H St NEH Street is a bit more of a hike from our place than Eastern Market/Barracks Row, but worth exploring especially if you're looking for inventive rice/noodle bowls and pork bao. That's what makes this hybrid restaurant/bar/hipster sneaker shop worth the (somewhat longer) walk. And don't sleep on the sneakers.
From the Hill, it's better to bike or Uber/Lyft up to Union Market, a bustling collection of restaurants, retail and food stalls that have revitalized an area that had been home only to warehouses. You can always eat your way through the market itself, which is a great way to spend a Saturday, but we love coming to St. Anselm for what is essentially an indulgent steakhouse experience without the stuffiness or banality you tend to get at The Palm or the other high-end chains downtown.
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St. Anselm
1250 5th St NEFrom the Hill, it's better to bike or Uber/Lyft up to Union Market, a bustling collection of restaurants, retail and food stalls that have revitalized an area that had been home only to warehouses. You can always eat your way through the market itself, which is a great way to spend a Saturday, but we love coming to St. Anselm for what is essentially an indulgent steakhouse experience without the stuffiness or banality you tend to get at The Palm or the other high-end chains downtown.
Radici is a small, Italian cafe right across from Eastern Market (so a 10-minute walk from our place). It's a perfect spot to grab an espresso and croissant or to pick up a small, pre-made sandwich to take with you (the roast beef with mushrooms is the best). They also have a nice selection of imported Italian pastas, sauces and cookies in case you're interested in stocking up and cooking at home.
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Radici
303 7th St SERadici is a small, Italian cafe right across from Eastern Market (so a 10-minute walk from our place). It's a perfect spot to grab an espresso and croissant or to pick up a small, pre-made sandwich to take with you (the roast beef with mushrooms is the best). They also have a nice selection of imported Italian pastas, sauces and cookies in case you're interested in stocking up and cooking at home.
So this is nowhere near our place. But we include it here because it's the one restaurant we really missed when everything was closed during the pandemic. One of Bon Appetit's top 10 restaurants a couple years back, Maydan does its meat and vegetable dishes on a wood fire in the middle of the dining room and serves everything with an assortment of delicious sauces and fresh-from-the-oven bread. It's worth planning ahead for a reservation (or setting an alert on Resy) and making the trip.
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Maydan
1346 Florida Ave NWSo this is nowhere near our place. But we include it here because it's the one restaurant we really missed when everything was closed during the pandemic. One of Bon Appetit's top 10 restaurants a couple years back, Maydan does its meat and vegetable dishes on a wood fire in the middle of the dining room and serves everything with an assortment of delicious sauces and fresh-from-the-oven bread. It's worth planning ahead for a reservation (or setting an alert on Resy) and making the trip.
Bookshops
Solid State Books
600F H St NEGreat, local bookseller with a wide selection on H Street.
Hidden gem on Pennsylvania Avenue and the closest bookshop to our place.
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East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Ave. SEHidden gem on Pennsylvania Avenue and the closest bookshop to our place.
Iconic bookstore just off Eastern Market that always has new second-hand titles coming in. You can spend a good hour going through the stacks.
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Capitol Hill Books
657 C St SEIconic bookstore just off Eastern Market that always has new second-hand titles coming in. You can spend a good hour going through the stacks.
Wonderful to have this branch of DC's most storied bookshop over at Union Market. Wide selection of titles, knowledgable sellers and lots of in-person author events.
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Politics and Prose at Union Market
1324 5th St NEWonderful to have this branch of DC's most storied bookshop over at Union Market. Wide selection of titles, knowledgable sellers and lots of in-person author events.