Dining | Recreation | Events | Shopping
After just a short walk north from Capitol Quarter in SE, you’ll arrive at a long-standing DC institution: the Eastern Market. A staple weekend destination since its creation in 1871, the Eastern Market is the oldest continuously run open farmers’ market in DC and attracts a wide variety of artists, craftsmen, and food venders to its Capitol Hill location.
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Dining | Awards | Events | Old Town Alexandria
After recently perusing through Washingtonian’s “Best Of” list (see some of Alexandria’s local winners), we noticed that Grape + Bean, a wine and coffee combo shop just a half block off King Street in Old Town Alexandria, made the Best Coffee House list this year and we wanted to check it out for ourselves.
Old Town Commons residents have a new upscale casual dining option at TJ Stone’s, Old Town Alexandria’s latest taproom & restaurant.
Smart Growth Trends | Dining | Events
After you've explored your neighborhood's restaurant row, get ready to go mobile - because DC's food truck scene is as hot as jalapeno mac-n-cheese. Once reserved for construction sites, food trucks aren't the mobile hot dog stands you're used to. Today, you can nosh on a variety of gourmet creations - anything from latin BBQ pork arepas to pork banh mi to lobster rolls. Yes, lobster rolls.
One stop at Chez Hareg Gourmet Bakery and it will immediately become your weekly indulgence. Or even your daily coffee stop for their amazing Cappuccino and dunkable biscotti.
