Washington, DC Going Out

Food and Drink

Washington, DC has a renowned selection of excellent restaurants and almost any national cuisine can be found.

Regional specialities:
• Sushi.
• Steaks.
• Cappuccino.

Nightlife

Washington, DC enjoys a growing number of nightclubs with live entertainment. There are, however, numerous bars and discos in central Washington, Adams-Morgan, Georgetown and the suburbs.

Shopping

There are several shopping areas in Washington, DC. A collection of self-contained shops known as the Shops at National Place can be found off F Street, between 11th and 15th Streets; Connecticut Avenue (between K Street and Dupont Circle) has many speciality shops; and Georgetown offers a wide range of boutiques, bookshops, antique dealers, arts and crafts shops, and pavement stalls, as well as a very attractive mall on M Street. More traditional malls include the Pentagon City Mall, located in Arlington, VA, and the Mazza Gallerie, at the corner of Wisconsin and Western Avenues. Some of the government buildings offer unique souvenirs in gift shops open to the public.
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