Good restaurants in DC About This Page:

[BelmontBelle]

We'll be in DC for Memorial Day weekend and I need some advice on where to eat. We've been before and done all the tours, so we'll be taking it a little easier this time, but I'd like to have some ideas beforehand.

We arrive on Friday evening, staying at The Embassy Suites Hotel on 22nd Ave. I would like to stay nearby that night.

Saturday we have all day free and will most likely spend it walking around the Mall area and visiting the monuments and maybe some museums. Wouldn't mind walking or taking the Metro to another area to eat dinner, but lunch will need to be somewhere in that vicinity.

Sunday we will be attending a concert at the Kennedy Center from 2pm until around 4pm not sure of plans other than that.

Leave Monday morning.

If anyone could help out knowing what areas we'll be in, that would be so great! TIA

[emtpej]

There are a lot of good restaurants in DC. How much do you want to pay per person?

I suggest McCormick & Schmick's or Legal Seafoods for dinners.
The embassy Suites has this:
Embassy Suites Washington D.C. - Things to Do Dining Search Results

If I were that close to the Brickskeller I would go there, too.

[BelmontBelle]

Thanks EJ! I'll look into those restaurants. I was checking out Tripadvisor today as well and I have an old Unofficial guide from our trip in 2003, but I don't know how much has changed since then. I'm too cheap to buy a new guide book for a three day trip when there is so much that can be found on the internet! Thanks for your help!

[emtpej]

Originally Posted by BelmontBelle

Thanks EJ! I'll look into those restaurants. I was checking out Tripadvisor today as well and I have an old Unofficial guide from our trip in 2003, but I don't know how much has changed since then. I'm too cheap to buy a new guide book for a three day trip when there is so much that can be found on the internet! Thanks for your help!

You might want to look at this thread / post, if you haven't yet:
Good travel book for Wash./Williamsburg?

Let me know if you want comments on your plans!
Enjoy your trip!

[JoanW]

Unfortunately, restaraunts from 2003 might not have made it. So many times a good one comes in and two years later it's gone and another one is in it's place!

[NanaTink]

Originally Posted by JoanW

Unfortunately, restaraunts from 2003 might not have made it. So many times a good one comes in and two years later it's gone and another one is in it's place!

There are Au bon Pains scattered all over if you are looking for sandwiches, salads or soups, as well as Cosi's, they have AWESOME sandwiches and salads. Up 9th St on the opposite side from the Spy Museum is my favorite pizza place, Ella's. They do WONDERFUL oven-fired pizzas. (up about a 1/2 block)

[emtpej]

You may wish to check on the DC section at about.com:
Washington, DC for Visitors

Look along the left side of the page.
I also like looking at the citypaper for restaurants. It seems to have more info and less hype.:
Washington City Paper: UrbEx411

[poohmaine]

Do not miss the Misitam Cafe in the National Museum of the American Indian . . . lots of unique items to try!

[BelmontBelle]

Originally Posted by emtpej

Let me know if you want comments on your plans!
Enjoy your trip!

Thanks for the offer. We don't have any set plans as of yet. As I said earlier, Saturday is our only totally free day, so I think we'll just wander around and visit whatever strikes us. The only must see's I'm planning on are the WW2 Memorial (wasn't done yet in 2003), the National Archives (closed in 2003) and maybe the Holocaust Museum (missed it last time.) I'm sure we'll see all the major monuments too. I'm also thinking of doing a twilight tour on Saturday or Sunday night. We did one last time and really enjoyed it! I'm going to talk to DH tonight and if he's for it, I'll get it booked.

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I'll make sure to write them all down!

[emtpej]

Originally Posted by BelmontBelle

Thanks for the offer. We don't have any set plans as of yet. As I said earlier, Saturday is our only totally free day, so I think we'll just wander around and visit whatever strikes us. The only must see's I'm planning on are the WW2 Memorial (wasn't done yet in 2003), the National Archives (closed in 2003) and maybe the Holocaust Museum (missed it last time.) I'm sure we'll see all the major monuments too. I'm also thinking of doing a twilight tour on Saturday or Sunday night. We did one last time and really enjoyed it! I'm going to talk to DH tonight and if he's for it, I'll get it booked.

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I'll make sure to write them all down!

I have been thinking about visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum, too -- combining it with a day at the Folklife Festival.
Another newer one is the FDR memorial, which is close to WWII / Korea.

[BelmontBelle]

We were able to visit the FDR Memorial on our last visit. It's on the Twilight Tour, so we may visit it again on that or during the day if we have enough time.

[emtpej]

Originally Posted by BelmontBelle

We were able to visit the FDR Memorial on our last visit. It's on the Twilight Tour, so we may visit it again on that or during the day if we have enough time.

LOL!

Lots of people have seen stuff here I haven't yet! It can be kind of hard to get a day off or even take a weekend to see things here! We are going next month to NASM and maybe NMAI with the kids.

[emtpej]

Originally Posted by NanaTink

There are Au bon Pains scattered all over if you are looking for sandwiches, salads or soups, as well as Cosi's, they have AWESOME sandwiches and salads. Up 9th St on the opposite side from the Spy Museum is my favorite pizza place, Ella's. They do WONDERFUL oven-fired pizzas. (up about a 1/2 block)

I agree with that. Many / most of the chains do not get reviewed by the newspapers or other media. There are also places called "Pot Belly Sandwich works" and they are OK.

[McMickey]

and maybe the Holocaust Museum (missed it last time.)

If you can, try to make the Holocaust Museum a "must-do". It is the most moving museum I have ever been to. As for restaurants, you can't go wrong with La Tasca if you're near China Town.

[BelmontBelle]

Originally Posted by McMickey

If you can, try to make the Holocaust Museum a "must-do". It is the most moving museum I have ever been to. As for restaurants, you can't go wrong with La Tasca if you're near China Town.

The Holocaust Museum is on our to do list, in fact I bought tickets online already for the permanet exhibit, to be sure we didn't miss out. The tickets are free, but I paid $7.50 for the three of us for service charges.