Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings

10692 Fairfax Blvd

1301 S Joyce St, D23

1320 H St NE

2952-A Chain Bridge Rd

3525 S Jefferson St

5516 Baltimore Ave

restaurant

Immigrant Food

1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Chef Enrique Limardo's fusion kitchen near the White House pairs Salvadoran, Chinese, and Ethiopian flavors with genuine work on behalf of immigrants—eating here means your meal funds job training and English classes.

american restaurant

Mr. Henry's

601 Pennsylvania Ave SE

A Capitol Hill institution where the crowd is as much the point as the food—themed parties mean you're likely to catch the room mid-celebration, and the regular cast of neighborhood characters keeps things genuinely lively.

brewery

Red Bear Brewing Co

209 M St NE

Locals come here to drink beer that tastes like someone actually cared about making it, in a room where you can have a conversation without shouting.

restaurant

Roofers Union

2446 18th St NW

Three stories of serious drinking and eating in Adams Morgan: the kitchen does new American food worth your attention, the cocktail program treats mixing like engineering, and the rooftop gives you the neighborhood while you're working through both.