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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.

museum

International Spy Museum

800 F St NW

Someone who watched every spy thriller in lockdown and actually wants to understand tradecraft walks in here and loses an afternoon to the gadgets, the history, the scenarios that ask what you'd actually do. It's interactive enough to feel like something beyond looking at displays behind glass.

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.

pub

Penn Social

801 E St NW

pub

Shenanigan’s Irish Pub

2450 18th St NW