Wondering what or where to eat in D.C. or Virginia? Here’s my compiled food guide. It’s organized by neighborhood so you know what’s nearby when you’re out-and-about.

My sources are primarily the food listicles of the Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, Washington Post, Thrillist, and Eater DC. Any place that is featured on one of their lists (e.g. Best Burgers, Best Cheap Eats, etc.) is on here.

Take heed: since I’m a price-conscious Millennial without a lavish corporate expense account, this list is tailored toward my interests, so it doesn’t have many high-end restaurants unless it’s particularly notable (like Rose’s Luxury or Central Michel Richard or something). Places I’ve been to are in italics. Places I want to visit are in bold. 

To use the list, ya gotta know ya ‘hoods.

Adams Morgan/Woodley Park (Woodley Park-AdMo Metro)

• Donburi: Japanese, donburi
• Amsterdam Falafelshop: falafel
• Smoke and Barrel: beer, BBQ
• Jack Rose: whiskey, rooftop, bar
• Tryst: coffee
• Mr. Chen’s Organic Chinese (Woodley Park): Chinese
• The Diner: diner, late night
• Southern Hospitality: brunch
• Mintwood Place: French
• Pop’s SeaBar: oysters
• High Dive: bar, cocktails
• Bar Civita (Woodley Park): Italian, lunch
• Hot ‘N Juicy Crawfish: crawfish, crabs
• Open City (Woodley Park)
• Black Squirrel: $5 burgers and fries
• Keren Restuarant: Ethiopian
• Tail Up Goat: dinner

Alexandria (King St.-Old Town Metro)

• Eamonn’s: fish and chips
• Hank’s Oyster Bar: oysters, seafood
• Faccia Luna: pizza
• The Majestic: dinner, American
• Columbia Firehouse: dinner, beer
• Nickell’s and Scheffler: lunch
• Landini Brothers: Italian, dinner
• Society Fair: market, lunch, dinner
• Fleurir: chocolate
• Old Town Farmers Market: farmers market
• The Fish Market Restaurant: oysters, dinner
• Brabo Tasting Room: dinner
• Valentino’s (Lincolnia): pizza
• Union Street Public House: lunch, dinner, bar
• Ted’s Montana Grill (Hoffman Center): burgers, bison, dinner
• Sweet Fire Donna’s: BBQ

Annandale

• Kogiya: Korean bbq
• Honey Pig: Korean bbq

Ballston (Ballston Metro)

• Pupatella: pizza
• Rustico: bistro, pizza
• Rus Uz: Uzbeki
• Kapnos: Greek
• Ser: Spanish
• Willow: seafood, lunch, fish and chips
• Ravi Kabob House: Pakistani, kabob
• Earl’s Sandwiches: sandwiches
• Heidelberg Pastry Shop: pastries, doughnuts (kinda far from Ballston)

Bethesda (Bethesda Metro)

• Food Wine & Co: burgers
• Bethesda Crab House: crabs
• Steamers Seafood House: crabs

Capitol Hill (Capitol South Metro or Union Station)

• Good Stuff Eatery: burgers
• Tune Inn: lunch
• We the Pizza: pizza
• Sushi Capitol: sushi
• Tortilla Coast: tex-mex
• Tortilla Cafe: tex-mex, Guatemalan
• Johnny’s Half Shell (Union Station): seafood
• The Monocle (Union Station): lunch
• Bearnaise: French
• Jimmy T’s: breakfast
• Stanton & Greene: bar, cocktails
• Art and Soul (Union Station): Southern
• Bold Bite (Union Station): half smoke

Chinatown (Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro)

• Poste Moderne Brasserie: dinner, burgers
• Zaytinya: brunch, dinner, Jose Andres
• Wiseguy NY Pizza: pizza
• Daikaya: ramen
• Jackpot: beer
• Dolcezza (CityCenterDC): gelato
• DBGB (CityCenterDC): lunch, dinner
• RareSweets (CityCenterDC): pastries
• Dangerous Delicious Pies: pastries
• Del Campo: steak, Argentinian
• Rocket Bar: bar
• Graffiato: Italian
• Cava Mezze: Greek tapas
• Mango Tree (CityCenterDC): Thai
• Proof: wine, bar
• Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro: pizza, burgers
• Tony Cheng’s: dimsum, Chinese
• Co Co. Sala: chocolate, dinner
• Chinatown Coffee Company: coffee
• District of Pi: deep dish pizza
• Flight Wine Bar: wine, bar

Clarendon (Clarendon Metro):

• Green Pig Bistro: burgers
• Pete’s New Haven Apizza: pizza
• Rockland’s BBQ: bbq
• Faccia Luna: pizza
• South Block Cafe: sandwiches, smoothies, yogurt
• Liberty Tavern: dinner
• Cava Mezze: Greek tapas
• Lyon Hall: burgers
• Earl’s Sandwiches: sandwiches
• Mala Tang: Chinese hotpot

Cleveland Park (Cleveland Park Metro):

• Medium Rare: steaks
• Fat Pete’s BBQ: bbq, sandwiches

Columbia Heights (Columbia Heights Metro)

• Sticky Fingers: pastries
• Meridian Pint: beer
• Woodland’s Vegan Bistro: soul food
• Room 11: wine bar
• Thip Khao: Laotian
• Kangaroo Boxing Club: bar, burgers
• Pete’s New Haven Apizza: pizza
• Radius Pizza: pizza
• DC9: bar, nightclub

Courthouse, Arlington (Courthouse Metro)

• Bayou Bakery: pastries, lunch, Southern
• Fire Works: pizza
• Quarterdeck: crabs
• Ray’s the Steaks: dinner, steaks

Del Ray, Alexandria (Braddock Road Metro)

• Holy Cow: burgers
• Cheesetique: grilled cheese
• Haute Dogs and Fries: hot dogs
• Sugar Shack Donuts: donuts
• Dairy Godmother: custard
• Buzz Bakery: pastries

Downtown (Farragut West/North, McPherson Sq., Metro Center, Federal Triangle)

• Bub and Pop’s: sandwiches, cheesesteaks
• Taylor Gourmet: sandwiches
• Astro Doughnuts: donuts and fried chicken
• Old Ebbitt Grill: seafood, dinner, oysters
• Joe’s Seafood: seafood, dinner, prime steak
• Bombay Club: Indian, dinner
• POV: rooftop bar, dinner, seafood
• Cafe Soleil: lunch
• Chef Geoff’s Downtown: happy hour burger
• DC Coast: seafood
• Toro Toro: Spanish
• The Hamilton: dinner, cocktails, music
• BLT Steak: steak
• Off the Record: speakeasy, bar
• Zentan: fusion, sandwiches
• G Street Food: sandwiches
• Woodward Takeout Food: southern, fried chicken, sandwiches
• Rice Bar: bibimbap

Dupont Circle (Dupont Circle Metro)

• Duke’s Grocery: pub, burgers
• BGR Burger: burgers
• DGS Delicatessen: sandwiches
• GBD: fried chicken, doughnuts
• Bier Baron Tavern: beer
• Dolcezza: gelato
• Hank’s Oyster Bar: seafood, oysters
• Jack Rose: whiskey, rooftop, bar
• Sushi Taro: sushi
• Iron Gate: Greek small plates
• The Gryphon: bar, oysters
• Urbana: oysters, Italian
• McClellan’s Retreat: bar
• Bub & Pop’s: cheesesteaks, sandwiches
• Firefly: American, lunch, dinner, half smoke
• The Well Dressed Burrito: burritos

Eastern Market/Barracks Row (Eastern Market Metro)

• Bayou Bakery: pastries, lunch, Southern
• Ted’s Bulletin (Barracks Row): pub
• Pitango: gelato
• Hank’s On the Hill: seafood, oysters
• Barrel: bourbon whiskey, bar
• Peregrine Espresso: coffee
• Rose’s Luxury (Barracks Row): dinner
• Tortilla Cafe: tex-mex
• Cava Mezze (Barracks Row): Greek tapas
• Montmartre: French
• Pound the Hill: coffee
• District Doughnut (Barracks Row): doughnuts
• Medium Rare (Barracks Row): steak

Falls Church (East Falls Church, West Falls Church Metro)

• Eden Center

• Nhu Lan: banh mi
• Hai Duong: pho
• Rice Paper: Vietnamese
• Bangkok Golden: Laotian
• Huong Viet: Vietnamese
• Pizzeria Orso: pizza
• Peking Gourmet: Peking duck, Chinese
• Chasin’ Tails: crawfish, crabs

Foggy Bottom (Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro)

• Westend Bistro: burgers, lunch
• Bobby’s Burger Palace: burgers
• Burger Tap and Shake: burgers
• Beefsteak: lunch, vegetarian, Jose Andres
• Bayou: Cajun, lunch
• Founding Farmers: dinner, brunch
• Rasika: Indian, dinner
• Kaz Sushi: sushi
• Grillfish: oysters, seafood
• Roof Terrace Restaurant (Kennedy Center): brunch, dinner, rooftop, waterfront
• Blue Duck Tavern: dinner, fries

Foxhall/Palisades

• Blacksalt: seafood, oysters, fish market
• Palisades Deli: sandwiches
• Jetties: sandwiches
• Makoto: sushi
• Et Voila: French, Belgian

Georgetown (Rosslyn or Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro)

• Bourbon Steak: burgers, dinner
• Good Stuff Eatery: burgers
• Il Canale: pizza
• Stachowski Deli: sandwiches
• Dolcezza: gelato
• Thomas Sweet: ice cream
• Baked and Wired: pastries
• Mate (Washington Harbor): cocktails, sushi
• Farmers Fishers Bakers (Washington Harbor): brunch, waterfront
• Fiola Mare (Washington Harbor): seafood, dinner, waterfront
• Tony & Joe’s (Washington Harbor): seafood, dinner, oysters, waterfront
• Sequoia (Washington Harbor): seafood, dinner, waterfront
• Orange Anchor (Washington Harbor): oysters, dinner, seafood, waterfront
• Sea Catch: oysters, seafood
• Mama Rouge (Washington Harbor): Asian fusion, cocktails
• Nauti Foods Boat (floating on the water!): food boat
• 1789: dinner
• Clyde’s: lunch, dinner
• J. Paul’s: lunch, dinner, oysters
• Martin’s Inn: lunch, dinner
• Cafe Milano: Italian
• Filomena: Italian
• Blues Alley: jazz
• Mama Rouge: SE Asian, sandwiches

Glover Park/Cathedral Heights (Woodley Park/AdMo Metro or Circulator from Georgetown)

• 2Amy’s: pizza
• Breadsoda: beer
• Rocklands BBQ: BBQ
• Old Europe: dinner, German
• Bourbon: bourbon whiskey, bar
• Surfside: lunch, sandwiches
• Sprig and Sprout: Vietnamese, banh mi
• Chef Geoff’s: happy hour burgers
• Arcuri: lunch, pizza

H Street NE/Atlas District (Union Station)

• Ethiopic: Ethiopian
• Toki Underground: ramen
• Smith Commons: beer
• Granville Moore’s: mussels, beer
• Indigo: Indian, dinner
• Ocopa: Peruvian
• Maketto: Asian fusion
• Horace & Dickie’s Seafood Carryout: fish and chips
• The Queen Vic: fish and chips, pub
• Sticky Rice: lunch, patio, dinner
• HR-57: jazz
• Copycat Co.: fusion

Logan Circle (Mt. Vernon Sq., Shaw-Howard, McPherson Sq. Metro)

• Le Diplomate: French, dinner
• Black Jack: bistro
• ChurchKey: bar
• Dolcezza: gelato
• Pitango: gelato
• Pearl Dive: oysters
• Great Wall Szechuan: Chinese
• Estadio: tapas
• Etto: pizza
• Birch & Barley: dinner, beer
• Ghibellina: Italian
• Sotto: bar (beneath Ghibellina)
• Stoney’s Restaurant: grilled cheese, burgers
• Slipstream: coffee
• Nage Bistro: sandwiches, bistro

Mt. Vernon Square (Mt. Vernon Sq. Metro)

• The Passenger: cocktails, half smokes
• City Tap House: beer
• Brasserie Beck: mussels, fries
• SUNdeVICH: sandwiches
• Baby Wale: lunch, dinner
• Compass Coffee: coffee
• The Dabney: dinner
• La Colombe: coffee
• High Velocity: bar, beer
• Acadiana: Cajun, po boy, sandwiches

National Harbor

• Goodies: pastries, dessert, ice cream

Navy Yard (Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro)

• Bonchon: Korean chicken
• Ice Cream Jubilee: ice cream
• Bluejacket: brewpub
• Rose’s Luxury: dinner
• Osteria Morini: Italian, waterfront
• The Big Stick: bar
• Agua 301: waterfront, Mexican

NoMa/Union Market (NoMa-Gallaudet Metro)

• DCity Smokehouse: half smokes, lunch, bbq
• District Fishwife (Union Market): fish and chips
• Peregrine Espresso (Union Market): coffee
• Indigo: Indian, dinner
• Rapahannock Oyster Bar (Union Market): oysters
• The Pub & The People: bar
• Mason Dixie Biscuit Co. (Union Market): sandwiches, Southern

Penn Quarter (Archives or Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro)

• Central Michel Richard: dinner
• Proof: dinner, wine
• Red Apron Butchery: burgers
• Jaleo: dinner, tapas, Jose Andres
• Hill Country BBQ: BBQ
• The Partisan: cocktails, dinner
• Pitango: gelato
• White Apron: sandwiches
• Rasika: Indian, dinner
• China Chilcano: Peruvian, Jose Andres
• Oyamel Cocina: Mexican, tapas, Jose Andres
• Cedar: dinner
• Fiola: dinner, Italian
• minibar: dinner, tapas
• Plan B Burger Bar: bourbon, beer, whiskey, burgers
• Carmine’s: Italian
• Penn Social: bar
• barmini: Jose Andres, experimental cocktail
• Minibar: Jose Andres, prix fixe
• Red Apron Butchery: burgers
• Fogo de Chao: churrascaria

Pentagon/Crystal City (Pentagon City or Crystal City Metro)

• Epic Smokehouse: Southern, BBQ
• Lebanese Taverna: Mediterranean

Rosslyn (Rosslyn or Courthouse Metro)

• Ray’s Hell Burger: burgers
• Pho 75: pho
• Quarterdeck: crabs
• Ben’s Chili Bowl: half smokes
• Caffe Aficionado: cafe, coffee
• Capriotti’s: sandwiches
• Heavy Seas Alehouse: beer, lunch
• Wiseguy NY: pizza
• China Garden: Chinese, dimsum

Shaw/Bloomingdale (Shaw-Howard Metro)

• Right Proper Brewing Company: beer, pub
• Meats and Foods: half smoke
• Boundary Stone: pub
• Red Hen Restaurant: dinner
• Eat the Rich: oysters
• Fishnet: fish and chips, Turkish
• Dino’s Grotto: burger
• Ivy & Coney: hot dogs

Southwest (L’Enfant Plaza or Waterfront Metro)

• Cantina Marina: happy hour, waterfront, bar
• Maine Avenue Fish Market: seafood, fish, waterfront

U Street (U Street Metro)

• Ben’s Chili Bowl: half smokes
• G by Mike Isabella: sandwiches
• Bar Pilar: bistro
• Fast Gourmet: sandwiches
• Oohh’s and Aahh’s: soul food
• Florida Avenue Grill: halfsmoke
• Jack Rose: whiskey, rooftop, bar
• The Coffee Bar: coffee
• The Gibson: speakeasy, cocktails
• 2 Birds 1 Stone: cocktails, speakeasy
• Eatonville: soul food
• Izakaya Seki: Japanese
• Kapnos: Greek
• Doi Moi: Vietnamese
• Tico: South American
• Busboys and Poets: cafe
• Compass Rose: international, dinner
• Provision No. 14: bar, cocktails
• The Wydown: coffee
• The Codmother: fish and chips
• BakeHouse: pastries, coffee
• Bohemian Caverns: jazz
• Twins Jazz: jazz
• The Fainting Goat: meats, sandwich