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Map 3

Few make it to the top, and when you get there, you’re broke—unless you’re a lobbyist. This area is home to an eclectic collection of folks and the burgeoning district known as Atlas. Here international moguls and hill staffers mix with rowdy interns and working stiffs to create an atmosphere that is uniquely DC. The controlling political party may change, but the charm of this historic neighborhood never will.

image Landmarks

• Folger Shakespeare Library • 201 E Capitol St SE
202-544-4600
To go or not to go?

• Lincoln Park • E Capitol St SE
High ratio of cute dogs per square foot.

• Stanton Park • C St NE & Maryland Ave NE
Contemplate your freedom in a traffic circle.

image Coffee

• Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse • 201 F St NE
202-558-6900
Comfy coffeehouse.

• Firehook Bakery & Coffee House •
215 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-544-7003
Like a cozy kitchen with great cake.

• Le Bon Café • 210 2nd St SE
202-547-7200
Tres bon.

• Sidamo Coffee and Tea • 417 H St NE
202-548-0081
Good coffee comes to H Street.

image Nightlife

• The 201 Bar • 201 Massachusetts Ave NE
202-544-5201
Retro martini bar.

• The Big Board • 421 H St NE
202-543-3630
Beer prices drop with patron orders. And you thought PBR couldn’t get any cheaper.

• Capitol Lounge • 229 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-547-2098
Hill hangout, do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar.

• Cusbah • 1128 H St NE
202-506-1504

• Granville Moore’s • 1238 H St NE
202-399-2546
Belgian Beers in the heart of DC

• H Street Country Club • 1335 H St NE
202-399-4722
Indoor mini golf with a DC theme, plus pool and skee-ball.

• Pour House • 319 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-546-0779
Steelers fans and Irish accents.

• The Pug • 1234 H St NE
202-388-8554
Atlas District neighborhood bar.

• Rock & Roll Hotel • 1353 H St NE
202-388-7625
The Hill’s indie rock hangout.

• Sonoma • 223 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-544-8088
Sip wine in the upstairs lounge by the fireplace.

• Top of the Hill • 319 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-546-7782
1 building = 3 bars. This has pool and red vinyl.

• TruOrleans • 400 H St NE
202-290-1244

• Tune Inn • 331 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-543-2725
Dive bar option for an older Hill crowd.

• Vendetta • 1212 H St NE
202-399-3201
Play bocce while drinking an Aperol Spritz and noshing on an antipasto plate. Perfetto!

image Restaurants

• Bearnaise • 215 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-450-4800 • $$$
Chef Spike does it again, this time a restaurant devoted to steak frites.

• Bistro Cacao • 320 Massachusetts Ave NE
202-546-4737 • $$$$
Romantic little Hill spot.

• Boundary Road • 414 H St NE
202-450-3265 • $$$
Obama-approved Americana fare and fancy cocktails; check out the chandelier.

• Café Berlin • 322 Massachusetts Ave NE
202-543-7656 • $$
For all your Oktoberfest needs.

• Cusbah • 1128 H St NE
202-506-1504 • $$
If you like your curry “hot” visit this “Spice Bar” in the Atlas District.

• Ethiopic • 401 H St NE
202-675-2066 • $
”Little Ethiopia” expands to the Atlas District.

• Good Stuff Eatery • 303 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-543-8222 • $
Hickory burgers and rosemary fries.

• H & Pizza • 1118 H St NE
202-733-1285 • $$
Pizza. Plain and simple.

• Horace & Dickie’s • 809 12th St NE
202-397-6040 • $
Standing in line around the block is worth the wait for this fried fish.

• Kenny’s Smokehouse • 732 Maryland Ave NE
202-547-4553 • $
BBQ with oodles of sides.

• La Loma Mexican Restaurant • 316 Massachusetts Ave NE
202-548-2550 • $$
They make you pay for refills. Enough said.

• The Liberty Tree • 1016 H St NE
202-396-8733 • $$
Masshole cuisine: clam chowder and fried Chatham cod.

• Pete’s Diner • 212 2nd St SE
202-544-7335 • $
With a completely Asian staff, you wonder who “Pete” is.

• Shawafel • 1322 H St NE
202-388-7676 • $
Authentic Lebanese falafel and shawarma.

• Smith Commons • 1245 H St NE
202-396-0038 • $$$
Great food. Great beer. Great cocktails.

• Sonoma • 223 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-544-8088 • $$$
40 wines by the glass.

• Star and Shamrock • 1341 H St NE
202-388-3833 • $$
Half Irish pub, half Jewish deli. Go figure.

• Sticky Rice • 1224 H St NE
202-397-7655 • $
A sushi bar with a kids menu.

• Toki Underground • 1234 H St NE
202-388-3086 • $$
Super-hip Taiwanese dumplings and ramen; almost always packed.

• TruOrleans • 400 H St NE
202-290-1244 • $$$
Hurricanes, gumbo and a roof-deck.

• Union Pub • 201 Massachusetts Ave NE
202-546-7200 • $$
Where everybody wants important Hill-types to know their name.

• Vendetta • 1212 H St NE
202-399-3201 • $$

Pasta and bocce.

• Zest • 735 8th St NE
202-544-7171 • $
Family-friendly American bistro brings more yuppie fare to Barracks Row.

Wine connoisseurs dine at Sonoma, the hip crowd catches a show at the Rock & Roll Hotel, Hill staffers drink martinis at The 201 Bar, and interns take advantage of happy hour at Capitol Lounge. Don’t underestimate a night out on the Hill. Here the best places to eat and drink are the real hot-button issues, because those who work hard, play hard, too.

image Shopping

• Capitol Hill Poultry • 255 7th St SE
202-544-4435
Happy chickens go to Eastern Market.

• Dangerously Delicious Pies • 1339 H St NE
202-398-7437
Pies to die for.

• Hunted House • 510 H St NE
202-549-7493
Art-deco second-hand furnishings.

• Jonathan Blum Art • 225 7th St SE
240-419-4151
Doggy and kitty art at Eastern Market.

• Maketto • 1351 H St NE
202-838-9972
Massive retail/cafe anchored by Erik Bruner-Yang’s Southeast Asian restaurant.