Map 20 • Cleveland Park / Upper Connecticut images

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Cleveland Park / Upper Connecticut

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Map 20

Self-satisfied liberals unite! These blocks are dominated by well-meaning professionals who carry their own bags to the organic market, shun fancy restaurants, and enjoy the debates at Politics & Prose. But they like their coffeehouses sans the grunge.

image Landmarks

• Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens •
4155 Linnean Ave NW
202-686-5807
Home of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post is simply exquisite.

• Pierce Mill • 2401 Tilden St NW
202-895-6070
Doesn’t everyone love a 19th-century grist mill?

• Rock Creek Park Nature Center
and Planetarium • 5200 Glover Rd NW
202-895-6070
Nature in the city.

image Nightlife

• Comet Ping Pong • 5037 Connecticut Ave NW
202-364-0404
Go for ping pong and Paul.

• St. Arnold’s of Cleveland Park •
3433 Connecticut Ave NW
202-621-6719
Hits all three Belgian mainstays: beer, mussels, waffles.

image Coffee

• Politics & Prose • 5015 Connecticut Ave NW
202-364-1919
Politics, prose, pot o’ coffee. And fun shop.

image Restaurants

• Acacia Bistro • 4340 Connecticut Ave NW
202-537-1040 • $$
Small plates and wine from the Wellness Cafe folks.

• Buck’s Fishing & Camping •
5031 Connecticut Ave NW
202-364-0777 • $$$$
More sophisticated than the name suggests.

• Indique • 3512 Connecticut Ave NW
202-244-6600 • $$$$
Wrap your mind around an inside-out samosa.

• Medium Rare • 3500 Connecticut Ave NW
202-237-1432 • $$
Concept steakhouse does one thing and does it well; vegetarians beware.

• Paragon Thai • 3507 Connecticut Ave NW
202-237-2777 • $$
No-frills Thai.

• St. Arnold’s of Cleveland Park •
3433 Connecticut Ave NW
202-621-6719 • $$
Hits all three Belgian mainstays: beer, mussels, waffles.

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• Calvert Woodley • 4339 Connecticut Ave NW
202-966-4400
Paradise for the snooty but cheap booze hound.

• Marvelous Market • 5035 Connecticut Ave NW
202-686-4040
Try the blueberry muffins.

• Politics & Prose • 5015 Connecticut Ave NW
202-364-1919
Bookstore mecca, great readings too!

• Weygandt Wines • 3519 Connecticut Ave NW
202-362-9463
Imported Euro wines for sale, plus a tasting bar.