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Bethesda (North)

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Map 22

Centered around the NIH and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center, the northern end of Bethesda caters to NIH, NIH’s employees, and their homes in the very quaint, suburban setting (but still within the Beltway!!!). It’s where Washingtonians ditch their Dupont Circle apartments and move to grow up, and to have their kids grow up, but in public school.

image Landmarks

• L’Academie de Cuisine • 5021 Wilson Ln
301-986-9490
One step up from learning to make french fries.

• National Institutes of Health • 9000 Rockville Pike
301-496-4000
Monkeys and rats beware.

image Nightlife

• Caddies on Cordell • 4922 Cordell Ave
301-215-7730
”The 19th hole,” with an outdoor patio and plenty of screens.

• Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle • 4844 Cordell Ave
301-951-0115
Authentic Irish bartenders.

• Rock Bottom Brewery • 7900 Norfolk Ave
301-652-1311
Worth the wait.

• Saphire Cafe • 7940 Wisconsin Ave
301-986-9708
Average bar.

• Union Jack’s • 4915 St Elmo Ave
301-652-2561
A real faux-British pub.

image Restaurants

• Assaggi Mozzarella Bar • 4838 Bethesda Ave
301-951-1988 • $$
Casual Italian deliciousness in the form of mozzarella, more mozzarella, and more.

• Bacchus of Lebanon • 7945 Norfolk Ave
301-657-1722 • $$$$
Lebanese menu with lots of twists and turns.

• BGR: The Burger Joint • 4827 Fairmont Ave
301-358-6137 • $$
Gigantic burgers for gigantic people.

• Black’s Bar & Kitchen • 7750 Woodmont Ave
301-652-5525 • $$$$
Seafood and steaks in sleek settting, with fun beverage program.

• BlackFinn American Saloon • 4901 Fairmont Ave
301-951-5681 • $
Do you like sports, beer, and not much else?

• Delicias Carry Out • 4708 Highland Ave
301-654-7887 • $
Mom-and-pop burritos in a land of Chipotles.

• Grapeseed • 4865 Cordell Ave
301-986-9592 • $$$$
Spanish cuisine to go with wine list al grande.

• Haandi • 7905 Norfolk Ave
301-718-0121 • $$$
Super-tasty Indian.

• Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar •
4907 Cordell Ave
301-652-6945 • $$
Get your Muffuletta fix here.

• Matuba • 4918 Cordell Ave
301-652-7449 • $$$
Basic sushi and buffet.

• Mia’s Pizzas • 4926 Cordell Ave
301-718-6427 • $$
Pizza pies from a wood-burning oven.

• Olazzo • 7921 Norfolk Ave
301-654-9496 • $$$
Italian with a brick oven (and yet no pizza!).

• The Original Pancake House •
7700 Wisconsin Ave
301-986-0285 • $
Oh, go ahead. Bring back a few childhood memories.

• Passage to India • 4931 Cordell Ave
301-656-3373 • $
Sudhir Seth’s top-notch culinary aromatherapy.

• Peter’s Carry-Out • 8017 Wisconsin Ave
301-656-2242 • $
Best greasy spoon according to some people.

• Tako Grill • 7756 Wisconsin Ave
301-652-7030 • $$$
Traditional and nontraditional Japanese for the enthusiast.

• Tastee Diner • 7731 Woodmont Ave
301-652-3970 • $
Surly waitresses, free refills, clogging arteries, and a whole lotta pies.

• Tia Queta • 4839 Del Ray Ave
301-654-4443 • $$
Margaritas on a rooftop. Need we say more?

• Tout de Sweet • 7831 Woodmont Ave
301-951-0474 • $
French macarons and patisseries make this delectable shop a must-visit.

• Yamas Mediterranean Grill • 4806 Rugby Ave
301-312-8384 • $$
Small Greek plates in the Bethesda ‘burbs.

Sure, it’s the cringingly picture-perfect suburbs complete with overeducated moms pushing their MacLaren strollers to/from the gelateria and the yoga studio in Lululemon outfits, but Bethesda does have its claim to fame as the most restaurants per square mile in the country. Some of our favorites: Rock Bottom Brewery, Passage to India, and Faryab. There’s the weekly farmers market as well, and a good shopping strip in downtown Bethesda families like to visit by bike along the Capitol Crescent Trail.

image Shopping

• Bethesda Tattoo Company • 8227 Woodmont Ave
301-652-0494
It wouldn’t hurt you to commit to something.

• Big Planet Comics • 4849 Cordell Ave
301-654-6856
Superhero genealogy experts on hand.

• Wiggle Room • 4924 Del Ray Ave
301-656-5995
Consignment shop for kids’ clothes. Why spend more?