Map 41 • Landmark images

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Map 41

You gotta love gentrification. Suddenly, even seedy places like Landmark have golden appeal to DC commuters, who, pissed off with the traffic to their ever-farther suburbs, trade in McMansions for a piece of cheaper development closer to the city. Now, this poor relation of Old Town is beginning to shape up into a white-collar scene of new restaurants and shops, catering to the new money pouring in. The Metro is what keeps the area transitioning, and only more growth is expected.

image Landmarks

• Dora Kelley Nature Park • 5750 Sanger Ave
703-838-4829
It’s no Yellowstone, but it makes for a pleasant walk in the woods.

• Winkler Botanical Preserve • 5400 Roanoke Ave
703-578-7888
A 44-acre gem in the suburban rough.

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• Café Aurora • 50 S Pickett St
703-567-4050
Decent coffee, decent price.

image Nightlife

• Mango Mike’s • 4580 Duke St
703-823-1166
Pub grub from the islands, mon.

• Shooter McGee’s • 5239 Duke St
703-751-9266
Another “silly first name, Irish last name” place.

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• Clyde’s • 1700 N Beauregard St
703-820-8300 • $$$
Take to the seas in this nautical-themed favorite.

• Edgardo’s Trattoria • 281 S Van Dorn St
703-751-6700 • $$
Authentic wood-fired pizzas and flat breads.

• El Paraiso • 516 S Van Dorn St
703-212-9200 • $$
A slice of El Salvador on Van Dorn.

• Finn & Porter • 5000 Seminary Rd
703-379-2346 • $$$$
Yes, it’s in a hotel, but it’s still nice.

• Mediterranean Bakery • 352 S Pickett St
703-751-0030 • $
More market and lunch than bakery, but still a Turkish delight.

• SakulThai Restaurant • 408 S Van Dorn St
703-823-5357 • $
Wallet-friendly Thai.

• Thai Lemongrass • 506 S Van Dorn St
703-751-4627 • $$
Thai for surburbanites.

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• BJ’s • 101 S Van Dorn St
703-212-8700
If you need a 24-pack of anything.