50 Hours in D.C.
Capital Hill
Moonraker, rooftop at Pendry Hotel at the Wharf
Sunset: Rooftop bar Moonraker at the new and trendy boutique hotel Pendry at the Wharf @pendrywharfdc
ilili at the Wharf
Dinner: ilili at the Wharf @ililirestaurants. Lebanese restaurant with an outpost in NYC.
Live Music: Anthem at the Wharf
Saturday
Breakfast: Petite Cerise @petitecerisedc. This New Orleans style French restaurant serves delicious pastries and coffee from 8am - 11am.
Patries at Petite Cerise (“little cherry” in French)
Brunch: Tatte @tattebakery Tatte is a D.C. chain bakery & cafe with 14 locations. Chic and modern decor with full breakfast and lunch menu. You won’t go wrong with Tatte if you just want a quick bite for breakfast or lunch in D.C.
Tatte Georegetown
Afternoon: You can spend the whole afternoon people watching on Wisconsin Avenue - the main retail corridor in Georgetown
Georegetown Waterfront Park
Georgetown Waterfront Park has a beautiful waterfront promenade for a leisurely sunset stroll.
Sunset River Cruise on Potomac River
Sunset: Georgetown Waterfront Sunset Cruise along the Potomac River. $30 for a 60 minute ride. Onboard from Waterfront Georgetown Park.
Riggs Cafe at Riggs Bank in Penn Quarter
Dinner: Riggs Cafe at Riggs Hotel. Former Riggs Bank converted into this trendy boutique hotel. The minute you walk in, you will be amazed by the interior decor. The whole concept reminds me of the Ned in London.
Cocktail: Silver Lyan. The basement of former Riggs Bank vault was converted into a chic cocktail lounge.
Live Music: 930 Club @930club
Sunday
Maman
Brunch: Maman @_mamannyc_ Maman is a chain bakery & cafe from NYC. They have multiple locations in every neighborhood in D.C. Just like Tatte, you won’t go wrong with Maman no matter which area you are in.
Afternoon: Catch a performance at the Kennedy Center. Or just take a leisurely 30 mins stroll from Kennedy Center to Lincoln Memorial and take in the panoramic waterfront view.
Art: Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden and Museum @hirshhorn. The brutalism architecture reminds me of the round Guggenheim Museum in NYC.
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden and Museum
Renwick Gallery @renwickgallery currently onview Janet Echelman’s “1.8 Renwick”
Janet Echelman, Renwick Gallery
Sunset: Take a postcard worthy photo of the Monument at Lincoln Memorial.
Dinner: Rania @raniawashingtondc. Indian Cusine with Harry Potter like magic potion drinks.
Dabney @thedabneydc This Michelin starred Mid-Atlantic restaurant is hidden in the back alley.
Cocktail: Death &Co. @deathandcompany This cocktail bar from NYC has a DC outpost.