My favorite DC places & spaces

Gosh, it feels like just yesterday that this city was brand new to me – time has flown. If you're visiting, relocating, or just falling in love with DC, this is for you: an ever-growing resource of my favorite places & spaces, written by a local realtor who spends her days exploring this city's most beautiful homes and neighborhoods. Shops to wander, hotels to book, restaurants worth savoring – the places I return to and recommend most. Spot my latest finds on my newsletter & over on instagram.

For more specific neighborhood-by-neighborhood recommendations, look here.

Favorite shops

Mans e, the most perfect homewares shop in Georgetown
Salt & Sund ry, they have a location on 14th Street and Union Market
Bold Fork Bo oks, for the foodies
Pillar & Post, British antiques and home decor
Jenn i Bick, for the paper lovers
Solid Stat e Books
Vintage V intage Vintage,which is well worth the trip to Union Market
Thr ee Littles, the best kids store
Goodw ood, fun finds off of 14th Street
Alas Eius, an awesome boutique in Georgetown
The Point of It All, a charming needlepoint store in the Palisades

Most memorable daytime bites

Capitol Hill: Call Your Mother & Saint Georges Boulangerie, Nothing Fancy (by Dolcezza Gelato,)
Georgetown: Yellow, La Bonne Vache, & Cafe Flor
Mount Pleasant & Upper NW: Elle, La Tejana, Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, Bread Furst, & Soleluna
Logan Circle & Dupont Circle: Dolcezza Gelato, The Coffee Bar, The Pembroke, Le Diplomate,
Downtown: La Betty, Your Only Friend
Union Market & H Street: Pluma Bakery, Yellow, Lost Sock Roasters, Dolcezza Gelato

Most memorable evening bites & drinks

Capitol Hill: Rose’s Luxury, Little Pearl, Caruso’s Grocery, & Pascual
Georgetown: La Bonne Vache, Osteria Mozza, Bar A Vin, My Little Chamomile, & Chez Billy
Mount Pleasant & Upper NW: Reveler’s Hour, Opal, Lapis
Logan Circle & Dupont Circle: Gemini Wine Bar & Pizza, Jane Jane, Residents Cafe & Bar
Downtown: Nina May, Uchi, Love Makato, Silver Lyan, Cafe Riggs, Dauphine’s, The Occidental
Union Market & H Street: Minetta Tavern, Dolcezza Gelato, La Shukran

Other memorable architectural moments

Capitol Hill: Library of Congress, Supreme Court Gardens, US Botanic Garden
Georgetown: Tudor Place, Dumbarton House & Gardens
Mount Pleasant & Upper NW: Hillwood Museum, National Cathedral Grounds
Logan Circle & Dupont Circle: Phillips Collection
Downtown: National Gallery of Art, National Building Museum, Hirshhorn, Smithsonian Castle

Hotels I’ve personally enjoyed

Dupont Circle Hotel – a near perfect location for exploring the city.
The Lyle Hotel, near Dupont Circle - I haven’t stayed in a room yet, but I adore the restaurant downstairs.
The Line Hotel, in Adams Morgan – aesthetically on point.
Rosewood in Georgetown
Riggs Hotel – another that I haven’t personally stayed at, but would recommend.