📍 U Street, Washington DC

A live-fire Middle Eastern, North African, and Caucasus restaurant tucked off 14th Street on Florida Avenue, where every meal starts at a central wood hearth and clay ovens. The fa...

The room every touring act wants to play, anchoring the east end of U Street since it moved here in 1996. The wheeled stage on rails, sightlines from the balcony, and a 1,200-cap f...

A laid-back U Street cocktail bar from industry vets Chad Spangler and Glendon Hartley, pairing an often bird-themed drink list with a kitchen famous for its fried chicken. The Ibi...

A 14th Street fixture since 1993, built for independent and alternative music, three blocks off the U Street/Cardozo Metro. The mainstage pulls in touring punk, indie, and undergro...

The last real jazz club standing on U Street's historic corridor, now two decades deep and packing in nightly live jazz. The room leans into a 1920s feel with contemporary American...

A Himalayan-influenced cocktail bar and tapas spot on U Street. Barmini alum Jose Cox mixes drinks like a clarified mango lassi and the Lychee Phool martini, while chef Shiva Nepal...

Oohh's & Aahh's is a soul-food kitchen on U Street NW turning out Southern staples like Fried Catfish, Four Cheese Mac & Cheese and Collard Greens, with a Cajun Crab Grits ...