The Ultimate Food Guide to Washington DC

Jake and I went to Alexandria for a day and had so much for walking around the cute town.  It was so darling I really want to go back.  Its just a few metro stops away from Washington DC and it totally worth the small trip.  And this this food from A Cheese Shop La Fromageri was the best food we had our entire trip!  We ate a ton of good food, but I really don’t think anything topped this cute little shop.   We had never heard of this restaurant and when we were walking downtown we saw it and had to go in.  We were both so glad we did!  The environment was quant, the service was fantastic, and the menu was unique.  Jake got a squash soup and I got a corned beef sandwich!  It was honestly the most amazing sandwich I have ever had in my life.  I am not even the biggest corn beef fan but it sounded so good at the time, and it was! I would totally recommend this sandwich is a heart beat!

Baked and Wired is a place Jake and I have been hearing about for ages and have never seemed to make it there!  The shop is located in the heart of Georgetown and by the time Jake and I got Georgetown every night we got there after Baked and Wired was closed.  This trip we made sure to make to Georgetown early in the evening so we could go get a cupcake we have been hearing all about!  When we walked in, we loved the place right away!  The environment was had a real hipster vibe, but thats what made it fun!  There were 20 different flavors of cupcakes to pick from and they all looked so good. We tried The Unicorns and Rainbows (funfetti), Red Velvet, Coconut and Maple Bacon.  My favorite part about the cupcakes were how they were wrapped.  They were so fun to peel and eat.  They had forks to eat with the cupcakes and they were needed!  These cupcakes are HUGE and extremely dense.  I really dont think I have every had a cupcake like these.  I dont know if I would even consider them cupcakes because they are so thick and dense, but they sure were delicious!  I want to go back and try some other flavors and see which one will be our favorite!

Jakes family used to live out by DC and one of my favorite things we did with them was go to a Jazz Bar called Blues Alley in Georgetown.  In college I loved Jazz and took a history of jazz and every week we had to go to a underground type of jazz bar and listen to music.  Needless to say it was the funnest class ever and I now love jazz because of it.  Blues Alley is such a neat place!  The environment really makes you feel like you are back in the day with the brick walls and old fashioned chairs.  They have different performers/groups come all the time.

When we went this trip the Cherry Blossom Festival was taking place so they had a super unique and neat band from Japan there playing Japanese style jazz.  Jake and I loved it so much!  Blues Alley is a little pricey since you have to buy tickets and a minimum food charge (the food is not my favorite, recommend ordering drinks or a ton of Shirley Temples 🙂  I may not love the food though since we always eat before we come.  They usually do two shows a night at 8 and 10 pm.  We have only gone to the 10pm shows so I will usually get cake and a soda.  We have purchased tickets for performances in advance, and have just walked in some nights purchasing tickets on the spot.  We have had good experiences with both. The music and the atmosphere is worth the money.  If anyone asks me one of my favorite things to do in DC, going to Blues Alley would be it.

Every time we are in DC we pass DAS Ethiopian restaurant on our way to Georgetown and we always say “someday we will try it.”  Well, we finally tried it!  Jake and I have never tried Ethiopian food, so this was a whole new experience for us.  We had no idea what to order or what the food would be like but we were excited.  At DAS, the service was fantastic!  The waitress recommended ordering either the vegetarian or meat platter, so we decided to try both so we could get a taste of everything.

The dishes were super flavorful and super fun to try.  You could tell the ingredients were super high quality.  The funnest part about the meal is that you ate with your hands!  There was a type of spongey bread called Injera that came in rolls and you would tear off a piece to scoop up some food!  It was a really fun experience.  Jake really loved the food and would love to go back!  I really liked the food to, but do’nt know if its my favorite type of food.  It was definitely a fantastic place to try!

In DC I love that there are so many places that are health orientated.  I feel if you have any food restrictions or are health conscious you can find a place that will fit your needs!  One unique place I went to was the Protein Bar.  I got the buffalo chicken burrito.  It wasn’t the best meal I have ever had, but I think if  I picked something else I would of really liked it.  It wasn’t that I didn’t like my meal, it was great, I just think I would of liked some other things better on the menu.  I want to go back and try a few more items because there were a ton of things on the menu that looks tasty!  They also will make you a cold press juice on the spot which I think it pretty cool!

We were downtown by the National Archive and saw there was a farmers market going on!  There was tons of fresh veggies, cheese, brick oven pizza and more!  When I saw these cute chocolate milks I had to get one!  I was so glad I did, it was amazing!  I was talked to some people coming out of the Archives and they said the market goes on most of the year!  I was glad we caught and got to stop by for a treat!