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Places in Washington

Coffee, cafés & 40,771 local spots in Washington

40,771 places in Washington: 1,576 places to eat and drink, 468 shops, 1,285 things to do and 122 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
40,771
60 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
1,576
2.3 per 1,000 residents
Shops
468
109 gifts · 7 antiques · 28 books
Things to do
1,285
277 outdoors · 303 arts · 496 landmarks
Places to stay
122
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Washington have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A coffee town178 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 288 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages303 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Breweries & tasting rooms10 breweries, wineries and distilleries among 190 places to drink.Seafood country34 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Washington gathers

1,542 of Washington’s 12,000 places sit within a five-minute walk of Pennsylvania Ave NW.

Pennsylvania Ave NW
1,542places in a five-minute walk of Pennsylvania Ave NW13% of Washington’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

1,576 places to eat & drink

1,071 restaurants, 288 cafés & treats, 190 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 288 cafés & treats →
Things to do

1,285 things to do

496 history & landmarks, 303 arts & culture, 277 parks & outdoors. Local spots first.

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See all 303 arts & culture →
Shops

468 shops

109 gifts & boutiques, 87 clothing, 35 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 17 outdoor gear →
Places to stay

122 places to stay

119 hotels & inns, 3 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 119 hotels & inns →
Everyday

5,241 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Offices & pros 1,338Spire · Fedex Staffed · Miracle TheatreHealth care 823Walgreens Pharmacy · Navy Yard Dental · Capitol City Rehab and Healthcare CenterBanks & insurance 446Navy Federal Credit Union · Navy Federal Credit Union · Navy Federal Credit UnionHome services 293Kids Are Us Learning Center Too · St. Timothy's Child Development Center · Best Tailoring and Dry CleaningHair & beauty 278Capitol Hair Salon · InStyle Nail Bar · T and N NailsAuto & gas 198Ben Nielsen's 10th Street Automotive · Mobil · Addison Auto PartsGroceries & convenience 161Chat's Liquors · Kogod Liquors · Turnt LiquorPets 34DogMa Daycare & Boarding for Dogs · District Dogs · Bond VetOther services 1,670Sp+ Parking · ILERA Allergy and Asthma Center · Chinatown Community Cultural Center
Community

3,308 schools, churches & public places

Where Washington learns, worships and gets things done.

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Town & public services 1,215United States Postal Service (USPS) · DC Court of Appeals · US International Trade CommissionCommunity groups 1,186St. Coletta of Greater Washington · American Pharmacists Association · Veterans of Foreign WarsSchools & childcare 501Miner Elementary School · H.D. Woodson High School · KIPP DC KEY AcademyPlaces of worship 406Episcopal Church of the Atonement · St. Augustine's Episcopal Church · St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Next door

Washington and its neighbors

Washington has the most places per resident of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Washington60Bethesda59Alexandria52Takoma Park42Silver Spring41Arlington40

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode. This page summarizes the first 12,000 listings.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.