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Places in Kensington

Kensington’s downtown: 445 places in a five-minute walk

667 places in Kensington: 50 places to eat and drink, 68 shops, 31 things to do and 2 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
667
282 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
50
21 per 1,000 residents
Shops
68
10 gifts · 16 antiques · 6 books
Things to do
31
10 outdoors · 8 arts · 2 landmarks
Places to stay
2
0.8 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Kensington have?

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

A real downtown445 places within a five-minute walk of Connecticut Ave.A food town50 places to eat and drink, 21 per 1,000 residents.Antiques & vintage16 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.A coffee town9 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 13 with the sweet shops and chains.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Kensington gathers

445 of Kensington’s 667 places sit within a five-minute walk of Connecticut Ave.

Connecticut Ave
445places in a five-minute walk of Connecticut Ave67% of Kensington’s places
Eat & drink

50 places to eat & drink

32 restaurants, 13 cafés & treats, 3 farms & markets. Local spots first.

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Shops

68 shops

16 antiques & vintage, 13 home & hardware, 10 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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See all 16 antiques & vintage →
Things to do

31 things to do

11 fitness & sports, 10 parks & outdoors, 8 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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Everyday

475 errands & services

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

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Health care 190Robert J Kelly DDS & Associates · Woo Wang Dental · Modena Reserve at KensingtonOffices & pros 45AQUAS Inc · Bim Studios · Brett McCurdyAuto & gas 41Kensington Service Center · Kensington Auto Clinic · 76Banks & insurance 38Hazar Insurance · Tim Navarro · LibertyX Bitcoin ATMHome services 36KeyMe Locksmiths · Anytime Alterations · Self Storage PlusHair & beauty 28Sweet Hairafter · A & L Nails · Kensington Day SpaGroceries & convenience 47-Eleven · 7-Eleven · Tag Team KitchenPets 3Silver Spring Animal Hospital · Pets Are Home · For Cat's SakeOther services 90Holy Cross Health Partners · La Gelatteria · Macon Construction
Community

41 schools, churches & public places

Where Kensington learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 12Brookewood School · Circle Time Child Care · The Learning Center for Young ChildrenCommunity groups 121axium · Catholic Coalition For Special Education (ccse) · Center For Effective Public PolicyTown & public services 9United States Postal Service · Noyes Library For Young Children (kensington) · Town of KensingtonPlaces of worship 8Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church · St. Thecla Orthodox Church · Interfaith Families Project Of Greater Washington, D.c.

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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.

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.