Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Halal Explorer to Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and dining.

Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights Halal Travel Guide

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Dubbed by the Washington City Paper as the Liquorridor and these 3 neighborhoods contain a denser population of cafes and clubs than anywhere else in Washington DC, and are an extremely trendy spots for a night on the town. There are plenty of great ethnic restaurants, most often offering a better value for your money than in Dupont Circle, downtown, or Georgetown. These neighborhoods are good places to see the city at its most dynamic; people from all walks of life, culture, race, sexual orientation, immigrants, natives, transplants, etc. all converge here to have a good time.

Adams Morgan is north of Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle|Dupont Circle and the Washington, D.C./Shaw|U Street Corridor. It is best known for the nightlife neighborhood on 18th Street between Florida and Columbia Road, which after midnight on weekends gets so packed full of revelers that it's hard to move down the sidewalk. It's more than that, though—it's a lovely, historic, culturally vibrant neighborhood, full of eccentric shopping, outdoor markets, great restaurants, and community murals!

Mount Pleasant, with a population of roughly 11,000 people, is more of a small town in the city. Mount Pleasant Street is full of small shops, bars, and restaurants, primarily serving Latin American food. Although 50% white and the population here is 25% Hispanic and is the cultural center of the city's Salvadoran population, although the vast majority of the area's enormous Salvadoran population lives outside the city proper. It is nice for a Saturday stroll to soak up the Latin vibes, see some chanchona bands, and delve into one of the city's famous pupuserías.

Columbia Heights, like much of the city, was devastated by the 1968 riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The neighborhood includes the Tivoli Theatre, home of the GALA Hispanic Theatre, and the DCUSA shopping mall, which includes several major chain retailers including Target, Best Buy, Marshall's, and Bed Bath & Beyond. There are many restaurants, bars, and hipster hangouts, lending to a vibe as close to that of New York's Brooklyn/Williamsburg|Williamsburg.

Columbia Heights is marked dramatically on its southern border by a geological formation known as the Fall Line, which runs along Florida Avenue. This steep escarpment divides America's Piedmont Plateau from the Tidewater region of Virginia. If you are looking for a good view of the city, head to the hill on 13th Street just north of Florida near Cardozo High School. This natural formation is also responsible for the dramatic terraces and fountains of Meridian Hill aka Malcolm X Park which, aside from restaurants, is the major point of interest in the neighborhood.

Travel as a Muslim to Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

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By Metrorail

For more information on riding the Metrorail in Washington DC, see Washington DC#Get around.

The closest stop to Adams Morgan is the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stop on the Red Line, which is actually a 10 minutes walk from Adams Morgan's bars on 18th street. The Columbia Heights metro station on the Green and Yellow Lines is located at the main commercial intersection of Columbia Heights and is a few blocks from Mount Pleasant.

Travel on a Bus in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

The following are the main bus routes operating in these neighborhoods, along with links to timetables and route maps. For more information on riding buses in Washington DC, see Washington DC#Get around.

• #52, #53, and #54 operate north-south along 14th Street from the Washington, D.C./East End|East End through Washington, D.C./Shaw|Shaw to the Columbia Heights metro station, and then north to the Takoma metro station in Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma|Takoma.
• #H2, #H3, and #H4 run east-west from the Cleveland Park Metro station on the Red Line Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest|Upper Northwest through Mount Pleasant, past the Columbia Heights metro station and the Washington Hospital Center, and on to Catholic University in Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma|Brookland.
• [https://,2_161218.pdf #L2 runs north from Washington, D.C./West End|West End through Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle|Dupont Circle and then straight up 18th Street in Adams Morgan before veering west to the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan metro station in Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest|Upper Northwest and continuing past the National Zoo.
• [https://,43_170924.pdf 42 connects DC's downtown West End with the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Like the L2, it begins at Farragut Plaza and travels north on Connecticut Ave, with stops in DuPont Circle, before turning right onto Columbia. The 42 has a handful of stops in Adams Morgan on Columbia Road before turning north into Mount Pleasant.
• D.C. Circulator's Woodley Park-Adams Morgan-McPherson Plaza Green Line stops at the intersection of 18th Street & Columbia Road and then the Columbia Heights metro stop, and then goes west to the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan metro station in Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest|Upper Northwest, and then south along 14th street through Washington, D.C./Shaw|Shaw, and on to the Washington, D.C./West End|West End.

By car

The main streets for driving north-south are 16th Street and Georgia Ave, although 14th Street can be a surprisingly quick route north of U St. Major east-west routes are fewer and more confusing: Columbia Road is the best route to go between Connecticut Ave in Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle|Dupont Circle and the Washington Hospital Center and Catholic University and points in Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma|Brookland.

Parking & safety considerations

It's not very hard to find street parking on side streets in Columbia Heights and to a lesser extent Mount Pleasant. Adams Morgan, on the other hand, is packed. Since these neighborhoods have an above-average frequency of muggings, be careful when walking back to your vehicle at night by yourself.

Best way to travel in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights by a Taxi

Taxis are easy to catch on the main drags in Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant, and pretty much anywhere within Adams Morgan.

What to see in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

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18th Street map - Bars and restaurants in Adams Morgan

Cultural Tourism DC has established 16 Neighborhood Heritage Trails throughout DC. These are free self-guided walking tours that take roughly 90 minutes each to complete. Important sites on the trails are marked by large poster-sized signs attached to lampposts - you will see these all over the city. These trails will take you to lesser-known historic sites and will give you a unique insight into life in DC over the years. Each of Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, and Adams Morgan have a separate Neighborhood Heritage Trail.

• Mexican Cultural Center - 2829 16th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92555, -77.03610 ☎ +1 202 728-1628 | Opening Hours: Gallery: Monday to Friday 10AM Monday - 6PM, Sa 10AM Monday - 4PM Housed in the beautiful former Embassy of Mexico and the cultural center has a nice collection of Mexican artwork, and puts on frequent classical and other musical performances, as well as film screenings, lectures, and other events. The gallery and many of the events are free but some require hefty donations.
• Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home - Ingleside Estate | 1818 Newton Street Northwest GPS: 38.93391, -77.04298 ☎ +1 202 328-7400 Mount Pleasant's residential streets are filled with beautiful old single-family homes and rowhouses, and several old estates. This former 19th century estate, which was far larger than the present day property, now houses what is probably the city's most architecturally significant retirement home!
• Latin American Youth Center's Art & Media House - 3035 15th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92810, -77.03572 ☎ +1 202 319-7312 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8AM Monday - 8PM, Sa 10AM Monday - 5PM A colorful house dedicated to teaching and encouraging art in the community. Features a small art gallery showing exhibits of works by local youths.

Parks

• Meridian Hill Park - aka Malcolm X Park - 38.9212, -77.0356 bordered by 15th St, 16th St, West St, & Euclid Street ☎ +1 202 895-6070 Meridian Hill Park Malcolm X Park A 12-acre park centered on a long, stunning, cascading waterfall, surrounded by European-style terraced landscaping, and administered by the National Park Service. The grounds have long been an esteemed commodity in the city, first surrounding an 1819 mansion that became President James Quincy's home following his presidency. Around the time of the Civil War, Congress considered moving the Presidential residence here from the White House, as the White House was just north of the putrid stench of the mosquito and sewage-infested Washington City Canal in Washington, D.C./Waterfront|Waterfront. The plan didn't pass the House of Representatives. In 1910 and the federal government purchased the ground and later converted it into the extravagant Italianate park that you see today. After the 1968 DC riots and the park was a haven for open-air drug markets, which got worse and worse throughout the crack epidemic of the 1980s. Following the murder of a teenager in 1990 and the community decided to take back control of the park, and organized regular citizen patrols throughout the day and night. They were very successful, and the park is very safe today. But, alas and the sword from the statue of Joan of Arc—the only female equestrian statue in the city— was stolen in 1978, but finally replaced in 2011.
• Walter Pierce Park - Calvert Street & Biltmore Street GPS: 38.92429, -77.04554 A beautiful park with a community garden, dog park, basketball court, chess tables, and children's area.

Murals

Madams Organ Mural - The legendary Madam's Organ

This part of the city has a ton of colorful neighborhood murals, worth seeking out if you like public art, and worth noticing even if you couldn't care less!

• Canto a la Esperanza - 2000 Klingle Road Northwest GPS: 38.93291, -77.04559

Song for Hope is Mount Pleasant's mural, covering a whole block.

• Champorama Park Mural - 2270 Champlain Street Northwest GPS: 38.91989, -77.04094 - One of several murals around the city by the city's legendary Nigerian artist, Aniekan Udofia.
• Cows on a Bycicle - 2437 15th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92246, -77.03502 - This one is a fun advertisement of sorts for both City Bikes and Ben & Jerry's.
• Madams Organ - 2461 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.922028, -77.042222 over the bar of the same name - The unmistakeable mural that is (to the consternation of some of the more uptight residents) the somewhat risqué symbol of Adams Morgan.
• Un Pueblo sin Murales - The Adams Morgan Mural | 1779 Columbia Road Northwest GPS: 38.92326, -77.04228

"A Town without Murals." is an odd title in these parts—clearly, it isn't referring to Adams Morgan. On the contrary and there is an element of Pinochet's Chile here, as the mural was painted by two asylum seekers from that oppressive regime, and the caption's "demuralized people" likely refers to that society. The diverse group of people in the mural, however,resemble Adams Morgan.

• Toulouse-Lautrec - 2433 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92142, -77.04193 above Jyoti Indian Cuisine - Contrary to popular belief, this huge two-story mural is not of the famous French painter, it is a mural reproduction of one of his paintings. The man in question is Aristide Bruant, a then-popular French cabaret performer.
• Walter Pierce Park Mural - GPS: 38.92405, -77.04542 Between Calvert Street & Adams Mill Road Northwest - This is a sadder mural, a memorial by Aniekan Udofia to two teenagers who were murdered near this park.

What to do in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

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Theater

• District of Columbia Arts Center - DCAC | 2438 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92164, -77.04257 ☎ +1 202 462-7833 | Opening Hours: Gallery: W-Su 2PM Monday - 7PM Shows/events: $3-20 The Arts Center has an art gallery with rotating high-quality shows by local artists, as well as a very cool black box theater, and regular and special events (like avant garde poetry nights).
• GALA Hispanic Theatre at Tivoli Theatre - 3333 14th Street Northwest GPS: 38.9309279, -77.0324431 ☎ +1 202 234-7174 | Opening Hours: Shows usually Thursday - Sa 8PM, Sunday 3PM GALA stands for Grupo de Artistas Latino Americanas. The Tivoli Theatre was the grandest of D.C.'s early twentieth century movie palaces, built in ornate Italianate Renaissance style for a whopping one million dollars in 1921. Today the theatre is mixed use, with the important use being the small stage for GALA. Most of GALA's performances are in (Spanish), with English subtitles, and range from classical Spanish drama to contemporary Latino theater. They also put on frequent non-dramatic performances of dance, music, etc.

Festivals & Events

• Sunday Drum Circle Meridian Hill Park - GPS: 38.92066, -77.03569 at the Joan of Arc statue, top of the steps in the park Opening Hours: Nice weather: Sunday 3PM Monday - 9PM The weekly Drum Circle has been going on for nearly 50 years, and is one of the coolest events in the city, with the most diverse section of drummers, acrobats, and dancers. Come to hang out and enjoy the vibe, or bring your drum and join in the jam session!
• Tuesday Swing Dancing - 2437 15th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92242, -77.03491 ☎ +1 202 569-8329 | Opening Hours: Tuesday 8:30PM Monday - midnight Weekly swing dancing in the Josephine Butler Parks Center, a 1920s marble-filled mansion that once housed the Brazilian and Hungarian Embassies. The weekly event attracts most of the dedicated swing dancers from the area and there are always a couple top notch instructors around to get beginners started for free. The limited number of window air conditioning units and restrictions on opening the windows due to noise can make the dance floor as hot as a sauna in the summer, but free ices are provided. BYOB.
• Columbia Heights Day - Opening Hours: Early October Annual street festival with live music, yoga workshops, eating contests, etc...
• Adams Morgan Day - Opening Hours: September Annual street festival with live music, karaoke, etc.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Import shops and record stores are strongly associated with Adams Morgan, specifically on 18th street.

Columbia Heights is the location of the DCUSA Shopping Mall and the largest retail development within the city limits, which includes the large discount chains of Best Buy, Target, Marshall's, and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Imports

• Tibet Shop - 2407 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92077, -77.04175 ☎ +1 202 387-1880 | Opening Hours: Sunday - West 10:30AM Monday - 9:30PM, Thursday - Sa 10:30AM Monday - 11:30PM The Tibetan import store, run by an acclaimed Tibetan journalist and photographer, packed with upscale, handmade arts and crafts, as well as ritual items, carpets, clothes, etc.

Fashion

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• Meeps & Aunt Neensie's Vintage Clothing - 2104 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.91806, -77.04184 ☎ +1 202 265-6546 - Opening from Monday to Saturday noon-7PM, Sunday noon-5PM Meeps is one of D.C.'s long-established vintage stores, with a selection of men's and women's fashion, casual to formal. Styles range from the 1940s–80s. It's small, but beloved.
• Mercedes Bien Vintage - 2423 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92113, -77.04188 second floor ☎ +1 202 360-8481 | Opening Hours: Sa noon-6PM, Sunday noon-5PM A small men's and women's vintage store run by long-time D.C. fashionista of the same name. In a unique twist and the items on display are actually well organized, carefully selected, and don't require extensive browsing. Considering the careful attention to detail and the prices are quite affordable, and the fashions skew 70s-ish, but other periods are also well-represented.
• The Brass Knob Architectural Antiques - 2311 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92003, -77.04155 ☎ +1 202 332-3370 | Opening Hours: Saturday: 10:30am-6:00pm, Sunday: Noon-5:00pm Antique home hardware. Pricey but eclectic.
• El West - 3167 Mt Pleasant Street Northwest GPS: 38.93077, -77.03796 ☎ +1 202 265-6233 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10:30AM Monday - 7:30PM, Tuesday 11AM Monday - 7:30PM, Sa 9AM Monday - 8PM, Sunday 9:30AM Monday - 7PM One-stop gaucho shop. Snakeskin check, leather (crocodile, cow, and others) check, cowboy boots, check, large cowboy belt buckles, check. OK, it's not just gaucho apparel, and there are women's items here too, but most of the items are leather of some sort. And it's expensive.

Books and Music

• Idle Time Books - 2467 18th Street Northwest GPS: 38.92218, -77.04227 ☎ +1 202 232-4774 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 10PM daily One part record store and three parts used bookstore, this is another great place to browse and to find dirt-affordable books and CDs (small, but excellent classical selection). Unlike soulless chain bookstores, this one is full of comfy chairs, so grab an interesting random book and start whiling away some time!
• Smash Records - 2314 18th ST Northwest GPS: 38.92016, -77.04208 ☎ +1 202 387-6274 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday noon-9PM, Friday noon-10PM, Sa 11AM Monday - 10PM, Sunday noon-7PM D.C.'s punk rock scene was legendary in the 80s, and this was its most famous record store. It has a great collection of both old and new punk and other local indie CDs, as well related books. Also on offer is a small selection of affordable punk fashion.

Farmers' Markets

These outdoor markets, held on Saturday mornings year-round except winter, are extremely popular places to buy locally produced goods from farmers and bakers.

• Mount Pleasant Farmers' Market | Mount Pleasant Street Plaza GPS: Opening Hours: 9 am to 1 pm each Saturday; April thru December

• Adams Morgan Farmers' Market - 18th Street Northwest & Columbia Road Northwest GPS: 38.92277, -77.04258 Opening Hours: 8 am to 2 pm each Saturday; May thru December

• Columbia Heights Community Marketplace - 14th Street Northwest & Park Road Northwest GPS: 38.93027, -77.03239 Opening Hours: 9 am to 1 pm each Saturday; April thru December

Halal Restaurants in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Jumbo Slice Pizza is the food specialty of Adams Morgan. Various take out stores along the 18th Street nightlife strip, between Columbia Road and Florida Ave, serve enormous, greasy slices of pizza for around $5 per slice to hungry drunks until 4AM. There are different opinions about which of the jumbo slice pizza places is best, but the truth is that it's never good pizza --- but it can be very satisfying late at night if you need a quick fill, especially after drinking at the adjacent bars. The three most well-known pizza stores are Pizzas Mart (2445 18th Street NW), Jumbo Pizzas (2341 18th Street NW), and Pizzas Boli's (1511 U Street NW), a DC-area chain with a location in Washington, D.C./Shaw|Shaw.

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Salvadoran Cuisine, provided by the area's enormous Salvadoran community, is the food specialty of Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant. There is one word that you will know after a visit, and that is pupusa. Pupusas are thick corn maize Tortillas stuffed with soft Cheese, Cheese + loroco (a Salvadoran flower), squash, Beef, refried beans, or all sorts of other things and then topped with pickled cabbage (curtido) and tangy red sauce. They generally cost $1.50-$2.00 each, but you will need at least a few if you are hungry. Pupusas revueltas include more than one filling, such as bacon and Cheese - a local favorite. They are delicious. Pupusas in D.C. are serious business; they are always cooked to order, and will take at least ten minutes to prepare. Someone will almost always speak some English, but it's a good idea to keep a little Spanish in your pocket (dos pupusas de loroco con queso, por favor). Aside from pupusas, look for Salvadoran soups and delicious atoles. An atol is somewhere between porridge, hot Chocolates, and a milkshake, made from corn meal, most of the spices you'd expect in pumpkin pie, and occasionally Chocolates.

Beware Mexican food served in the Salvadoran restaurants, or anywhere in D.C., as there is virtually no Mexican immigrant community. With the exception of Taquería Distrito Federal and Super Tacos and Bakery and the Mexican dishes are inauthentic rubbish. Stick to the Salvadoran entrees. The Salvadoreños do Peruvian food quite well, though, so you'll find good lomo saltado everywhere, and occasionally some incredible pollo a la brasa.

• Amsterdam Falafelshop | 2425 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 234-1969 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Monday 11AM Monday - midnight, Tuesday - West 11AM Monday - 2:30AM, Thursday 11AM Monday - 3AM, F-Sa 11AM Monday - 4AM $4.50-9 Cheap, good falafel with a huge fixings bar catering particularly to the late late night crowd. Good twice-fried fries as well. They accept euros, dollars, and all major credit cards.
• El Pollo Sabroso | 3153 Mt Pleasant Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 299-0374 - Opening from Monday to Saturday 10:30AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday 11AM Monday - 8PM $5-11 Peruvian roast Chicken, with its spices and green salsa, is good. This is the place in the city to get it, with a side of fluffy Spanish Rice, yucca, fried plantains, etc., and washed down with some fruit licuados or horchata. It's a Peruvian place so skip the pupusas.
• Pollo Campero | 3229 14th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 745-0078 | Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 9PM daily $4-8A Guatemalan fast food chain offering fried Chicken which is of significantly higher quality than the garbage you would get at a KFC or Popeye's, along with Central American sides and drinks. It's hardly the best food in the area, but it is fast food, and a fun experience.
• Taquería Distrito Federal | 3463 14th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 276-7331 | Opening Hours: Sunday - West 8AM Monday - 9PM, Thursday - Sa 8AM Monday - 11PM $1.50-7D.C.'s sole authentic Mexican food is served out of this tiny hole-in-the-wall. The tacos are surprisingly good, even compared to those you would get in a city with a large Mexican community, and you won't go wrong with any of the available fillings. Their menudo, available only on weekends, is likewise excellent.
• The Diner - 2453 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 232-8800 | Opening Hours: 24 hour daily $4-15 It's a 24 hour diner on the booziest street in the city. Amazingly and the food is actually good! D.C. is rather lacking in 24 hour establishments, so this location is very popular. Weekend nights include performances by local DJs, so expect to brave crowds late nights F-Sa.
• Donburi | 2438 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 629-1047 - Rice bowls: $9-12 Japanese Rice bowls.

Pupuserías

• Don Jaime Restaurant | 3209 Mt Pleasant Street Northwest GPS: $3-12An odd mix of Salvadoran and American diner food on offer, this is an especially good place for brunch. It's very accessible to non-Spanish speakers, and has a café. The owner is exceptionally friendly.
• Don Juan Restaurant | 1660 Lamont Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 667-0010 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 2AM daily $1.50-15 Don Juan is less accessible to non-Spanish speakers, but the pupusas are some of the best in the city. The atmosphere is a little weird, with a big disco ball complimenting the big flat-screen TV, some deer heads on the walls, and the requisite thumping polka on the jukebox, but that can heighten the experience with the right attitude. Separate take-out entrance is in the back.
• Ercilia's Restaurant | 3070 Mt Pleasant Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 387-0909 | Opening Hours: Monday - West 8AM Monday - 10PM, Thursday - Sa 8AM Monday - 11PM $1.50-9 Mount Pleasant's nomination for friendliest Pupusería in town. It's not just a take-out; there is a nice small restaurant inside, so you can sit back, linger over tasty soups or snack on yuca frita.
• Gloria's Pupusería | 3411 14th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 884-1880 | Opening Hours: 6AM Monday - 11PM daily $2-9 This is the best known of all the pupuserías in D.C., but its quality thankfully has not yet declined.

Mid-range

• El Tamarindo | 1785 Florida Avenue Northwest ☎ +1 202 328-3660 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 3AM; Friday 11AM Monday - 5AM; Saturday to Sunday 10AM Monday - 5AM $12-25 This Salvadoran place offers solid food and solid drinks at reasonable prices, in a nice, comfortable dining room. Another establishment catering to the ultra-late night crowd.
• Johnny Pistolas | 2333 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 817-3255 Mexican.
• Jyoti Indian Cuisine - 2433 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 518-5892 Traditional Indian cuisine with outdoor seating.
• Lapis Bistro | 1847 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 299-9630 Afghani food in a restaurant decorated with rugs.
• Las Canteras | 2307 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 265-1780 | Opening Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11AM Monday - 3PM,5PM Monday - 10PM, F-Su 11AM Monday - 3PM,5PM Monday - 11PM $22-35 Adams Morgan lucked out when a top Peruvian chef from El Chalán in the Washington, D.C./West End|West End opened this small restaurant, serving traditional Peruvian dishes with a little international flair. Peruvian food is one of the world's truly great cuisines, rich with seafood, some fifty varieties of indigenous potatoes, and the culinary intersection of (Spanish), Incan, and East Asian traditions. Chinese influenced lomo saltado ( beef & potatoes) as well as ceviche (raw fish) are the national dishes, and as with El Chalán and the anticuchos (chicken hearts) are exceptional.
• Meze - 2437 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 797-0017 | Opening Hours: Monday - Th: 4:30pm-1:30am; F: 4:30pm-2:30am; Saturday: 10:30am-2:30am; Sunday: 10:30am-1:30am A Turkish Halal restaurant with an extensive offering of fresh mojitos. Open since 2001.
• Pho 14 | 1769 Columbia Road & 1436 Park Road GPS: Arguably the best Vietnamese food within the city limits.
• Southern Hospitality | 1815 Adams Mill Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 588-0411 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 4pm-1am, Friday 11am-2am, Sa 10am-2am, Sunday 10am-12am Serves southern food such as Cajun style shrimp and grits, crunchy boneless fried Chicken, and Nutella waffles. 2 levels
• The Grill from Ipanema | 1858 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 986-0757 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 4:30PM Monday - 11PM, Friday 4:30PM Monday - 11:30PM, Sa noon-11:30PM, Sunday noon-10PM $20-35 This is no gimmicky downtown place—this is a real taste of Brazil in D.C. Brazilian food is Meat heavy, and the Steaks here are excellent. If Steaks is too one-dimensional, try the feijoada, a stew of various smoked meats, southern greens, fruit, and black beans. Too much meat? Try one of the seafood moquecas. And the potent caipirinhas are among the neighborhood's favorite cocktails. It is a little overpriced, but if you don't mind the extra $5-10, this makes for a great dinner date.
• Choong Man Chicken Draft House | 3115 14th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 797-7227 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday noon-10:30PM, Friday noon-midnight, Sa 9AM Monday - midnight, Sunday 9AM Monday - 10:30PM $10-30A restaurant with lots of outdoor seating, good wings, and a good brunch.

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• Johnny's Half Shell | 1819 Columbia Road ☎ +1 202 737-0400 | Opening Hours: Breakfast: Tuesday to Friday 7AM Monday - 9:30AM; lunch: Monday to Friday 11:30AM Monday - 2:30PM, dinner: Monday to Saturday 5PM Monday - 10PM $35-65 A great seafood restaurant. Some of the best entries on the menu, such as the Maine lobster, are from outside the region.
• Mintwood Place | 1813 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 234-6732 | Opening Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 5:30PM Monday - 10:30PM, Sa 10:30AM Monday - 11:30PM (with midday break), Sunday 10:30AM Monday - 9:30PM (with midday break), price= A modern French-American fusion restaurant, serving dinner all week (except Monday) and brunch on weekends. Named one of the Best New Restaurants in 2013 by Conde Nast Traveler. Features a charming but relatively loud dining room, and outdoor seating that is very nice during the warmer months, with a great location for Adams Morgan peoplewatching.
• Perry's | 1811 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 234-6218 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 5:30PM Monday - 10:30PM, Friday 5:30PM Monday - 11:30PM, Sa 11AM Monday - 3PM,5:30PM Monday - 11:30PM, Sunday 10:30AM Monday - 2:30PM,5:30PM Monday - 10:30PM $20-45 There are a lot of reasons to come here and the biggest being the rooftop patio seating and the masterful cooking (mostly Japanese and Middle Eastern "tapas") by famous local chefs as well as an import from New York's Bond Street. Other attractions include drag queen brunch ($24.95) on Sundays, and happy hour specials on sushi and tapas (Monday to Friday 5:30PM Monday - 7:30PM)

}} You have plenty of choices for drinking in Adams Morgan - you'd be well-served to do your own reconnaissance by walking up and down 18th St. Several restaurants have sidewalk or rooftop patios that are open during the warmer months. Bars serve anything from affordable pitchers of organic juice to expensive cocktails.

Be aware that on F-Sa nights and the crowd is young and drunk and the whole thing can look a bit like the capital's take on Mardi Gras. That's either a plus or a minus depending on your view, but you can escape this crowd if you choose your bar carefully. Regardless of your tastes, you should be sure to stop by the legendary New Orleans themed Madam's Organ, which offers live music every night of the week.

Bars/Lounges

• Bedrock Billiards | 1841 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 667-7665 Offers billiards and shuffleboard and displays artwork by local artists.
• Bourbon | 2321 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 332-0800 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 6PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 6PM Monday - 3AM; brunch: Saturday to Sunday 11AM 10-ounce burger: $16 Offers a very wide selection of its namesake drink—150 whiskeys, to be precise, not just bourbons. Don't like whiskey? They also have a great selection of American soft drinks & microbrews. The dance floor upstairs is popular on weekend nights, but otherwise it's better to visit at a more relaxed time of the day—the noise, especially from the embarrassingly classless bartenders, interferes with the proper enjoyment of a $30 Scotch.
• Dan's Cafe | 2315 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 265-9241 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 7PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 7PM Monday - 3AM This family run operation is a true dive and most colorful bars in the city. Operated since 1965 by owner Clinnie Dickens, who is now in his 80s. SoCo lime shooters are served in squeeze ketchup bottles. It's a one of a kind experience. If you want a dive on 18th St, this is it. Cash only.
• El Chucho | 3313 11th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 290-3313 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 4PM Monday - 2AM, Friday 4PM Monday - 3AM, Sa 11:30AM Monday - 3AM, Sunday 11:30AM Monday - 2AM This taqueria / bar is known for their happy hour specials, which include $5 margaritas (including a habanero spiced margarita that has a real kick), $3 for a pair of tacos, and $2.50 for their famous grilled corn with Cheese (named by Washingtonian magazine as one of DC's "2013 dishes you absolutely need to try"). Note that the kitchen closes before the bar does.
• Jack Rose Dining Saloon | 2007 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 588-7388 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Th: 5PM Monday - 2AM; F-Saturday: 5PM Monday - 3AM A whiskey-themed bar with huge windows for smoking cigars.
• Jug & Table | 2446 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 232-7663 Wines by the jug or by the glass.
• Meridian Pint | 3400 11th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 588-1075 A popular bar focused on sustainability.
• Roofers Union | 2446 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 518-3800 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 5PM Monday - 3AM The biggest bar in the area, with three-levels plus a more relaxed rooftop deck offering great views of the neighborhood from its tables. The club, and of course the rooftop patio, can get extremely crowded, so show up early on the weekends. No dress code, no cover.

• Room 11 | 3234 11th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 332-3234 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 1AM, F-Sa 5PM Monday - 2AM A new neighborhood bar/café/cocktail spot. It has a tiny inside and a bigger patio area. They specialize in good for a good value, and they make great cocktails, which rotate frequently. They also have tasty small dishes like salads, soups, and panini, plus Cheese and Meat plates. A nice spot to relax, have a drink, and if you're interested, discuss and cocktails with the bartender.
• Seasons & Sessions | 2427 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 667-7665 A large selection of soft drinks.
• Shenanigans Irish Pub | 2450 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 588-7405 A good selection of Irish soft drinks and drinks. Popular with the young and drunk crowd.
• Smoke and Barrel | 2471 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 319-9353 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 2AM, Friday 5PM Monday - 3AM, Sa 11AM Monday - 3AM, Sunday 11AM Monday - 2AM Eclectic organic juice selection and great BBQ food, including vegan options.
• Town Tavern | 2323 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 387-8696 A bar on the first floor; dancing upstairs.
• The Wonderland Ballroom | 1101 Kenyon Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 232-5263 | Opening Hours: 5PM Monday - 2AM daily Columbia Heights' neighborhood bar is beloved by the neighborhood's residents, especially the hipsters for the welcoming, local neighborhood bar vibe. There's a lot of history at this café. Its previous incarnation as Nob Hill was a legendary bar that had quite a run from 1954–2004. Weekends are crowded, but people will be happy to let you squeeze. Dance floor upstairs.
• Zeba | 3423 14th Street Northwest GPS: A multi-level bar with a dance floor, friendly bartenders, hookah, and good Pizzas.

Clubs

Mount Pleasant Historic District - Mount Pleasant rowhouses

• Club Heaven & Hell | 2327 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 667-4355 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 5PM Monday - 3AM This club is a bit unordinary, but the theme is fun. Basement is hell (who would've thought hell would be the most low-key and conversation friendly?), first floor is purgatory (appropriate for anyone stuck in line), and the upper floor is of course heaven, with its large celestial dance floor. Other than the gimmick and the no dress code policy and $5 covers make this a popular stop. Note that Hell does not have A/C.
• Club Timehri | 2439 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 518-2626 - price= Reggae and dancehall.
• Grand Central | 2447 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 986-1742 - price= During the week, it's a sports café. On the weekend, top 40 pop songs are blasting and the venue attracts a younger, drunker crowd.

Live music

• Bossa | 2463 18th Street Northwest GPS: Next to Madams Organ ☎ +1 202 667-0088 - Admission: $5-$8; Mojito: $10 The food is subpar and the drinks are pricey, but the bands are usually great.
• Bukom Cafe | 2442 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 265-4600 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 4PM Monday - 1:30AM, Friday 4PM Monday - 2:30AM, Sa 2PM Monday - 2:30AM, Sunday 2PM Monday - 1:30AM Food: $8-16 The "cafe" bit refers to the food, which is fine Ghanaian cuisine (don't miss the "soft drink meat"). But the attraction that draws the crowds is the nightly live music—mostly reggae bands, but also West African music. The friendly crowd is mostly African, and a good deal older and more laid back than the rowdy neighbors. No cover.
• Columbia Station | 2325 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 462-6040 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 5PM Monday - 3AM Nightly live jazz, no cover. Nothing more needs to be explained, but it's also a nice laid back place to get a drink (while listening to good, local, live jazz with no cover).
• Madam's Organ | 2461 18th Street Northwest GPS: Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 5PM Monday - 3AM Cover: usually $3 Virtually anyone who's been to Adams Morgan has been to the fixture that is Madams Organ. Live music every night—mainly blues but also jazz and bluegrass. Tuesday night is acoustic Delta blues. It owns its own atmosphere, with its stuffed animals, appliances and nick-nacks hanging from the walls and ceiling. Playboy magazine once named it one of the best bars in America, and redheads get discounts.
• Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe | 2477 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 450-2917 | Opening Hours: South Restaurant, bar, and cafe with nightly performances.

Cafes

• Tryst | 2459 18th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 232-5500 | Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 6:30AM Monday - 2AM, F-Sa 6:30AM Monday - 3AM, Sunday 7AM Monday - 2AM Food: $4-10 Very hip café-by-day/bar-by-night strategically placed next to The Diner (same owners). The atmosphere is very friendly and encourages you to just hang out for a while. Free WiFi Monday - Th.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Adam's Inn | 1746 Lanier Pl Northwest ☎ +1 202 745-3600 - $99-199 Inexpensive and international, Adam's Inn is a decent place to spend a few nights. A few cautions: bathrooms are shared unless you pay extra, amenities are limited - no in-room TVs, and breakfast never changes.
• Washington International Student Center - 2451 18th St. Northwest ☎ +1 202 667-7681 - $25 If you'd like to stay right in the center of the coolest street in D.C., this is your hostel. It's very noisy, of course. Lots of international students.

Mid-range

• American Guesthouse B&B | 2005 Columbia Road Northwest ☎ +1 202 768-0335 - $120-220 It's hard not to like this place, with its beautiful rooms in an Adams Morgan 1880s Mansion. Double check that you are OK with the size of your room, though, as a couple towards the low end of the price-range are very small.

• Hilton Washington | 1919 Connecticut Ave Northwest ☎ +1 202 483-3000 - $220-400 The 1,070-room luxury hotel, with a great location near both Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan, underwent a $150 million restoration in 2010. It is famous as the place where former President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
• The Line DC - 1770 Euclid Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 588-0525 - $135 weekend; $300 weekday Its lobby is a former church. Features 3 restaurants by top chefs. Full Service Radio broadcasts live from the hotel lobby. Includes a 1,600 square foot fitness center.

Stay Safe

Crime

Muggings are a serious problem in Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Muggings happen more often on quiet side streets, so simply restricting your walks to the main streets and traveling in groups of three or more will lower your odds of a problem.

Pickpocketing is rampant on 18th Street on weekend nights. Immense crowds of drunk people bumping into each other makes for a pickpocketing bonanza.

Telecommunications in Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

In addition to the cafes/coffeeshops above and the Mt Pleasant Branch Library is a great place to surf the web on the public terminals or the free Wifi:

• Mt Pleasant Library - 3160 16th Street Northwest ☎ +1 202 671-0200 | Opening Hours: M,W 1PM Monday - 9PM, Tu,Thursday - Sa 9:30AM Monday - 5:30PM, Sunday 1PM Monday - 5PM This is one of the city's loveliest libraries and the third oldest in the city (1925), built in the Italian Renaissance style.

Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Washington, D.C./Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

• Washington, D.C./Dupont Circle|Dupont Circle - a wealthier neighborhood to the south.
• Washington, D.C./Shaw|Shaw - a nightlife destination to the south.
• Washington, D.C./Brookland-Petworth-Takoma|Brookland-Petworth-Takoma - the neighborhoods east of Columbia Heights.
• Washington, D.C./Upper Northwest|Upper Northwest - the Zoo and parts of this neighborhood are in easy walking distance, just across the Duke Ellington Bridge along Calvert St. from Adams Morgan.
• Wheaton - the location of more fantastic ethnic dining options.

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