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Dining Out
DC boasts every kind of cuisine under the sun, and the embassy district holds rich pickings for the culinary connoisseur. There is something for every food-lover among our recommendations.
• Café Dupont?: Modern French Brasserie at The Dupont Hotel
• Sette Osteria : ?Italian Restaurant - great for pizza.
• Ristorante i Ricchi : Authentic Tuscan and regional Italian cuisine
• Taj Mahal? : A range of Indian cuisine
• Ruth's Chris Steak House : Prime steak restaurant
• Smith and Wollensky's? : Premier traditional steakhouse
• Lima? : Latin restaurant and lounge
• Marrakech Palace : Moroccan cuisine
• Nora : American cuisine
• Georgina Brown's : Southern American cuisine
• City Lights of China? : Award winning Chinese restaurant
• Raku Restaurant? : Asian dining
• The Source? : Fine dining restaurant headlined by Chef Wolfgang Puck
• The Melting Pot? : Dip into something different and cook your own meal at this fondue restaurant

Nightlife and Entertainment in Washington DC
DC enjoys live music in all its forms, from early jazz to Irish to Chinese. Make sure you get along to one of our recommended venues for an evening of top entertainment.
• 9:30 Club? : 815 V St. NW?Live music club
• Black Cat? : 1811 14th St. NW?Live music club
• Madam's Organ : 2461 18th St.?Live music club
• Blues Alley Jazz : 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW?Jazz club offering a unique ambiance reminiscent of the 1920's and 30's
• Butlers Lounge?10th & H St. NW? : Modern jazz club featuring top jazz concerts on 4 large plasma televisions
• Coeur De Lion : 926 Massachusetts Ave. NW?Live music venue with pianist and weekend dancing
• Dubliner Pub : 520 N. Capitol St. NW?Live music venue providing nightly entertainment and Guinness on tap
• Mie N Yu : 3125 M St. NW?Nightly DJ's, belly dancers and Chinese lion performances on weekends
• Irish Channel : ?500 H St. NW?Live music Tue-Sat as well as trivia night every Monday
• Murphy's of DC : 2609 24th St. NW?Live Irish music nightly
• DC Improv Comedy Club : 1140 Connecticut Ave N.W.
• WDC 20036 : The nation’s #1 venue for all your comedy needs; featuring national touring headliners, local celebrities, a comedy school, two showrooms, plus a full restaurant and bar.
• Buffalo Billiards Sports Bar1 : 330 19th Street, Washington DC 20036?Shows all the major sporting events including all NFL Games, College Football, MLS and MLB.
• James Hoban's Irish Restaurant and Bar? : 1 Dupont Circle NW, Washington DC 20036?Named after the Irish architect of The White House, this Irish Restaurant and Bar brings a flavour of Ireland to Washington DC.
• Oya Lounge?Penn Quarter : 777 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001?Classic, American and Asian lounge and restaurant with private dining facilities.
• Cafe Citron? : 1343 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20036-1801?Restaurant and Club with a menu featuring a selection of Latin American dishes.Latin tunes sets a festive scene for margaritas
• Tatoo? : 1413 K St. NW? : Small edgy venue that brings the love of rock n' roll back to the DC night scene
• Science Club : 1136 19th St. NW? : Funky nightclub with great decor
• Oya?777 : 9th St. NW? : Red crocodile bar, marble fireplace and white banquette filled lounge for martinis
• Lotus Lounge : 1420 K St. NW? Lounge in the shape of a lotus flower with bamboo DJ booth
• Home Ultrabar? : 911 F St. NW? Night club with four levels, five bars and music from world beats to house
• Fur Nightclub : 33 Paterson St. NE? Nightclub with multiple dancefloors, private rooms and luxe sunken lounges
• Cafe St-Ex : 1847 14th St. NW ?Bistro named after The Little Prince author
Culture
• Corcoran Gallery of Art?500:  17th St. NW? A major center of America and European art
• Ford's Theatre : 511 10th Street. NW? Washington's home for musicals and plays
• Warner Theatre : 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 111, Washington D.C. 20004-2405?One of Washington DC's most beautiful historic venues.
• National Theatre? : 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004?Located just a few blocks from The White House, this theatre was founded in 1835 and mostly hosts travelling Broadway musicals.
• The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art : s?2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566?  The Kennedy Center is America's living memorial to President Kennedy and was established to fulfill his vision of presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.
• The Hirshhorn : ?Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20013-7012?  The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the art and artists of our time.
• National Air and Space Museum?National Mall Building, Independence Ave at 6th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20560?  The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.
• The Phillips Collection : 1600 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20009?  Encounter superb works of modern art in an intimate setting at The Phillips Collection, an internationally recognized museum in Washington's vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood.