Eighteenth Street's late-night strip: jumbo slice pizza, Amsterdam Falafelshop, the country's first Salvadoran enclave and the city's loudest 2am corridor.
Reveler's Hour in Washington DC is Bill Jensen and chef Mari Kolchraiber's Adams Morgan Brazilian-Italian dining room on Columbia Road, the sister.
Signature: House-made pastas, Wood-fired grill mains
Order: Whichever fresh pasta course leads the menu.
Tip: Bottles of wine are 50 percent off Monday to Thursday before 18:30; the room takes walk-ins at the bar most nights.
Lapis in Washington DC is Shamim Popal's Adams Morgan Afghan dining room on Columbia Road, a family-run kitchen with mantu dumplings and the Kabuli pulao.
Signature: Mantu dumplings, Kabuli pulao
Order: The mantu dumplings under tomato sauce and yoghurt; the menu's editorial signature.
Tip: The brunch buffet on Saturday and Sunday is the city's best Afghan-food deal at under $25 a head.
Pitchers on 18th Street is the Adams Morgan sports-and-dance gay bar, with A League of Her Own underneath as one of the country's few standing lesbian bars, both Dave Perruzza venues.
Tip: A League of Her Own runs Wednesday to Sunday; check the calendar before walking down. Pitchers opens 16:00 weekdays for happy hour.
Madam's Organ on 18th Street is Bill Duggan's blues-and-bluegrass dive since 1992, five bars across four floors with a soul-food kitchen and live music every night of the week.
Tip: Live music nightly from around 21:00. Happy hour 18:00-20:00 daily; Thursday is Ladies Night with no cover for women.