Around the Club
Around the Club
A curated selection of restaurants, museums, and walks within an easy stroll of the Club. Suggestions and corrections welcome, contact member services.
Nearby Restaurants
Ten hand-picked optionsPhillips Collection Cafe
The museum cafe right next door – light lunches, espresso, and a quiet courtyard. A natural first stop before or after the galleries.
Le Diplomate
Classic Parisian brasserie on 14th Street – steak frites, oysters, lively scene.
Iron Gate
Historic Dupont Circle restaurant set in a 19th-century carriage house.
Annabelle
Modern American with French and Italian accents in a polished Dupont Circle setting.
Bourbon Steak
Michael Mina steakhouse in the Four Seasons – refined American cuts.
Sushi Taro
Long-running Dupont sushi institution – omakase counter or table service.
Rasika
Modern Indian by Ashok Bajaj, Penn Quarter – palak chaat is the order.
Pisco y Nazca
Lively Peruvian ceviche bar a short walk south – pisco sours, anticuchos.
Tabard Inn
Washington’s storied inn on N Street since 1922 – fireside cocktails and a beloved brunch.
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Neighborhood raw bar on Q Street – oysters, lobster rolls, New England classics.
Museums & Attractions
Art, history, and neighborhood textureThe Phillips Collection
America’s first museum of modern art – Renoir, Rothko, O’Keeffe – next door at 1600 21st.
Anderson House
Society of the Cincinnati museum and library, three blocks south on Massachusetts Avenue.
Embassy Row
Self-guided walk along Mass Ave – over 50 embassies between Dupont Circle and the Observatory.
Dupont Circle Fountain
Sunday farmers market, weekend chess players, the city’s most-loved fountain.
Woodrow Wilson House
The 28th president’s final home on S Street, preserved as it was in 1924.
Heurich House Museum
The Brewmaster’s Castle – a remarkably intact Victorian mansion with a carriage-house biergarten.
National Geographic Museum
Photography, exploration, and natural-history exhibits – six blocks east at 17th and M.
Spanish Steps
Quiet stone staircase at 22nd & Decatur – Italianate fountain, very photogenic.
Smithsonian Museums
Eleven free museums along the National Mall – Air & Space, American History, the Castle.
Rock Creek Park
1,754-acre urban forest with hiking trails, beginning a few blocks north of the Club.
Dumbarton Oaks
Byzantine and Pre-Columbian collections with celebrated terraced gardens in Georgetown.