Go Shop View archives

• Current Boutique

  The third location of a consignment empire that started in Clarendon and expanded to Old Town Alexandria, this Logan Circle shop offers first-rate secondhand designer clothing, accessories and shoes to the District. Owner Carmen Lopez assures top-tier modern labels are bought and sold without the hassle of an appointment, allowing chic to be affordable. (9/2011)

  1809 14th St NW
  202-588-7311
  currentboutique.com
  

• AllSaints Spitalfields

  Take classic, slim cut silhouettes, then distress them, and you get this postindustrial British hipster brand, which has opened up shop in Georgetown. Wandering the store, which looks like an East London machinery warehouse, reveals a heavy vintage finish that is applied equally to the co-ed fashions throughout. (9/2011)

  3235 M St NW
  202-595-9828
  us.allsaints.com
  

• TROHV

  An offshoot of a Baltimore furnishings and accessories boutique, this Takoma Park is a welcoming, roomy space filled with home goods and gifts of all sizes like stationery and decorative items. Mixing a variety of vintage and new objects, showcasing “urban grit and southern sensibility,” the owners offer finds for all softer-edged aesthetics. (9/2011)

  232 Carroll St NW
  202-829-2941
  trohvshop.com
  

 

Go See View archives

• The Embassy Series

  Promoting musical diplomacy since 1994 by showcasing individual countries' musical contributions, this concert series is held in embassies and ambassadors' residencies that would normally be inaccessible. Immediately proceeding concerts are thematic receptions that often feature regional cuisine and wine. See "High Stings- Deep Voice" at the Austrian Embassy on Sept. 16. (9/2011)

  Various locations/prices/times
  202- 625-2361
  embassyseries.org
  

• THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

  Celebrating its 90th anniversary with 90 Years of New, a series of special anniversary programs, events and installations in 2011, this intimate showcase of modern art in Dupont Circle is refocusing on some of its original acquisitions through Dec. 31. Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party will return to its original, prominent 1921 gallery placement, and there will be a recreation of the Klee Room, which hung from 1948 to 1982. (9/2011)

  1600 21 St NW
  202-387-2151
  www.phillip...lection.org
  

• PARADISE SPRINGS WINERY

  Fairfax County's only winemaking facility, this site includes a log cabin dating to the early 1800s, later renovated by a Frank Lloyd Wright protégé and now part of a winery and tasting room complex. Wednesday to Sunday, visitors can pay $7 to tour the vineyard and sample a flight of wines in commemorative keepsake glasses. (9/2011)

  13219 Yates Ford Rd, Clifton, VA
  703-830-9463
  www.paradis...swinery.com
  

 

Go Eat View archives

• 901 Restaurant & Bar

  Launched by the team behind Capitol City Brewing, this stylish restaurant-lounge is a beacon for date nights. Featuring Asian-influenced modern American small plates, as well as some richly appointed entrees, the swank, Miami-meets-Hong Kong space is equally focused on a craft brew program featuring five exclusively house drafts. $$$ (9/2011)

  901 Ninth St. NW
  202-524-4433
  901dc.com
  

• America Eats Tavern

  A six-month pop-up restaurant staged in the redecorated Café Atlántico space, this José Andrés endeavor celebrates 250 years of American cuisine in conjunction with the nearby National Archives exhibit What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet. Drawing from vintage recipes ranging from rustic to refined, this gastronomy/mixology showcase reinvigorates iconic dishes. Through December. $$$ (9/2011)

  405 Eighth St NW
  202-393-0812
  americaeatstavern.com
  

• Miller Lite Scoreboard Walk

  It's a whole new ballgame for snacks at Nationals Park thanks to Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group. Revamped in Summer 2011, the concessions concourse now features a crackerjack selection of upscale BBQ, burgers, shakes, fries and tacos starting twoand- a-half hours before the first pitch. The last home game is September 25, so slide in to score a bite, though you might end up rooting for the visitors responsible for these gourmet eats. $ (9/2011)

  At Nationals Park 1500 South Capitol St SE
  202-675- 6287
  washington....als.mlb.com
  

 

Go Party View archives

• Jack Rose Dining Saloon

  From the same folks as Bourbon, this Adams Morgan eatery-cum-imbibery expands its love of whiskey to include rye, malt, Tennessee, Canadian, Japanese, Irish and Scotch. There are five bars on three levels, and over 1,400 bottles of liquor, accessed by rolling library-style ladders and served neat or in appropriately classical cocktails. (9/2011)

  2007 18th St. NW
  202-588-7388
  jackrosediningsaloon.com
  

• Last Exit

  A cocktail parlor accessed through a door in the basement of lounge Tonic (look for the neon arrow), this recess places an emphasis on alcoholic alchemy, showcasing creative house infusions paired with sides (grapes, jellybeans) that enhance flavors and serve as palate cleansers. (9/2011)

  At Tonic; 3155 Mt Pleasant St NW
  202-986-7661
  lastexitdc.com
  

• The Queen Vic

  Named after the Victorian pub from English soap EastEnders, this pub is a bright red beacon in the H Street bar crawl haze. It features 24 taps of Anglophile ales, stouts, ciders, bitters and lagers, as well as an extensive Irish whiskey and dry London gin list. (9/2011)

  1206 H St NE
  202-396-2001
  thequeenvicdc.com