D.C. is a famously walkable city, but why walk when you don’t have to? You all blew up our new Instagram series about finding the best block in the District (thanks 🥳). So, we wanted to bring it, along with some of your suggestions in the comments, over here!
Today we’re starting with 4th St. NW right next to Takoma Metro. Let’s go 🙌
How To Get There
Take the Red Line to the Takoma stop. The C75 or D5X buses will also get you there, albeit a fair bit slower.
Is this the best block in D.C.? (Google Maps)
What’s On The Block?
Start at Lost Sock Coffee Roasters, a small-batch specialty coffee roaster located in the old Takoma Theatre. Their London Fog Latte is absolutely mental, as is their matcha. Expect a bit of a wait on weekends though, as we discovered.
Next let’s head north. Mom and pop run convenience store Fourth Street Market has everything you need, from surprisingly good Jamaican patties to random daily necessities and groceries.
Our favorite stop of the day is just next door. Donut Run — run by some of D.C. punk scene’s finest — also makes the best vegan donuts in town. We grabbed a blueberry cake donut, which is apparently always sold out (why?!).
Matcha from Lost Sock Coffee. (Kaela Cote-Stemmermann/City Cast DC)
Down a little further you have Takoma Station Tavern, where you can have a drink and catch some live music. We passed because it was like 10 a.m., but here’s their schedule.
So many of you recommended Takoma Wellness Center on our Instagram post so that was next up. It’s D.C.'s longest running, family-run weed dispensary. We didn’t buy anything (working hours and all that) but the staff was incredibly friendly and the options plentiful.
The last spot that really brought this block over the top was Joint Custody Records and Vintage. It’s the perfect place to find that niche hardcore record you’ve been looking for or some vintage swag for the winter months.
So, what do you think? Could this be the best block in D.C.?
