M Street

Georgetown, Washington, DC – Home to some of the District’s most popular restaurants, bars, and high-end shops, M Street is a central part of the Georgetown experience, especially for the fourteen thousand students at nearby Georgetown University.

Lined with cobblestone sidewalks and 18th-century colonial homes, the area is awash during the day with local prepsters shopping at mainstream stores like Lacoste, Diesel, and Tommy Hilfiger, and fashionistas maxing out their credit cards at Juicy Couture and BCBG, or heading to vintage emporium Annie Creamcheese for designer styles from the 1920s to 1990s.

Cupcake fanatics wait in hour-long lines just to get their hands on a red velvet creation from Georgetown Cupcake, while tourists make the rounds of sights including the Old Stone House, the Civil War-era Oak Hill Cemetery, or the self-guided Kennedy Walking tour, which explores the myriad residencies JFK and Jacqueline occupied during their time in DC.

Once the sun goes down, the area is flooded with congressmen, media personalities, and professionals on their way to dine at some of the priciest and most popular restaurants in the District, including Café Milano for Italian fare and Bodega for complex Spanish tapas.

As the evening progresses, however, the college student contingent shows up to cram into nearly a dozen bars, seeking out a classic American pub experience at Mr. Smith’s of Georgetown, messy barbecue and beer at Old Glory Bar-B-Que, or sports bar madness at Rhino Bar & Pumphouse.

Diverse and hopping with myriad shopping opportunities by day and a college-heavy scene by night, M Street satisfies fashion-conscious shoppers and frat boy partiers alike.    ← read less