Guidebook for Alexandria
Food Scene
Buzz is a fun neighborhood bakery and coffee shop, a three minute walk from my townhouse. Great place to work, read, etc. Often fills up with locals on the weekends.
42 locals recommend
Buzz Bakeshop
901 Slaters LnBuzz is a fun neighborhood bakery and coffee shop, a three minute walk from my townhouse. Great place to work, read, etc. Often fills up with locals on the weekends.
Drinks & Nightlife
A speakeasy without signage -- best drinks in Old Town. Located near the corner of King and Columbus street in Old Town -- is open when the blue light is on.
24 locals recommend
PX
728 King StA speakeasy without signage -- best drinks in Old Town. Located near the corner of King and Columbus street in Old Town -- is open when the blue light is on.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
750 Pennsylvania Ave. SEParks & Nature
For any aviation fans: Gravelly Point may be the best place in the country to watch planes take off and land -- the park is situated at the end of the runway of Reagan airport, and incoming planes come in low and directly overhead.
88 locals recommend
Gravelly Point Park
George Washington Memorial ParkwayFor any aviation fans: Gravelly Point may be the best place in the country to watch planes take off and land -- the park is situated at the end of the runway of Reagan airport, and incoming planes come in low and directly overhead.