Commonly, visitors only eat downtown and never try restaurants in other neighborhoods.
Washington is full of amazing food, and you can find any kind you want, from trendy brunch to culturally inspired meals. The offerings run the gamut from takeout and fast-casual joints to fine-dining restaurants.
A lot of tourists stick to restaurants near Washington's downtown area, but some of the best food, which reflects the city's incredibly diverse population, is in other parts of the city.
Neighborhoods like Adams Morgan, Union Market District, H Street Corridor, U Street, and Dupont Circle are a little further out, but they're filled with great restaurants and funky bars.
If you poke around these areas, you're guaranteed to stumble upon hole-in-the-wall restaurants, unique foods, and craft beers.
I love a brewery called Crooked Run Fermentation and a pizza joint called Pizza Serata, both of which are in Union Market.
Another one of my favorites is Irregardless, a restaurant on H Street that serves New American fare and specializes in wines produced in the DMV, the nickname for the area encapsulating Washington, Maryland, and Virginia.