Diners in Washington DC - Greasy Spoon and Uppity
29 Diner - Review
10536 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-591-6720
The booths are small, the tabletops are cracked, the lighting is something akin to a prison hallway, the jukeboxes play almost nothing but country music, earning 29 Diner its greasy spoon cred. This streamlined modern diner from the 1940s is listed the National Register of Historic Places. Breakfast is always served. For lunch, try a patty melt.
Open City - Review
(Coffeehouse/Diner, Woodley Park)2331 Calvert Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-332-2331
Well-trained baristas serve up unique coffee options. Breakfast is served all day. Order the Open City Royale and get a full sampling. Beyond breakfast, they have burgers, homemade pizza, and entrees like BBQ ribs, which you can rinse down with a microbrew at the marble bar.
The Diner in Adam's Morgan
(Diner, Adams Morgan)2459 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-5500
DC does not have as many diners open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as it should. This is one of them. Plus, it has a bar! Waits can be long for late morning breakfast and brunch on the weekends. The Diner is where you stave off that hangover after partying too hard on 18th Street by having pancakes, sausage, and eggs at 3:30 AM.