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B. Gustatory Guide

Listed, but not necessarily guaranteed.

FOR COCKTAILS:

  • Anchor Room, 12th & H, NA-9220 (servicemen and pick-ups)
  • Cafe Caprice, Roger Smith Hotel, NA-2740 (government workers’ hangout)
  • Chelsea Room, Hotel Carlyle, N. Capitol & E, EX-7670 (gathering place for Southerners)
  • Hay-Adams Lounge and English Tap Room, 800 16th St., NW, ME-2260 (respectable)
  • Hi-Hat, Ambassador Hotel, NA-8510 (pretty babes)
  • King Cole Room, 820 Conn. Ave., ME-3935 (flashy crowd)
  • Mayflower Lounge, Conn. Ave. & De Sales, DI-3000 (political)
  • Statler Hotel, 16th & K, EX-1000 (cosmopolitan)
  • Washington Roof, 15th & Penn., ME-5900 (summer)
  • Willard Hotel, Penn. & 14th, NA-4420 (pretty babes)

FOR DINING:

  • Alfonso’s, 1403 L St., ME-7803 (excellent New York cuisine)
  • Allies Inn, 1703 New York, NA-0523 (famous cafeteria, high prices, elderly ladies favorite)
  • Allison’s Little Tea House, Arlington, Va., OT-7900 (popular suburban luncheon spot; government workers)
  • Arbaugh’s, 2606 Conn., AD-8980 (spare ribs)
  • Cannon’s Steak House, 1270 5th NE, LI-3-8685 (in the market place but high class)
  • Ceres Grill, 1307 E, NA-9427 (government clerks like its good food at low prices)
  • Colony, 1737 De Sales St., ST-8165 (elegant)
  • Collingwood, On the Potomac, OV-1521 (suburbanites’ delight)
  • Duke Zeibert’s, 1730 L, ST-1730 (new and popular steak house)
  • Hall’s, 1000 7th St., SW, ME-8580 (sea food on the waterfront)
  • Fan & Bill’s, 1132 Conn., RE-9856 (New York style)
  • Harvey’s, 1107 Conn., NA-2860 (sometimes the best. Famous for sea food and celebrities)
  • Hogate’s, 9th & Maine, SW, RE-3013 (tourists’ paradise)
  • Hot Shoppes, all over (Washington’s most famous drive-ins)
  • Louis, Ted, 2655 Conn., HO-3222 (local stand-by)
  • Michel’s, 1020 Vermont, RE-1356 (Bohemian atmosphere)
  • Mrs. K’s Toll House, Silver Spring, SH-3500 (bucolic atmosphere)
  • Naylor’s, 951 Maine SW, NA-9659 (sea food where the boats come in)
  • Normandy Farm, Potomac, Md, WI-9421 (delightful suburban atmosphere)
  • Occidental, 1411 Penn., DI-6467 (hangout of five percenters and upper bracket officials. Too crowded for service)
  • O’Donnell’s, 1207 E, RE-2102 (almost everyone comes for the sea food including Charlie Ford)
  • Olmsted’s, 1336 G, DI-8235 (with that wonderful Luchow cuisine from New York)
  • Pierre, Conn. & Q, DU-0666 (the ladies like this)
  • States, 516 N. Capitol, FR-9443 (for tourists)
  • Tally Ho, 810 17th St., ME-3218 (popular for luncheon)
  • Water Gate Inn, On the Potomac, BI-9256 (government girls consider this a treat)

FOR DINING & DANCING:

  • Caribar Bar, Wardman Park Hotel, Conn. Ave. & Woodley Rd., CO-2000
  • Casino Royal, 14th & H, NW, NA-7700
  • Congo Room, Carlton Hotel, 16th & K, ME-2626
  • Lotus, 727 14th St., NW, NA-4766
  • Lounge Riviera, Hotel 2400, 2400 16th NW, CO-7200
  • Madrillon, 15th & New York, DI-4561
  • Mayflower Lounge, Conn. & De Sales, DI-3000
  • Old New Orleans, 1214 Conn. Ave., RE-7284
  • Pall Mall Room, Raleigh Hotel, NA-3810
  • Palladian Room, Shoreham Hotel, AD-0700
  • Rainbow Room, Hamilton Hotel, DI-2580
  • Shoreham Hotel Terrace, Conn. & Calvert, AD-0700
  • Statler Hotel, 16th & K, EX-1000

FOR DINING IN BALTIMORE:

  • Asia, 710 N. Howard, VE-8193 (Chinese)
  • Baum’s, 320 W. Saratoga, SA-7196 (steak and sea food)
  • Belvedere Hotel, MU-1000 (better hotel)
  • Candle Light Lodge, Frederick & N. Rolling, CA-9754 (country dining)
  • Cathay, 110 W. Saratoga, LE-7985 (Chinese)
  • Chesapeake, 1707 N. Charles, VE-7711 (steaks)
  • Dubner’s, 6427 Harfd Rd, CL-6459 (sea food)
  • Emerson Hotel, MU-4400 (politicos’ hangout)
  • Gannon’s, 3150 Frederick, GI-6147 (sea food)
  • Haussner’s, Eastern & Clinton, EA-8365 (unique German with an art gallery)
  • Hollander’s, 10 W. Oliver, LE-9869 (steaks)
  • Marconi’s, 106 W. Saratoga, PL-9286 (French-Italian)
  • Marling House, 20 E. Fayette, SA-4460 (steaks)
  • Maria, 300 Albemarle, SA-9366 (Little Italy)
  • Marty Welsh, 17 E. Fayette, SA-3639 (steaks)
  • Miller Brothers, 119 W. Fayette, LE-2826 (the town’s biggest)
  • Nate’s & Leon’s, 850 W. North Ave., MA-2400 (this is Baltimore’s Lindy’s. Hangout of show folk)
  • Park Plaza, Charles & Madison, BE-4000 (hotel dining room)
  • Pierre’s, 704 N. Howard, LE-3506 (high class French)
  • Pizza’s, 300 S. High, MU-1327 (Little Italy)
  • Roma, 900 Fawn, LE-8065 (Little Italy)
  • Rossiter’s, 1001 S. Hanover, LE-9196 (sea food)
  • Shellhase’s, 412 N. Howard, MU-6783 (H. L. Mencken’s favorite)
  • Sussman and Lev, 923 E. Baltimore, MU-6321 (kosher)
  • Walker-Hasslinger, 1701 N. Charles, VE-9410 (steaks, sea food)
  • White Rice Inn, 320 Park Ave., MU-6790 (Chinese)

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