Chinatown, Washington DC

Fresh noodles made in the window, Chinatown DC

Closest Metro stop: Galley Pl - Chinatown
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Chinatown, Washington DC is not your typical big-city Chinatown.  In fact, there are only about two city blocks of Chinese restaurants and stores.  The large oriental Friendship Arch adorning the street seems a bit out of place for such a diminutive Asian neighborhood.  This Chinatown neighborhood is a bustling commercial district, part of the DC neighborhood known as Downtown.  This entertainment center of town is home to the multi-purpose arena, the Verizon Center, and a dining and shopping hub.  At night, the signs and streets are brightly lit kind of like a mini-Times Square sprinkled with a dozen-or-so Chinese restaurants.

Conveniently, there is a Metro stop right there: Gallery Place / Chinatown Station.  Nearby attractions include the Verizon Center, Washington Convention Center, Bar Louie, International Spy Museum, National Building Museum, Gordon-Biersch Brew-Pub, and the many shops on 7th street.  There are many tourist-trap restaurants that are less-than-authentic. 

Our favorite "authentic" restaurant is Chinatown Express.  Despite the cliché name, this is an authentic Chinese restaurant located in the touristy DC Chinatown.  The freshness is evident by the cooks preparing hand-made dumplings and fresh noodles right in the window.  Cheap prices, tasty food - dinner for about $12.  Try the Mixed Bar-B-Que dish (not listed on the menu) which consists of Chinese Bar-B-Que roast duck, roast pork, soyu chicken, and squid - also try the Beef with Black Bean Sauce Chow Fun noodle dish.  Located at the corner of 6th St and H St (view map)

 
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