Dupont Circle

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About this Neighborhood

Dupont Circle wraps a historic roundabout park in one of Washington's most social stretches, with a staggering 135 restaurants and 32 coffee shops in play. Yelp gives the area a 4.8 average, and Hana Japanese Market, The Chocolate House, and The Crown & Crow speak to its mix of specialty shops and gathering spots. Much of the neighborhood sits on the National Register of Historic Places, its cafes and cocktail bars folding into blocks of preserved rowhouses. Six parks and nine fitness spots give the dense, walkable district a place to exhale between meals.