Ivy City

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About this Neighborhood

Ivy City is a small Northeast DC neighborhood, once dominated by warehouses and still bordering the Amtrak coach yard, now transformed into a maker-and-drinker destination. It scores a strong 83 Walk Score with clean AQI-26 air and no flood risk, alongside 16 restaurants, four coffee shops, five groceries, four courts, six parks, and four fitness spots. The 2,876 Yelp reviews average a high 4.8, with anchors like the Stable DC food hall, Neopol Savory Smokery, and Kick Axe Throwing. Foursquare's tastes capture the reinvention: alongside government and industrial structures sit a seafood restaurant, a brewery, a distillery, a sandwich spot, and new-American kitchens. Founded back in 1873, Ivy City has turned its industrial bones into one of the city's most distinctive nights out.

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