Takoma Park and DC Recommendations
Local stores and amenities
TPSS Co-op is a community-owned grocery store selling local and organic produce. It is just a few minutes walk from the apartment at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen. Leaving the house, you would walk left up Carroll and the co-op will be across the street at the first stoplight at Ethan Allen. We love their bagels. You can stock up on snacks and groceries there, but it’s somewhat pricey. On Thursday evenings during the summer, there is live music and a food truck in the parking lot.
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Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op
201 Ethan Allen AveTPSS Co-op is a community-owned grocery store selling local and organic produce. It is just a few minutes walk from the apartment at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen. Leaving the house, you would walk left up Carroll and the co-op will be across the street at the first stoplight at Ethan Allen. We love their bagels. You can stock up on snacks and groceries there, but it’s somewhat pricey. On Thursday evenings during the summer, there is live music and a food truck in the parking lot.
Spring Mill Bakery is across the street from the Co-op and has a great selection of breads, sandwiches, and pastries. They also sell coffee but no espresso drinks.
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Spring Mill Bread Company
7300 Carroll AveSpring Mill Bakery is across the street from the Co-op and has a great selection of breads, sandwiches, and pastries. They also sell coffee but no espresso drinks.
Laundromat, a few minutes walk from our place-- there is also a dry cleaner in the same strip.
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Suds Laundromat
7334 Carroll AveLaundromat, a few minutes walk from our place-- there is also a dry cleaner in the same strip.
Takoma Postal and Business Center sits alongside Spring Mill Bakery and the other local businesses at 7304 Carroll Avenue. Here you can ship packages, copy, print and fax documents and more.
Takoma Postal & Business Center
7304 Carroll AveTakoma Postal and Business Center sits alongside Spring Mill Bakery and the other local businesses at 7304 Carroll Avenue. Here you can ship packages, copy, print and fax documents and more.
There is a CVS in downtown Takoma at 110 Carroll Avenue NW (just over the border in DC)which is about a 15-minute walk from our house on the way to the Metro station.
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CVS
3642 Georgia Ave NWThere is a CVS in downtown Takoma at 110 Carroll Avenue NW (just over the border in DC)which is about a 15-minute walk from our house on the way to the Metro station.
On Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm, there is a great farmers’ market in downtown Takoma Park with a wide selection of local fruits, vegetables, flowers, and baked goods. It is at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Carroll Avenue.
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Takoma Park Farmers Market
6931 Laurel AveOn Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm, there is a great farmers’ market in downtown Takoma Park with a wide selection of local fruits, vegetables, flowers, and baked goods. It is at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Carroll Avenue.
Takoma Park restaurants
Restaurants, bars and coffee shops within walking distance of our place.
Seoul Food is a Korean restaurant in the strip mall at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen between the laundromat and Spring Mill Bakery just a few minutes walk from the house. They have a great selection of vegetarian and meat dishes. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
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Seoul Food D.C.
7302 Carroll AveSeoul Food is a Korean restaurant in the strip mall at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen between the laundromat and Spring Mill Bakery just a few minutes walk from the house. They have a great selection of vegetarian and meat dishes. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Roscoe’s is a popular pizza restaurant named after the Takoma Park rooster, Roscoe. Our kids love it. A 15 minute walk from our place.
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Roscoe's Pizzeria
7040 Carroll AveRoscoe’s is a popular pizza restaurant named after the Takoma Park rooster, Roscoe. Our kids love it. A 15 minute walk from our place.
Cielo Rojo is a very popular taco restaurant that opened recently with indoor and patio seating. It is closed on Mondays.
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Cielo Rojo Restaurant
7211 Carroll AveCielo Rojo is a very popular taco restaurant that opened recently with indoor and patio seating. It is closed on Mondays.
Takoma Beverage Company is great for breakfast and a coffee or to sit with your laptop. It's also a good spot for dinner and a cocktail.
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Takoma Beverage Company
6917 Laurel AveTakoma Beverage Company is great for breakfast and a coffee or to sit with your laptop. It's also a good spot for dinner and a cocktail.
Kin Da is a Thai restaurant with standard tasty Thai fare., it's a 15 minute walk from our place.
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Kin Da
6923 Laurel AveKin Da is a Thai restaurant with standard tasty Thai fare., it's a 15 minute walk from our place.
Republic, so named because our city is sometimes known as “The People’s Republic of Takoma Park”, serves pub fare and seafood and has the best bar in town.
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Republic
6939 Laurel AveRepublic, so named because our city is sometimes known as “The People’s Republic of Takoma Park”, serves pub fare and seafood and has the best bar in town.
Busboys and Poets is a local chain with a social change agenda and a bookstore in each restaurant. They regularly hold poetry readings and other events. The food is American with a range of sandwiches, salads, and other options.
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Busboys and Poets
235 Carroll St NWBusboys and Poets is a local chain with a social change agenda and a bookstore in each restaurant. They regularly hold poetry readings and other events. The food is American with a range of sandwiches, salads, and other options.
Mansa Kunda offers some delicious traditional West African food. It’s about a 15 minute walk in the opposite direction from downtown Takoma past the Adventist hospital. Check out the Bird Calls Phone outside the restaurant. It’s a former pay phone that now plays bird calls by local bird species.
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Mansa Kunda Restaurant
8000 Flower AveMansa Kunda offers some delicious traditional West African food. It’s about a 15 minute walk in the opposite direction from downtown Takoma past the Adventist hospital. Check out the Bird Calls Phone outside the restaurant. It’s a former pay phone that now plays bird calls by local bird species.
Playgrounds and recreation - close to our place
Opal Daniels Park is a small neighborhood park with a playground, fitness course, picnic tables and a grill. There is an unmarked entrance to the park across the street from our home. Cross the road and walk up the hill past three or four houses, the path is on the right next to the bus stop.
Opal A. Daniels Neighborhood Park
7515 Hancock AvenueOpal Daniels Park is a small neighborhood park with a playground, fitness course, picnic tables and a grill. There is an unmarked entrance to the park across the street from our home. Cross the road and walk up the hill past three or four houses, the path is on the right next to the bus stop.
Jackson-Boyd playground is a small playground at the corner of Jackson and Boyd, two blocks from the house. Turn left outside the house, turn left again at Boyd and the playground is at the end of that block.
Jackson-Boyd Neighborhood Park
7398 Jackson AvenueJackson-Boyd playground is a small playground at the corner of Jackson and Boyd, two blocks from the house. Turn left outside the house, turn left again at Boyd and the playground is at the end of that block.
Sligo Creek Trail is located a short walk from the house. There is easy access at the intersection of Jackson and Sligo Creek Parkway. The trail is a 10.2 mile wooded trail along the creek side. On Sundays a section of the parkway is closed to vehicular traffic so it’s a great spot to walk or ride a bike share bicycle.
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Sligo Creek Trail
Sligo Creek TrailSligo Creek Trail is located a short walk from the house. There is easy access at the intersection of Jackson and Sligo Creek Parkway. The trail is a 10.2 mile wooded trail along the creek side. On Sundays a section of the parkway is closed to vehicular traffic so it’s a great spot to walk or ride a bike share bicycle.
Travel and transportation
There is a Capitol Bike Share station located a couple of blocks from our place, outside the Co-op. You can rent a bike for 30 minutes for $2.
Capital Bikeshare Carroll Avenue
There is a Capitol Bike Share station located a couple of blocks from our place, outside the Co-op. You can rent a bike for 30 minutes for $2.
The Takoma Metro station is about a 20 minute walk from the house, or there is a bus stop on Carroll near our house for Rideon bus 12 and 13 which will take you straight there. (Tourist tip: stand on the right, pass on the left on Metro escalators).
The Takoma Metro station is on the Red Line. From the Takoma station it takes about 15 minutes to get to Union Station, or you can change lines to reach the Mall at the Metro Center station.
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Takoma station
327 Cedar St NWThe Takoma Metro station is about a 20 minute walk from the house, or there is a bus stop on Carroll near our house for Rideon bus 12 and 13 which will take you straight there. (Tourist tip: stand on the right, pass on the left on Metro escalators).
The Takoma Metro station is on the Red Line. From the Takoma station it takes about 15 minutes to get to Union Station, or you can change lines to reach the Mall at the Metro Center station.