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  • An enormous restaurant with an enormous menu – over 100 entrées – spread over three stories of Union Station and on to a walkway in good weather. Traditional American fare, such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, to New American cuisine.

  • A restaurant and bakery with great sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts.

  • Popular with politicians, this bar has a better-than-average selection of salads, sandwiches, and hamburgers. Crowded at weekday lunchtimes.

  • A German restaurant in a townhouse setting. Wiener schnitzel , pork loin with sauerkraut, and other hearty dishes. The desserts are tempting.

  • An Irish pub with free-flowing pints and good solid food: try filet of salmon, lamb with mustard crust or the shepherd’s pie. Outdoor patio in summer. Irish music from 9pm.

  • A fine, unpretentious French restaurant. Try the terrine of foie gras or rack of lamb.

  • If you enjoy feeling part of the government scene, this is the place to eat. Lunch only.

  • This lunchtime counter with nearby tables serves barbecue food North Carolina style, with a specialty in seafood. Crabcakes, river fish, and flavorful salads.

  • Great Tex-Mex food. George W. Bush was a customer before his election.

  • Bigger than average range of national and regional food.

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