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Around Capitol Hill : Places to Eat

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1. Dubliner Pub

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.
2. The Market Lunch

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

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.
4. Café Berlin

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

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

A fine, unpretentious French restaurant. Try the terrine of foie gras or rack of lamb.
7. Bread and Chocolate

A restaurant and bakery with great sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts.
8. Library of Congress Café

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

Great Tex-Mex food. George W. Bush was a customer before his election.
10. Union Station Food Court

Bigger than average range of national and regional food.