Kimmy's bests re food & drink around Washington, DC

* Best hot coccoa: Love Cafe (15 & U in the U St area)-- if you like your coccoa rich, theirs is a good ratio of pure chocolate with milk
* Best guacamole: Oyamel (6 & D in Chinatown)--they make it fresh right in front of you and better still donate a portion of the proceeds from their Guac.
* Best view and decent food: Tabaq bistro (U & 13 in the U St area)--the trek up to the 3rd floor of the restaurant is totally worth it. The city glimmers through the retractable glass roof that is opened up during good weather. You can see the Washington monument, cathedral, capital and the roof tops of pretty old buildings while you snack on delicious mediterranean mezze.
* Best crepes--Bonaparte (Wisconsin & P in Georgetown) has a quaint european cafe feel which attracts an international crowd and serves scrumptious sweet and savoury crepes including the nutella and banana crepe for those with a sweet tooth.
* Best lounge-around cafe: Tryst (18 & Columbia in Adams Morgan)provides a homely atmosphere with it comfortable couches and free wi-fi and surprisingly serves excellent food including perfectly crafted gourmet sandwiches and around the clock breakfast items that include waffles and quiche.
* Best smoothies: Mint's "Green Cafe (Florida & 18 in Adams Morgan) uses all fresh natural ingredients that's healthy too. I loved the Pumkin pie smoothie they had last fall that tasted just like its name but had almond butter and almond milk, spices and pumkin puree.
* Best pastries: Patisserie Poupon (Wisconsin & Resevoir in Georgetown) has all the decadent french delicacies you might expect of a place like this from tiny beautifully decorated petit fours to merinues in different flavours to chocolate croiassants. The tiny patisserie also has great cappucino and offers lunch items like sandwhiches and quiches and has a little outdoor patio.