Guidebook for Silver Spring

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Guidebook for Silver Spring

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Access to red line to DC.
56 locals recommend
Silver Spring station
8400 Colesville Rd
56 locals recommend
Access to red line to DC.
Access to red line to DC.
109 locals recommend
Takoma station
327 Cedar St NW
109 locals recommend
Access to red line to DC.

Essentials

Small corner store just 2 blocks away with beer, wine, newspaper, and basic groceries.
Iva's Market
730 Sligo Ave
Small corner store just 2 blocks away with beer, wine, newspaper, and basic groceries.
Big grocery store.
65 locals recommend
Safeway
11201 Georgia Ave
65 locals recommend
Big grocery store.
Big Grocery Store
138 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
11355 Woodglen Dr
138 locals recommend
Big Grocery Store
Great diversity of local foods.
46 locals recommend
Takoma Park Farmers Market
6931 Laurel Ave
46 locals recommend
Great diversity of local foods.
Local co-op grocery store...small but lots of bulk options.
72 locals recommend
Takoma Park-Silver Spring Food Co-op
201 Ethan Allen Ave
72 locals recommend
Local co-op grocery store...small but lots of bulk options.

Food Scene

Our favorite of many Ethiopian restaurants in downtown Silver Spring. Addis Ababa across the street is also good.
11 locals recommend
Lesaac Ethiopian Cafe
8200 Fenton St
11 locals recommend
Our favorite of many Ethiopian restaurants in downtown Silver Spring. Addis Ababa across the street is also good.
Our favorite local Thai restaurant.
10 locals recommend
Charm Thai Restaurant
8408 Georgia Ave
10 locals recommend
Our favorite local Thai restaurant.
Delicious wood oven thin crust pizza
18 locals recommend
Pacci's Neapolitan Pizzeria
8113 Georgia Ave
18 locals recommend
Delicious wood oven thin crust pizza
Middle eastern food
16 locals recommend
LEBTAV
8535 Fenton St
16 locals recommend
Middle eastern food
Amazing locally made ice cream
15 locals recommend
Moorenko's Ice Cream Café
8030 Georgia Ave
15 locals recommend
Amazing locally made ice cream
Takoma Park institution with a unique menu that mixes Mark's Korean heritage and healthy, vegetarian-friendly options like vegan BLTs.
90 locals recommend
Mark's Kitchen
7006 Carroll Ave
90 locals recommend
Takoma Park institution with a unique menu that mixes Mark's Korean heritage and healthy, vegetarian-friendly options like vegan BLTs.
Closest place to get pupusas -- Salvadoran street food that consists of cheese and other fillings inside thick corn tortilla dough. Fried melty goodness.
14 locals recommend
La Casita Pupuseria & Market
8214 Piney Branch Rd
14 locals recommend
Closest place to get pupusas -- Salvadoran street food that consists of cheese and other fillings inside thick corn tortilla dough. Fried melty goodness.
best cheap Chinese takeout
Golden House
8200 Georgia Ave
best cheap Chinese takeout
Great Indian and Nepalese food made with organic ingredients
10 locals recommend
Ghar-E-Kabab | Indian & Nepali Restaurant | Indian & Nepali Food
944 Wayne Ave
10 locals recommend
Great Indian and Nepalese food made with organic ingredients

Arts & Culture

American Film Institute Movie Theatre
149 locals recommend
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
149 locals recommend
American Film Institute Movie Theatre
Big Movie Theater
86 locals recommend
Regal Majestic Stadium 20 and IMAX
900 Ellsworth Dr
86 locals recommend
Big Movie Theater

Drinks & Nightlife

Classic (80 year old) dive bar with a huge beer and whiskey list, and a food menu that includes tater tots and fried pickles.
38 locals recommend
Quarry House Tavern
8401 Georgia Ave
38 locals recommend
Classic (80 year old) dive bar with a huge beer and whiskey list, and a food menu that includes tater tots and fried pickles.
New, upscale bar in Takoma Park...its name is a riff on what we often call the People's Republic of Takoma Park.
142 locals recommend
Republic
6939 Laurel Ave
142 locals recommend
New, upscale bar in Takoma Park...its name is a riff on what we often call the People's Republic of Takoma Park.