Near the Wedding - Georgetown Favorites

Where to get a coffee: Baked & Wired

Negeen's parents' go-to casual dinner spot: Farmers Fishers Bakers

A Ghaisar family weekly tradition: Haagen Dazs on M Street or Gelateria Dolce Vita

Want to eat with your hands?: Das Ethiopian

When you can't decide between breakfast, lunch, or sweets: Kafe Leopold

Last-minute shopping: Anywhere on M Street!

Manicures: George at the Four Seasons

For a wedding updo or blowout: Drybar

For a light lunch (aka salad): Sweetgreen

For a long line to satisfy your sweet tooth: Georgetown Cupcake

DC Favorites

Our favorite coffee spots: Compass Coffee & La Colombe

Museums: anything on the Smithsonian (ps: they're all free!), our recommendations would be the Air & Space Museum, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, The Renwick Gallery, the Newseum (not free), the Holocaust Memorial Museum, & the African American History & Culture Museum

Must See Places: the Lincoln Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the MLK Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, the White House, the US Capitol Building, & the Kennedy Center

The best sandwich, Persian style: SUNdeVICH

For a casual afternoon (awesome food, books, & vibes): Busboys and Poets

A DC Classic (get a chili dog, chili fries, chili, chili, and more chili!): Ben's Chili Bowl

For serious food, drinks, coffee, and shoes: Maketto

For your sneaker/Nike/Jordan fix (Kouros and Negeen would be really appreciative if you got them a pair too): Ubiq

For the best ramen ever: Toki Underground

For drinks and oysters: Pearl Dive Oyster Palace (Their upstairs bar, BlackJack, is fun too!)

For the most amazing meal, with the longest possible wait: Rose's Luxury

For the best paella and tapas: Barcelona

For Persian kabob grubbing ("fast Iranian food"): Moby Dick House of Kabob

For the best Ethiopian: Dukem

For the best Indian: Rasika

For arcade games & drinks: Atlas Arcade

For a solid, simple bar: All Soul's

For a sweet bookstore: Kramerbooks & Afterwords

For tiki drinks, complete with parrot glasses and umbrellas: Archipelago