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A night out on the town is made easier with free parking.
This map chronicles hassle-free restaurants in a variety of neighborhoods, from Georgetown to Chevy Chase to the congested downtown area.
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Read MoreComplimentary valet parking makes it easy to sample chef Samuel Kim’s tasting menu options.
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Onion Soup Les Halles always tastes better knowing that your car won’t get a ticket while you dine at Bistro Bis. This downtown spot offers free parking at the garage across the street.
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The local community rallied behind Comet Ping Pong after the #Pizzagate fallout, and here’s one more reason to love this cozy pizza parlor — the restaurant has free parking out back.
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It was one of the hottest restaurants to open last year, and Convivial, which means fondness to feast, also has a fondness for free parking. The garage adjacent to the restaurant validates for two hours.
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No two words conjure up the parking sweats more so than Adams Morgan. But, drivers take note: a free parking lot for El Tamarindo patrons, makes it easy to access Salvadoran staples, like a mouthwatering pupusa.
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The latest addition from the Founding Farmers crew is an enormous restaurant in downtown D.C. The food and drink harken back to America’s earliest days, and the parking, like our great nation, is free too. Be on the lookout for the PMI- Parking garage, located in the same building.
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Arlington can be a notoriously bad place for parking on a Friday or Saturday night, but the Green Pig Bistro is here to help. The restaurant offers limited free parking on level P1 of the garage inside their building.
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In a parking pinch? Woodley Park’s Hot N Juicy has free parking in the garage, located in the alley behind the restaurant.
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Feeling lucky? The MGM Grand Casino opened in December, but it's not just the craps table that's pulling in a crowd. Marcus Samuelson, Jose Andres, and Bryan and Michael Voltaggio are the big names behind new restaurants located here. You'll likely need a car to visit MGM but luckily parking won't cost you a dime.
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Some of the best Chinese food in the city is located in a Days Inn hotel off New York Avenue, just before the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Parking is also free and easy in the lot adjacent to the restaurant.
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Rural Society is an Argentine steakhouse, tucked inside the Loews Hotel. As an extension of the hotel hospitality, diners get free and validated parking if you self-park in the garage on 15th Street NW.
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Sfoglina is the come-as-you-are option from chef Fabio Trabocchi, and the parking is come-as-you-are too. The garage beneath the restaurant validates for two hours.
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Fresh fish tacos never seem to go out of season here at Surfside. Free parking has always hung around too. Park it at the surface lot located across the street from Surfside on 37th Street NW.
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Friendship Heights is no stranger to good sushi. Sushiko, and its restaurant within a restaurant, Kōbō, both come with two hours of free parking. After that, it’s just $1 per hour.
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Complimentary valet parking makes it easy to sample chef Samuel Kim’s tasting menu options.
Onion Soup Les Halles always tastes better knowing that your car won’t get a ticket while you dine at Bistro Bis. This downtown spot offers free parking at the garage across the street.
The local community rallied behind Comet Ping Pong after the #Pizzagate fallout, and here’s one more reason to love this cozy pizza parlor — the restaurant has free parking out back.
It was one of the hottest restaurants to open last year, and Convivial, which means fondness to feast, also has a fondness for free parking. The garage adjacent to the restaurant validates for two hours.
No two words conjure up the parking sweats more so than Adams Morgan. But, drivers take note: a free parking lot for El Tamarindo patrons, makes it easy to access Salvadoran staples, like a mouthwatering pupusa.
The latest addition from the Founding Farmers crew is an enormous restaurant in downtown D.C. The food and drink harken back to America’s earliest days, and the parking, like our great nation, is free too. Be on the lookout for the PMI- Parking garage, located in the same building.
Arlington can be a notoriously bad place for parking on a Friday or Saturday night, but the Green Pig Bistro is here to help. The restaurant offers limited free parking on level P1 of the garage inside their building.
In a parking pinch? Woodley Park’s Hot N Juicy has free parking in the garage, located in the alley behind the restaurant.
Feeling lucky? The MGM Grand Casino opened in December, but it's not just the craps table that's pulling in a crowd. Marcus Samuelson, Jose Andres, and Bryan and Michael Voltaggio are the big names behind new restaurants located here. You'll likely need a car to visit MGM but luckily parking won't cost you a dime.
Some of the best Chinese food in the city is located in a Days Inn hotel off New York Avenue, just before the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Parking is also free and easy in the lot adjacent to the restaurant.
Rural Society is an Argentine steakhouse, tucked inside the Loews Hotel. As an extension of the hotel hospitality, diners get free and validated parking if you self-park in the garage on 15th Street NW.
Sfoglina is the come-as-you-are option from chef Fabio Trabocchi, and the parking is come-as-you-are too. The garage beneath the restaurant validates for two hours.
Fresh fish tacos never seem to go out of season here at Surfside. Free parking has always hung around too. Park it at the surface lot located across the street from Surfside on 37th Street NW.
Friendship Heights is no stranger to good sushi. Sushiko, and its restaurant within a restaurant, Kōbō, both come with two hours of free parking. After that, it’s just $1 per hour.
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