Acacia Bistro features a pasta and seafood-heavy menu, as well as a variety of Italian and Spanish-cured meats. Those who have celiac disease also have several gluten-free entrees and desserts to choose from.

Primarily focused on sandwiches and bread, Bread Furst also serves up salads, quiche as well as breakfast sandwiches in the morning. Be sure to pick up donuts, cookies, and cakes for a sweet ending.

Buck's Fishing and Camping has been a mainstay of Van Ness for almost 15 years. Even though the menu format and chefs have changed over the years, the restaurant has always incorporated local and seasonal ingredients, as well as wood-grilled meats and seafood.

In addition to Indian curry standards like vindaloo, korma, and makhani, find a variety of Nepalese dishes at Laliguras. Look for momos – dumplings filled with chicken or vegetables.

Little Red Fox is the formidable replacement for the original location of the now-defunct Marvelous Market. The market offers a variety of ready-made foods, local dry goods, and growlers for takeaway. But it's worth settling in for one of the hot sandwiches, and pourover coffee. The owners also co-operate The Den coffeehouse and wine bar a few doors down in Politics & Prose Bookstore.

When it was announced that award-winning restaurateur Fabio Trabocchi would be setting up shop in Van Ness, there was much excitement for a new upscale restaurant in the neighborhood. Sfoglina offers a variety of pasta dishes as well as a $26 lunch special featuring two courses.

This sandwich shop and market comes from the same folks behind Broad Branch Market in Chevy Chase. In addition to sandwiches that include crab cake, BLT, and pastrami, pick up items from local favorite Bullfrog Bagels.

Thai Pad opened in 2015 as a collaboration of four families. Along with the usual curries and pad thai, find a variety of noodle soups, including khao soi and the four brothers noodle soup chock full of roast meat and fish balls.