Petworth
Petworth dates honestly because nothing here is trying too hard. Timber Pizza Co. on Upshur is the reliable first move; Honeysuckle handles the upgrade. Slash Run does the late drink without the 14th Street markup. The Petworth Community Market on Saturdays at 9th and Upshur gives you a daytime option that isn't brunch. Upshur Street between 8th and 9th is the actual restaurant strip, not Georgia Avenue, which is still mostly auto shops and check cashing. Tradeoffs: thin on weeknights, Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro is a hike from the Upshur cluster, and the rowhouse blocks go quiet fast after 10.
Petworth by the numbers
Petworth tilts female, about 55% women to 45% men.
Median individual income in Petworth is about $62,100.
The District registers voters by party, and where Petworth sits Democrats make up about 75% of registered voters, to 18% no-party and just 5% Republican.
The median renter in Petworth pays about $1,640 a month.
About 16,100 Petworth residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Rock Creek Park
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Lucky Strike College Park
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Takoma Station Tavern
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Little Coco's
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Primrose
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Mita Ethio-Japanese Cafe
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Rinaldi's Riverdale Bowl
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Looking Glass Lounge
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Toro Bar
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Jane Jane
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DIVINO Ristorante Enoteca
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DC AL TOQUE LATIN CUISINE BAR AND COFFEE
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OKPB
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Room 808
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San Matteo
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Snappy’s Small Bar
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Neptune Room