Shaw
Shaw rewards dates who can read a neighborhood in layers. The 9:30 Club, Right Proper Brewing on T Street, and the row of restaurants along 7th NW between the Convention Center and Howard give you a full evening without a car. Seylou for pastry, Compass Rose for the date that wants to look worldly, Service Bar for cocktails that justify the price. Tradeoffs: this is one of the most visibly gentrified corridors in DC, and the U Street side gets loud on weekends. Weeknights fare better than Saturdays. Walkability is genuine, parking is not, and Shaw-Howard Metro is the reason to meet here.
Shaw by the numbers
Shaw is close to balanced, about 49% men to 51% women.
Median individual income in Shaw is about $86,200.
The District registers voters by party, and where Shaw sits Democrats make up about 75% of registered voters, to 18% no-party and just 5% Republican.
The median renter in Shaw pays about $2,500 a month.
About 21,800 Shaw residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
- ShawDining
SUCCOTASH
- ShawDining
Shaw's Tavern
- ShawDining
Seven Reasons
- ShawDrinks
Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw)
- ShawDining
The Dabney
- ShawDining
Lupo Verde
- ShawDining
Imperfecto
- ShawDining
Chez Billy Sud
- ShawDining
Amazonia (2nd Floor) | Causa (1st Floor)
- ShawDrinks
Ivy and Coney
- ShawDining
Calico
- ShawDrinks
The Mirror
- ShawCafés
Dolci Gelati
- ShawDining
Realm Rooftop Bar Lounge
Wheelchair access