U Street
U Street earns the Black Broadway label honestly: Ben's Chili Bowl has held the 13th Street corner since 1958, and the Lincoln Theatre and Howard Theatre bookend a corridor that still works as music infrastructure, not nostalgia. For a first date, the Green Line drops you at U Street-Cardozo, and you can walk from a 9:30 Club show to a late plate at Oohh's and Aahh's without moving the car. The tradeoff is volume: weekend nights from 14th to 18th get loud, slow, and occasionally messy after last call. Pick a Tuesday at Service Bar and the corridor reads completely differently.
U Street by the numbers
U Street runs female-leaning, about 45% men to 55% women.
Median individual income in U Street is about $97,400.
The median renter in U Street pays about $2,340 a month.
About 23,200 U Street residents ages 20 to 49 are single.
Local date spots
- U StreetActivity
9:30 Club
Wheelchair access - U StreetCafés
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Wheelchair access - U StreetDining
Tortino Italian Restaurant
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetDining
BRESCA
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetActivity
Black Cat
Wheelchair access - U StreetDining
Eatopia Eatery
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - U StreetDrinks
Exiles Bar
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetDrinks
Sudhouse DC
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetDrinks
SALAZAR
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - U StreetDrinks
The Alchemist DC
- U StreetActivity
The Atlantis
Wheelchair access - U StreetDining
Jônt
Wheelchair access - U StreetDrinks
Vin Sur Vingt Wine Bar - DC
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetDrinks
Lulu’s Wine Garden
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - U StreetDrinks
Licht Cafe
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - U StreetActivity
DC Comedy Clubhouse - 14th & U Street
Good for groupsWheelchair access - U StreetDrinks
District Alley
Good for groups