Penn Quarter - A Washington, DC Neighborhood

Penn Quarter is a revitalized historic neighborhood in downtown Washington, DC. The name “Penn Quarter” is relatively new and not so widely known. The area may also be called Old Downtown by some. Most people refer to the neighborhood as “near the MCI Center” (now the Verizon Center). Since the opening of the MCI Center in 1997, Penn Quarter has become an arts and entertainment district with new restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, art galleries, theaters and trendy stores.

North of Pennsylvania Avenue, halfway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building and just south of Chinatown
See a map of Penn Quarter

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• Verizon Center
  
• National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum
  
• International Spy Museum
  
• Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
  
• National Museum of Crime and Punishment
  
• Gallery Place
  
• Washington Convention Center
  
• Chinatown
  
• US Navy Memorial
  
• Marian Koshland Science Museum
  
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
  
• National Building Museum
  
• Warner Theatre
  
• Shakespeare Theatre
  
• National Theatre
  
• Ford’s Theatre
  
• Woolly Mammoth Theatre
  
• E Street Cinema

Restaurants in Penn Quarter

• Zola
  
• Fogo de Chao
  
• Hard Rock Café
  
• ESPN Zone
  
• Jaleo
  
• District ChopHouse
  
• Rosa Mexicano
  
• Fado
  
• Clydes at Gallery Place
  
• McCormick & Schmick's
  
• Café Atlantico
  
• IndeBlue
  
• La Tasca
  
• Oyamel
  
• Austin Grill
  
• The Caucus Room
  
• Bistro d'OC
  
• Oya
  
• Finn & Porter
  
• Legal Seafoods
  
• Poste
  
• TenPenh
  
• D'Acqua
  
• Ristorante Tosca
• Zaytinya

Hotels in Penn Quarter

There are plenty of places to stay near Penn Quarter. These hotels are located within the neighborhood itself, and you will also find many other Downtown DC hotels within walking distance.