Welcome to Columbia Heights

Welcome to Columbia Heights, the upper northwest hot zone. Home to a city's big park, cool bars, restaurants, and Hispanic culture. Columbia Heights attracts a mix of creatives and international professionals with its grand and humble historic buildings like row houses and embassies along 16th Street NW. Columbia Heights is also an excellent retreat for hikers and bikers, thanks to its leafy parks.

This densely populated neighborhood supports a strip of homey restaurants, bars, and Hispanic attractions like the GALA Hispanic Theatre and Mexican Cultural Institute, which creates a multi-cultural vibe in the area.

14th Street in Columbia Heights Washington DC

This neighborhood's main attractions are the 11th, 14th, and 16th Streets starting at U Street NW. The impressive 19th-century structures with turrets, stained glass, and balconies along 16th Street shelter the embassies and international organizations.

Nearby is Meridian Hill Park, a two-level European-style park with terrazzo walls that holds its fountain, statues, and a lively afternoon drum circle every Sunday.

Columbia Heights' dining scene provides delicious recreations at all hours, from morning omelets at a stylish diner to beer and dancing at a late-night dive bar. Young professionals and stroller-pushing families fill up the Restaurants and bars on the busy 14th street and the laid-back 11th Street, especially on weekends. Columbia Heights' 11th street is the homiest restaurant in the neighborhood and serves indie bars and eateries on the block between the residential Kenyon and Monroe Streets.