What DC neighborhood would you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Woodley Park, Cleveland Park and, if you want more single family homes vs. townhouses, Wakefield and Forest Hills and maybe AU Park. All good for dogs. All have coffee shops and metros within walking distance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Navy Yard is perfect for a yuppie transplant looking for coffee shops and dog hellos.

Is Navy Yard cute, though?
Bottom of page two and we still don't know about how much OP wants to pay, buy or rent, where they'll work, whether they want to prioritize parking, metro, or bike lanes.
And at the end of the day if your main criteria is dog-related with a coffeeshop requirement, i.e. you don't have children, you can live anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why no one has said Dupont Circle, West End, Foggy Bottom, and Georgetown. These are the most comparable to Lincoln Park Chicago, and great, safe neighborhoods with tons of restaurants, bars, etc. I would suggest that this is what the OP wants. OF those neighborhoods I think West End is the best (I'm biased b/c i live here). It is central yet quiet, upscale but not obnoxious. It will be more expensive here , but I believe rents are pretty stable and there are plenty of options currently. A PP's suggestion that someone new to town plant herself in Trinidad is borderline criminal negligence. That area still feels rather uncomfortable, plus there's no Metro, and I venture to guess that the OP will be viewed by some as an unwanted gentrifier. The crime over there is high, and although it is true it is usually targeted, the overall vibe that brings to a neighborhood hurts everyone. Shockingly bad advice. its the equivalnet of suggesting a young office worker transplant to Chicago live in Humboldt or Garfield Park - not the worst of the worst, but still pretty bad.

Maybe because Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom feel very much like they're part of Downtown?