Rice Bar (lots of locations downtown/near museums)

The Best Sandwich Place
Teaism
Tatte

I love Teaism, Good Stuff, Fish Taco, Surfside.

Saku Saku flakerie if they come over to NW / Tenleytown area.

Nando’s is good, I second Teaism for breakfast or a snack.

Teaism
Shawarma District

Chaia
Shouk
Rasa

+1 for Taim and Good Stuff Eatery (also in Georgetown)

And if they go out to Glenstone or Great Falls on the MD side, Fish Taco is a great place to grab a bite.

love the chiko love. make sure to check out their I Egg You weekend breakfast menu at its 8th Street location, which is moving into its own Barrack’s Row restaurant.

Good Stuff Eatery on Penn, right near the Library of Congress.

Chaia

Chiko
Little sesame

Chiko - multiple locations
Tatte - multiple locations
Taim
Little Sesame

Great idea; great host! In Navy Yard -- Rasa -- delicious Indian food; very pretty indoors or, if the weather is nice, there's outdoor seating nearby with good people watching and pretty views.

Trying to compile a list for out of town visitors. I'm looking for the unusual or one or two location spots (so not like Cava or Shake Shack). I'd love to say ok, if you are walking around the musueams and the mall, here are some lunch spots; same for wharf; same for navy yard, etc. Thanks for your ideas!