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Have you seen the new Karate Kid movie? Do Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith inspire you to want to learn martial arts? Jhoon Rhee Tai Kwon Do at Lee Harrison shopping center offers classes for knee-high ninjas all the way up to adults as well as a kardio kickboxing class.
Shoefly at 2727 Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon gets great reviews from its customers for “hip and funky” shoes. A previous winner from Washington Post Express for best indie shoe store, Shoefly has been nominated for an ABBIE award for Best Boutique.
NOTE: Shoefly is closed.
You no longer have to go to Georgetown to get great cupcakes. Bakeshop on Fillmore Street, nominated for an ABBIE award for Best Dessert, offers Red Velvet and other assorted cupcakes, cookies, layer cakes and even vegan treats.
Spider Kelly’s is a great place to watch football, enjoy Happy Hour or get a late night meal. Nominated for ABBIE awards for both Best Happy Hour and Best Late Night Spot, this Clarendon hot spot has 31 televisions to watch College or NFL football or other sporting events and they have drink specials on weekends from 11-8 as well as from 4-8 weekdays. Spider Kelly’s is open till 2 AM daily and serves their entire menu until last call.
Nominated for an ABBIE award for Best Neighborhood Bar, Thirsty Bernie’s Sports Bar and Grill on Glebe Road near the intersection with Lee Highway has surprisingly good food to go along with its vast beer selection and multiple televisions for watching your favorite sporting event.
EDITOR’S NOTE: 6/30/23 – Thirsty Bernie’s is now Closed.
Nominated as a Reader’s Choice for Best of DC , Azure Dream Day Spa on Clarendon Boulevard offers a variety of face and body treatments including a hot stone massage, foot reflexology and aromatherapty.
