Oh boo hoo, it seems that traveling to Europe may not be the best idea right now, what with the threat of terrorism looming over the ENTIRE continent. Not that anyone can really afford to travel anyway, so, uh, now who’s laughing? But, if this means continuing to spend your days watching porn in your cubicle instead of enjoying all the socialist pleasures Europe has to offer, one has to wonder if it’s possible to experience any of Europe in D.C.? How about with half-naked Spanish soccer players in bathrooms? Will that do?
D.C. is an up-and-coming city, which means that for every hamburger and cupcake shop, there’s a restaurant that serves European food. And the one where the wallpaper in the bathroom is made up of half-naked soccer players (to guarantee arousal while peeing?), that would be Estadio. It’s a Spanish restaurant famous for its $9 Alcoholic Slushitos that are made with such items as quince, paprika, scotch and sherry. (You can make a less gourmet, but just as good, version of these at home with a little help from 7-Eleven and your favorite liquor). Plus, the restaurant is gorgeous and hams hang from from the ceiling, just like in Spain and many other parts of this pig-worshiping town.
England, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium are the known targets of this terr’ist menace. Here’s where you can get food from each of these countries in D.C., should you have canceled your flights or if you just really like mussels, fish and chips, bratwurst, or meatballs:
England:
Againn
CommonWealth
France:
Bistro Du Coin
Bistro la Bonne
L’Enfant Cafe
Bistro Bis
Napoleon
Germany:
Biergarten Haus
Cafe Mozart (their wurst selection is off the hook)
Italy:
Carmines
Casa Nonna
Vapiano
La Tomate
Dupont Italian Kitchen
Dino
Belgium:
Brasserie Beck
Belga Cafe
Granville Moore’s
Or, if you do end up in Europe, be sure to do what the government says: avoid civil disturbances and don’t discuss travel plans with others.
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Spanish: Taberna del Alabardero – oh my friggin god, so insanely good.
Does Brasserie Beck serve Mormon food?
Yes, but you have to wear special underwear to eat it.
And it's family style. All your wives are welcome.
I wonder do Againn or CommonWealth serve Spotted Dick.
Soused Hog's Face. Now there's a dish.
Toad in the hole and Scotch egg(neither as interesting as they sound).
The Cafe Mozart in Vienna is even better, (and scenes from "The Third Man" were filmed there).
And in Paris, you can get a beer in a McDonald's; and I ain't talking about no plastic cup, I'm talking about a glass of beer.
Turin, Milan, Venice, Florence, Trieste too.
So, Italian, also.
Red and white wine from the soda pop dispensers, at least in the Vatican Museum lunchroom.
I've hear that they don't call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in France, but that's an unconfirmed rumor.
well yes, but no bathrooms.
this was a displeasing discovery we made after being wildly over-served at a charming (suitably) french bistro.
In Alexandria, Dublin-style fish and chips at Eammon's.
My taste buds just came.
OMG, for German food, try the Old Europe restaurant on Wisconsin Ave NW. Their asparagus festival in the spring time is AMAZING.
Real Patriot Merkins eat bar-b-q. The end.
So, no Korean BBQ? Because we got that out the wazoo over here in N. Va.
b.d.'s mongolian is great stuff.
I'm shocked, shocked I say, by how many wonkette-ites would rather eat food than hang out with half-naked Spanish soccer players in bathrooms. It says so much about so much.
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or take arms against a pile of biscuits and by opposing, end them…
Wish there was somewhere around my neck of the woods where I could get a decent order of fish and chips.
Oh forgot, Long John Silvers! (wretch)
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