CELEBRATING THE BEST OF LOCAL โ WASHINGTON, DC ยท MARYLAND ยท VIRGINIA
INQUIRE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP โ
THE INDEX
All our favorite places,
in one place.
The list weโd hand a friend who just moved here.
The Index is where every business we have written about lives โ the restaurants, shops,
studios and practices we genuinely love. Search it by county, by what you are in the mood
for, or just by the name of your town.
LOOKING FOR A WHOLE TOWN RATHER THAN ONE BUSINESS? START WITH COUNTIES โ
WHAT IT WILL HOLD
Nine ways in.
Every category shows up from day one, even the ones we have not filled yet. A dash
simply means we are still looking โ and if you know somebody who belongs there,
we would genuinely love to hear about them.
Eat & Drink
Restaurants, coffee, bakeries, wine
Shop
Boutiques, books, gifts, makers
Home & Property
Interiors, builders, landscape, real estate
Beauty & Wellness
Salons, studios, spas, fitness
Health
Dentistry, medicine, therapy, veterinary
Celebrate
Florists, photographers, venues, catering
Family & Kids
Schools, camps, childrenโs shops, pediatrics
Services & Pros
Legal, financial, insurance, trades
People & Community
Artists, studios, guides, community leaders
Nine, and we are keeping it that way. Fewer categories keeps it easy to browse, and easy for us to keep current.
Everywhere on this list
is somewhere we would
happily take a friend.
HONESTLY, THAT IS THE WHOLE TEST
HOW IT WORKS
How a business ends up here.
i
We go and see for ourselves.
We eat there, shop there, get our hair cut there. Then we write about it in our own words, with our own photographs, the way we would tell a friend about it.
ii
A few at a time.
We add slowly, so every business gets a real story instead of a line in a list. If your county looks quiet right now, that is just us taking our time.
iii
We stay in touch.
Once somewhere is here we keep up with them โ new hours, new faces, new things worth knowing. The list is meant to be alive, not a plaque on a wall.
The Index opens with The
Capital Edit, Volume One.
UNTIL THEN, TWO LOVELY WAYS TO BE PART OF IT
TELL US ABOUT SOMEWHERE
Know a place we would love?
Half the places we have written about, we found
because somebody told us. If you have a spot you are
quietly proud of, send us there.
BE FIRST TO KNOW
We will let you know when it opens.
One friendly note when The Index goes live near you.
That is all โ no daily emails, and you can leave any
time.