Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, DC. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW to the west, M Street NW to the South, and Florida Avenue NW to the north.

Dupont Circle is considered a historic locale in the development of the American Gay identity. Gentrification accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s, and the area is now a more mainstream and trendy location with coffeehouses, restaurants, bars, and upscale retail stores. Since 1997, a weekly farmers market has operated on 20th Street NW.

This is a very vibrant neighborhood that contains shops, restaurants, music venues, and art galleries. Special Features of this neighborhood include Kramerbooks, The Phillips Collection, ArtJamz, and National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden and Ice Rink. Some of the restaurants in this area include Urbana, Komi, Tabard Inn, Firefly, Agora Restaurant, Obelisk, Mai Thai, and Little Serow.