Best Shopping Spots In DC

Georgetown

By far, my favorite place to shop in DC is Georgetown, particularly M Street. Georgetown offers a wide variety of shops, but most are more high end. Although there are more affordable stores such as H&M and a variety of others. My favorite part of Georgetown is that it has a Juicy Couture store. For all of you Juicy lovers, the Juicy Couture in Georgetown is the only one in DC. I love the outdoor shopping atmosphere of Georgetown. For those of you that take the metro, the easiest way is to get to the Foggy Bottom-GWU stop which is on the orange and blue line.

Pentagon City Mall

Although the Pentagon City Mall is technically in Arlington, Va, it's so close to DC that I feel it's worth mentioning. The Pentagon City Mall is a huge four story mall featuring a huge list of shops. The shops are all indoor which is great for winter shopping. If your planning on a mega shopping trip, the PCM is the perfect place to visit. Although it may take a few days to actually go through the whole mall, especially during your first visit! If your going by metro, take the Pentagon City stop on the yellow and blue line.

Friendship Heights

There are many different places to shop in Friendship Heights. Friendship Heights is found on the red line of the metro. One of the malls found in Friendship Heights is the Mazza Gallerie. There is also a Loehmann's found in Friendship Heights, along with a great assortment of stores on Wisconson Avenue. Right across for the Mazza Gallerie is the Chevy Chase Pavillion. Also found in Friendship Heights is The Collection at Chevy Chase which is very upscale and contains stores such as Gucci and Jimmy Choo.

Tysons Corner/Galleria

Again, both Tysons Corner and Tysons Galleria are technically located in VA, but they are both close enough to DC that I will add them to this list. Both Tysons Corner and Tysons Galleria are located minutes from each other. Tysons Corner offers a wide variety of stores while Tysons Galleria offers more high end stores. Both are located in McLean, VA and currently there are no metro stops near McLean but I hear that one will be built by 2011.

Union Station

Although Union Station is small and doesn't offer much shopping, it is still a nice place to go. Union station only offers a small amount of stores but it's a good place to visit if you want to get some quick shopping done, or just look around. Union Station also offers a movie theater in the lower level, which you could always visit after shopping. The nice thing about Union Station is the fact that there is a nice food court down stairs, and that its easy to get to via metro, just take the red line to union station and walk up the escaladers.

Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery Mall

The Wesfield Mall is technically in MD, but is very close to DC. The store offers a great variety of shops from high ends stores such as the Armani Exchange to department stores such as Macy's and Nordstrom The Westfield Mall is located in Bethesda Maryland. The stores in this mall are pretty similar to the stores in the Pentagon City Mall with a few exceptions. In order to get to this mall via metro, take the red line to Grosvenor and then take the bus to 96 or 47.

Metro Center/ Dupont Circle/ Chinatown

Both Metro Center and Dupont Circle are on the Red line of the metro and are about two stops away from each other. Both stores offer a few good shops along their streets. For example, Metro Center offers a large Macys which I believe is 4-5 stories high, as well as an H&M, while Dupont Circle has a Ann Taylor LOFT as well as some other stores. Chinatown, which is also found on the red line has an Ann Taylor LOFT as well but also an Urban outfitters along with a few other stores.