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LIVE LIKE A LOCAL
MEG BIRAM
Artist
DREAM DAY
DEL RAY
“Where Main Street still exists,” Del Ray seems plucked from a Norman Rockwell
painting complete with a local pharmacy, hardware store and butcher. Made-
for-strolling Mount Vernon Avenue is lined with locally-owned eateries, eclectic
shops, wellness businesses, Art Deco architecture and murals. Come for the
relaxed vibe, casual eats and signature festivals and events.
MORNING
Work out at Mind the Mat
then head over to Stomping
Ground for some energy
balls and coffee, or South
Block for a green smoothie. Artsy, community-minded, relaxed
AFTERNOON 2 miles
Enjoy an arugula steak
salad for lunch at Cheeset-
ique, or anything from Del
Ray Café.
EVENING
Leave my studio (which is
also in Del Ray!) and pick
up the pot roast and veg-
gie dinner from Junction
Bakery & Bistro. An evening
bike ride with my husband
to The Dairy Godmother is
a treat.
VIBE IN 3 WORDS
FROM OLD TOWN
ANCHOR
Mount Vernon Ave.
EAT
Catch on the Ave., Cheesetique,
The Dairy Godmother, Del Ray Café,
Junction Bakery & Bistro, Live Oak,
Royal Nepal, RT’s Restaurant
DRINK
• T
 he Front Porch
• The Garden
CAN’T MISS
• A
 rt on the Avenue festival
• The Birchmere
• Colorful murals
• Del Ray Artisans
• First Thursdays
• Poetry Fence
• St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub
DEL RAY LOVE
Del Ray has a happy feeling
to it. I love to eat at different
local restaurants that have a
variety of foods and healthy
options. I also love the
weekend farmer’s market
and the neighborhood’s
slow-paced, low-stress vibe.
Evening Star Café
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Junction Bakery & Bistro