The D.C. born-and-bred, the guy who just moved here and discovered Blelvis, the tourist trying to refold her map—all of them are classic examples of the people who make up our city. We don’t presume to know everything about what’s great about D.C. Just most everything. For the rest, we turn to our readers (see their picks on page 156) and to people we think represent just a few D.C. archetypes. We asked them:

What is the Best of D.C.?

Native

Soul-Food Cook

Recent Transplant

Greenleaf Senior Resident

Noted NPR Personality/Political Pundit

Dupont Circle Chess Player

Long-Suffering Caps Fan

Southern Tourist

D.C. Ducks Driver

Go-Go Band

Staffer

9:30 Door Staff

Intern