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Since street parking is rare along this stretch of M street, consider the garage on Bank Street or take a cab.

The restaurant doesn't take reservations, so if the weather is iffy, call ahead to make sure there's room inside.

"You'd think you were in Vienna" when sipping Austrian wines by the "fountain" at this Georgetown cafe/bistro's back alley patio – or ensconced at a window table in its "sleek", "stylish" Euro interior; further "transporting" is the "hearty" fare like bratwurst for lunch and a pastry case for "sophisticated adults" to "salivate over", not to mention the Germanic "efficiency" of the service.

Forget all the clichés about heavy Austrian fare served by waiters in lederhosen. Leopold is about as Euro trendy as it gets, with an all-day coffee and drinks bar, an architecturally hip dining space, and a chic little patio complete with a minifountain. Food is pared-down Mitteleuropean: wine soup, crisp Wiener schnitzel paired with peppery greens, an endive salad with mustard dressing. In...

This Parisian and German cafè in boutique-and-cobblestone Cady's Alley is one of those rare species: chic, initimate, innovative, and affordable. Leopold is a stand-out amidst Georgtown's restaurants laden with frou-frou dècor and mile-high prices. Interior design enthusiasts revel in the art museum-esque atmosphere, while foodies flip over fluffy scramble soufflè with plum compote, waffle with...

This European pastry and coffee shop is a hangout for the Sunday crowds who hunger for a genteel brunch, but it also snares those who want an elegant if pricey midday meal or dinner. It entices the breakfast-brunch crowd with its freshly brewed coffees, steamed espressos and European sweets. Just watching the staff serve a Belgian sugar waffle with whipped cream or the rather elegant, puffy...

Leopold's Kafe is a full-service restaurant based in Washington, D.C. The restaurant provides a diverse menu of entrees, salads, breakfast dishes, pastries and desserts. It serves Leopold's schnitzel, summer pasta, gegrillter fisch, brathendl, bratwurst and more. Leopold's Kafe offers a selection of entree salads, including steak salat, Leopold's huhnersalat, endiviensalat, wassermelone salat,...