Sycamore & Oak, Washington DC

I love this place. I had my Pinning Ceremony here for my Hospitality workforce training. I also got to attend a Woman’s campaign/movement right before. We got to watch 2 Go-Go bands play. I got to meet with Muriel Bowser face to face, and ask her a major question about the District. I even got to speak with both Women Chief of Police to ask about the rising crime in the District. Now known as Sycamore & Oak, has done a great job with weeding out the old St. Elizabeth’s name. The vibe was giving a outdoor cozy home feeling, almost as being on a huge outdoor wooden deck. Gatherings, music, and friends and family.

Also, they do Karaoke EVERY Wednesday from 6-9pm. They really changed the look of this whole place, and next to it is the Woman’s basketball arena.

A family-owned restaurant that makes noteworthy crab fries, an Ethiopian cafe, a clothing store that spreads love, a luxury spa, Sycamore & Oak is more than a dozen Black-owned local businesses under one roof. It’s a community passionate about people, culture, empowerment, transformation- the real D. C. Gathering neighbors in Congress Heights, there’s line dancing lessons on Tuesdays, karaoke Wednesday evenings, and a playground and fitness space. With two floors of open seating, it’s a place open Tuesday through Sunday for all to connect, work, create, and dream.

Rating only for DC Tricey’s. This was by far the best Soul Food that I ever had in the city. I went here seeing TOB on Thursday and this food is on point!

Keep saying the same thing nothing is improving. We had vending machines now they’ve gone because the kids had broken into them.

It's a lot of black owned stores from hair care to clothes shopping and food and on certain days you get live entertainment

This SPACE is it. Simply put we absolutely need more Spots like these in the city for THE PEOPLE

Sycamore & Oak embodies the spirit of community, economic empowerment, and liberation. Definitely worth checking out. The stores are home grown, the ambiance takes you out of feeling like your in the city. Nothing else like it in DC.