Chili Half-Smoke, fries, and vanilla shake please! Sounds good doesn’t it? Well Ben’s Chili Bowl first opened in 1958 and has been fixture in DC’s U Street Corridor/Cardozo/Shaw neighborhood ever since serving its famous half-smokes to locals, visitors, and celebrities alike. With regulars like Chris Tucker, features on shows like Man v. Food, and scenes in major films like The Pelican Brief, Ben’s is a DC institution.

Walk along U Street, explore the area’s street art, shop its local stores, tour its museums, and then fuel up at this nationally recognized establishment. 

Size: 5x7
Materials: watercolor + pen on watercolor paper