In the spring, pink blossoms add a splash of joyous color. Once you pass through, the atmosphere relaxes: The centerpiece of the garden, which is based on the design of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, is a large, square pond with a disc-shaped island at its center. Entering the Moongate Garden requires walking through one of two nine-foot-tall pink granite “moongates,” which resemble keyholes to another world. But it’s this garden-within-a-garden where you’ll find the most peace. Haupt Garden already feels like a refuge in one of the city’s busiest stretches. Tucked behind the Smithsonian Castle, where it’s shielded from the bustle of the Mall, the Enid A. Fritz Hahnįind it here: The booth closest to the entrance at Martin’s Tavern, 1264 Wisconsin Ave. But if you want to get some work done, or just enjoy a burger in solitude, “the Kennedy Booth” still delivers. Did JFK get the inspiration to “Ask not what your country can do for you” on this bench? No one knows.
Kennedy, who is said to have preferred sitting here after church, and was observed writing his inaugural address on a yellow legal pad over breakfasts. Perhaps that’s why the booth was favored by celebrated Georgetown resident John F. From this seat, tucked inside the front door of the Georgetown restaurant, the occupant has a view of the bar and the dining room, but the one-sided arrangement makes a strong, unspoken request to be left alone. The table has a hard wooden bench only on one side, meaning the diner (or two skinny diners) sitting at “the rumble seat” is essentially facing a worn, nicked-up partition.
1 at Martin’s Tavern is the most singular restaurant seat in Washington.
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