Georgetown Gourmet

Georgetown Gourmet at 3421 M Street NW occupies the far western end of Georgetown’s M Street commercial strip, in the section that approaches the Key Bridge at the 34th Street intersection. This end of M Street transitions from the concentrated retail and restaurant district of the 3100-3300 block into the mixed residential and commercial character that runs toward the bridge and the Rosslyn connection. A deli and gourmet grocery at this address serves both the M Street foot traffic and the residential Georgetown blocks that the western M Street area borders.

The deli format at Georgetown Gourmet combines the sandwich counter, where made-to-order sandwiches on the bread and with the fillings the customer specifies can be assembled, with the prepared foods case and the grocery selection that gives the format its gourmet designation. Gourmet grocery in the Georgetown market context means the imported specialty items, the prepared salads and entrees made in-house, and the curated selection of cheese, charcuterie, and specialty packaged goods that the Georgetown residential customer expects from a neighborhood food store of this type.

The early morning opening, which begins at 6am on weekdays, positions Georgetown Gourmet as the pre-work breakfast and coffee stop for the Georgetown resident who is heading across the Key Bridge toward Rosslyn or toward the Georgetown campus. The deli that opens at 6am can provide the morning sandwich or the coffee and pastry that the commuter needs before the more formal restaurant format opens.

The M Street location at 3421 is at the western edge of the Georgetown commercial district, which gives it access to the foot traffic from Georgetown University students as well as the residential M Street and 34th Street blocks.

Hours run from 6am weekdays and 7am weekends, closing in the evening each day. The far western end of M Street at 3421 is near the 34th Street intersection and the Key Bridge approach, which gives Georgetown Gourmet access to the foot traffic of Georgetown University students walking from the campus direction as well as the M Street residential population above the commercial block. The deli and gourmet grocery format serves a practical function that the restaurant-heavy Georgetown commercial district does not always address: the store where you can buy a prepared salad, a sandwich, a specialty cheese, and a bottle of wine without sitting down at a table. For the Georgetown resident who shops on M Street and wants to pick up prepared dinner components on the way home, Georgetown Gourmet provides the neighborhood food store that the commercial corridor needs alongside its restaurant concentration. The early morning opening at 6am on weekdays distinguishes Georgetown Gourmet from the restaurant-heavy Georgetown commercial district, where the earliest openings are typically the coffee shops. For the Georgetown professional who needs breakfast provisions before the commute, the deli at 3421 M Street is the reliable early-morning address at the western end of Georgetown’s M Street corridor.