Baseball's Back! Eat Here.

First baseman Adam LaRoche recently proclaimed the Nats have transformed DC into a baseball city. Whether or not you agree, it's a safe bet you'll be headed to the ballpark this season. Here's the quick and dirty on where to drink and dine in the Navy Yard.

Craving something more substantial than Cracker Jack? Chef Matt Adler’s 22oz ribeye (costata in Italian) should do the trick. The beef is dry-aged for 30 days before being paired with a grilled romaine panzanella salad with pickled onions. Another area of the menu to hit is the fresh pasta section boasting nine options. Matt’s Osteria Morini teammates—Kristi Green behind the bar and Alex Levin in pastry—make the still-new restaurant the place to sit down to a sophisticated, full meal even if you’re still in Nats gear.

Fresh cream from Maryland and creativity are the two ingredients that make scoops from Ice Cream Jubilee a must. “We start every staff meeting with a flavor brainstorming session,” owner Victoria Lai tells us. The “icecreampreneur” opened the Navy Yard shop last July after ditching life as an attorney. Caramel Popcorn seems like an opportune flavor before or after a game, but always look for what’s seasonal. In May, popular flavor mango habanero will make its return. You'll also find milkshakes (blend two flavors!) and iced coffee to be new additions this season.

Hit what’s new and trendy in the Navy Yard: Bonchon. The Korean fried chicken joint’s slogan— “Addicted Yet?”—exists for a reason. The double fried chicken is so crispy it sounds like the crack of a bat. If you want to go beyond an order of wings, strips or drums, opt for the crispy chicken sliders marked “new” on the menu. Strips coated in your choice of sauce are sandwiched with slaw between mini buttery brioche buns. This snack should hold you over between a doubleheader, especially if you toss in some draft beers.

Let’s say you took down a G by Mike Isabella chicken parm sub inside Nationals Park and are just looking for a place to have a beer and unpack the game. Bluejacket is the place with 22 house-made beers including five cask ales. Be up on the latest beer trend by trying their take on a sour beer: “Swirl” is a strawberry brown ale that spent time in the sour tank before being matured with 120 pounds of strawberries. If that sounds scary, know that taster sizes are always available. For something simple and refreshing go with one of their signature brews like Forbidden Planet, a dry hopped Kölsch.

Imagine a menu whose food items top out at $3.00. That's a reality at 100 Montaditos—a Spanish import that opened on Tingey Street this winter. Before or after the big game, grab a menu and an order pad and jot down the numbers that correspond to the sandwiches you find enticing. Two are a snack, three make a meal, and the options range from something you’d find in Madrid like chorizo and Manchego cheese to all American BBQ pulled pork. A spacious patio and $10 pitchers of sangria also make 100 Montaditos the pick for cheap eats.