District of Columbia

Sidewalk Cafes

Locations and attributes of sidewalk cafes provided by the District Department of Transportation. Each record includes details such as permit numbers, addresses, status, and related business information from the Transportation Online Permit System (TOPS).

Example records
NamebrandStreet AddressaddressFull NamepersonFull AddressaddressXgeospatialYgeospatialSquaregeographicSuffixadditional dataLotgeographicIdnumregistrationXcoordgeospatialYcoordgeospatial
927 15TH ST NW 927 15TH ST NW-8575319.032728634707672.105985390218 0067S457397102.91137149.09
1300 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1300 CONNECTICUT AVE NW-8576351.189567634708433.053181910138 0804S490396298.92137739.93
1301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW-8576272.353909094708447.394303740137 0825S657396360.35137751.03
Use cases

Outdoor Dining Footprint Scoring for Commercial Insurers

A commercial property or liability underwriter evaluating a restaurant account checks whether the business holds an active sidewalk cafe permit and how large the permitted outdoor area is, to accurately price slip-and-fall or liquor liability exposure that extends beyond the interior premises.

NameStreet AddressIdnumDcgissidewalkcafeptareaEdited

KYB Address Corroboration for Merchant Onboarding

A fintech platform onboarding a food and beverage merchant cross-references the applicant's stated business address against government permit records to confirm the business physically operates at the claimed location before extending a cash advance or payment processing account.

NameStreet AddressFull AddressIdnumLatitude

Competitive Site Intelligence for Restaurant Chains

A real estate analyst at a restaurant group maps all permitted sidewalk cafe locations across DC to identify blocks with high outdoor dining density, assess competitor clustering, and prioritize lease negotiations for new locations with available street frontage.

NameStreet AddressLatitudeLongitudeDcgissidewalkcafeptarea