Restaurants

2Amys

Dupont Circle$$

DOC-certified Neapolitan pizzeria in Cathedral Heights, a D.C. pizza favorite since 2001.

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Ambar Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill$$

Unlimited Balkan small-plates restaurant on 8th Street SE with a rooftop patio.

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Baked & Wired

Georgetown$

Beloved Georgetown bakery and coffee shop known for cupcakes since 2001.

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Ben's Chili Bowl

U Street$

Iconic U Street half-smoke and chili institution operating since 1958.

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Blue Duck Tavern

Foggy Bottom$$$$

Michelin-recognized farm-to-table American restaurant inside the Park Hyatt Washington.

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Busboys and Poets (14th & V)

U Street$$

Community-focused restaurant, bookstore, and event space at the corner of 14th and V Streets.

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Call Your Mother Deli

Logan Circle / Shaw$

Popular 'Jew-ish' bagel deli with a Logan Circle location near 14th Street.

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Centrolina

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$$

Chef Amy Brandwein's regionally-focused Italian osteria and market at CityCenterDC.

Fiola

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$$$

Michelin-starred Italian fine dining by chef Fabio Trabocchi in Penn Quarter.

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Founding Farmers DC

Foggy Bottom$$

Farmer-owned American restaurant near the White House serving scratch-made comfort food daily.

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Jaleo

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$

José Andrés's original Spanish tapas restaurant that launched his DC culinary empire in 1993.

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Le Diplomate

Logan Circle / Shaw$$$

Lively Parisian-style brasserie on 14th Street serving French classics from breakfast to late night.

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Maketto

Capitol Hill$$

H Street cafe, restaurant, and retail concept serving Cambodian and Taiwanese-inspired cooking.

Maydan

U Street$$$

Live-fire Middle Eastern and North African restaurant near 14th Street known for its Tawle feast.

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Mi Vida

Navy Yard / Waterfront$$

Modern Mexican restaurant on The Wharf with waterfront patio seating.

minibar by José Andrés

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$$$

Two-Michelin-starred avant-garde tasting counter from José Andrés in Penn Quarter.

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Old Ebbitt Grill

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$

Washington's oldest bar and restaurant, a historic saloon near the White House known for oysters.

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Oyamel Cocina Mexicana

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$

José Andrés's vibrant Mexican small-plates restaurant in Penn Quarter.

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Pizzeria Paradiso (Dupont Circle)

Dupont Circle$$

Popular Neapolitan-style pizzeria and beer bar on P Street in Dupont Circle.

Rasika

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$$

Award-winning modern Indian restaurant in Penn Quarter famed for its palak chaat.

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Rose's Luxury

Capitol Hill$$$

Beloved Barracks Row restaurant known for its whimsical, shareable New American menu.

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Sushi Taro

Dupont Circle$$$$

Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Dupont Circle offering kaiseki and omakase dining.

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Ted's Bulletin - 14th Street

Logan Circle / Shaw$$

Retro-diner-style American restaurant on 14th Street known for all-day breakfast and pop-tarts.

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The Dabney

Logan Circle / Shaw$$$$

Michelin-starred Mid-Atlantic restaurant in Blagden Alley with a wood-fired hearth kitchen.

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The Market Lunch

Capitol Hill$

No-frills breakfast and lunch counter inside historic Eastern Market since 1978.

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Thip Khao

Columbia Heights$$

Chef Seng Luangrath's flagship Lao restaurant in Columbia Heights.

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Unconventional Diner

Logan Circle / Shaw$$

Elevated comfort-food diner in Shaw serving inventive American classics.

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Zaytinya

Downtown / Penn Quarter$$$

José Andrés's Mediterranean mezze restaurant featuring Turkish, Greek, and Lebanese dishes.

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