Albi★
Destination · Washington
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Sfeeha, the lamb pie Michael Rafidi used to steal from the fridge growing up, goes into Albi's wood-fired oven as raw pita dough spread with ground lamb, sumac and tahini.
The Dabney★
Solid · Washington
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The catfish slider at The Dabney is invasive Chesapeake blue catfish, fried and tucked into a sweet-potato roll proofed with sorghum syrup.
Moon Rabbit by Kevin Tienjust added
Solid · Washington
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Kevin Tien makes the muffuletta at Moon Rabbit a dish of rice noodles with housemade Vietnamese mortadella, olive tapenade and fried-egg aïoli.
Old Ebbitt Grill
Solid · Washington
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Bartenders in suspenders work the bars at Old Ebbitt Grill under cherry wood and brass.
Anju
Solid · Washington
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Anju sends out its fried chicken under two sauces at once, Korean gochujang and Alabama's white barbecue sauce.
Amazonia (2nd Floor) | Causa (1st Floor)★
Solid · Washington
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Causa takes its name from the Peruvian dish that Carlos Delgado's kitchen has served there as a single bite of yellow potato mashed with aji amarillo (yellow chile).
Casa Teresa
Solid · Washington
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Every order of pa amb tomàquet (bread with tomato) at Casa Teresa comes with a card that tells you how to crush the tomato onto the bread and gloss it with olive oil.
Centrolina
Solid · Italian · CityCenterDC
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In Centrolina's first ten years, Amy Brandwein took her white Bolognese of ground veal, beef, parmesan and sage off the menu again and again, only to put it back each time.
Rooster & Owl★
Solid · American · 14th Street
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The BBQ carrots at Rooster & Owl are dry-rubbed and charred like Carolina barbecue, then served with a scoop of cornbread ice cream.
Pascual
Solid · Washington
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In 2024, its first year on Capitol Hill, Pascual kept one full-time employee whose whole job was grinding masa for the tortillas from heirloom corn imported from Mexico.
Perry's Restaurantjust added
Solid · Washington
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At Perry's in Adams Morgan, Masako Morishita fills her dumplings with pureed edamame and garlic and showers them in parmesan.
Omakase @ Barracks Row★
Solid · Japanese · Capitol Hill
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The North Carolina Spanish mackerel at Omakase @ Barracks Row is cold-smoked on straw and brushed with Japanese mustard.
Fiola★
Solid · Italian · Penn Quarter
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When Washingtonian's critics ate at Fiola for their 2026 list, the cube-shaped ravioli came filled with duck dry-aged for 15 days.
Dōgon
Solid · Afro-Caribbean · Southwest Waterfront
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Kwame Onwuachi's tribute to Ben's Chili Bowl at Dōgon is a crispy lamb dish, after the curries its Trinidadian founder, Ben Ali, ate at home.
2 Amys
Listed · Pizza · Cathedral Heights
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The deviled eggs at 2 Amys get curry and dry mustard in their yolks and a green sauce of parsley, chives, capers and garlic.
The Red Hen
Listed · Italian · Bloomingdale
1822 1st St NW. Details to come.
La Tejana
Listed · Washington
3211 Mt Pleasant St NW. Details to come.
Lapis
Listed · Afghan · Adams Morgan
1847 Columbia Rd NW. Details to come.
Astoria
Listed · Sichuan · Dupont Circle
1521 17th St NW. Details to come.
Queen's English
Listed · Chinese · Columbia Heights
3410 11th St NW. Details to come.
Daru
Listed · Washington
1451 Maryland Ave NE. Details to come.
Cane
Listed · Trinidadian · H Street
403 H St NE. Details to come.
Dauphine’s
Listed · Washington
1100 15th St NW. Details to come.
L'Ardente
Listed · Italian · Judiciary Square
200 Massachusetts Ave NW. Details to come.
Laos in Town
Listed · Washington
250 K St NE. Details to come.
Maketto
Listed · Washington
1351 H St NE. Details to come.
Menya Hosaki
Listed · Washington
845 Upshur St NW 1st Floor. Details to come.
Zaytinya
Listed · Washington
701 9th St NW. Details to come.
Jônt
Listed · Contemporary · 14th Street
1904 14th St NW. Details to come.
minibar
Listed · Washington
855 E St NW. Details to come.
Sushi Nakazawa
Listed · Sushi · Penn Quarter
1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Details to come.
Bresca
Listed · Contemporary · 14th Street
1906 14th St NW. Details to come.
Elcielo
Listed · Colombian · Union Market
1280 4th St NE. Details to come.
Mita
Listed · Latin American · Shaw
804 V St NW. Details to come.
Karravaan
Listed · Persian, Portuguese, Indian · Union Market
325 Morse St NE. Details to come.
Bar del Monte
Listed · Italian · Mount Pleasant
3054 Mount Pleasant St NW. Details to come.
Elmina
Listed · West African · 14th Street
2208 14th St NW. Details to come.
Fish Shop
Listed · Seafood · The Wharf
610 Water St SW. Details to come.
La' Shukran
Listed · French, Levantine · Union Market
417 Morse St NE. Details to come.
The Hamilton
Listed · American · Downtown
600 14th St NW. Details to come.
Sushi Taro
Listed · Washington
1503 17th St NW. Details to come.
Izakaya Seki
Listed · Japanese · U Street
1117 V St NW. Details to come.
Alfie's
Listed · Thai · Georgetown
1228 31st St NW. Details to come.
All-Purpose
Listed · Pizza · Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave SE. Details to come.
Baan Siam
Listed · Thai · Mount Vernon Triangle
425 I St NW. Details to come.
Chai Pani
Listed · Indian · Union Market
1325 5th St NE. Details to come.
DCity Smokehouse
Listed · Barbecue · Bloomingdale
203 Florida Ave NW. Details to come.
La Merna
Listed · Pizza · Dupont Circle
2153 P St NW. Details to come.
Shia
Listed · Korean · Union Market
1252 4th St NE. Details to come.
Tapori
Listed · Nepali, Indian · H Street
600 H St NE. Details to come.
Allegory
Listed · Washington
1201 K St NW #1. Details to come.
Ama
Listed · Italian · Navy Yard
885 New Jersey Ave SE. Details to come.
Baan Mae
Listed · Laotian · Shaw
1604 7th St NW. Details to come.
Barbouzard
Listed · French · Downtown
1700 K St NW. Details to come.
barmini
Listed · Washington
501 9th St NW. Details to come.
Bluejacket
Listed · Washington
300 Tingey St SE #180. Details to come.
Brasero Atlántico
Listed · Argentinian · Georgetown
1066 Wisconsin Ave NW. Details to come.
Cana
Listed · Brazilian · Adams Morgan
2412 18th St NW. Details to come.
Casamara
Listed · Mediterranean · Dupont Circle
1337 Connecticut Ave NW. Details to come.
Catahoula
Listed · Cajun · Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave SE. Details to come.
Chang Chang
Listed · Washington
1200 19th St NW Ste 110. Details to come.
Chercher
Listed · Ethiopian · Shaw
1334 9th St NW. Details to come.
Chloe
Listed · Washington
1331 4th St SE. Details to come.
ChurchKey
Listed · Washington
1337 14th St NW. Details to come.
Cucina Morini
Listed · Italian · Mount Vernon Triangle
901 4th St NW. Details to come.
Das Ethiopian
Listed · Ethiopian · Georgetown
1201 28th St NW. Details to come.
DC Brau
Listed · Washington
3178-B Bladensburg Rd NE. Details to come.
doi moi
Listed · Washington
1800 14th St NW. Details to come.
Dukem
Listed · Ethiopian · U Street
1114 U St NW. Details to come.
El Presidente
Listed · Mexican · Union Market
1255 Union St NE. Details to come.
El Tamarindo
Listed · Salvadoran, Mexican · Adams Morgan
1785 Florida Ave NW. Details to come.
Elfegne
Listed · Ethiopian · Adams Morgan
2420 18th St NW. Details to come.
Estuary
Listed · Washington
950 New York Ave NW. Details to come.
Ethiopic
Listed · Ethiopian · H Street
401 H St NE. Details to come.
Gemini
Listed · Mediterranean · Dupont Circle
1509 17th St NW. Details to come.
Isla
Listed · Caribbean · Downtown
1100 15th St NW. Details to come.
Jaleo
Listed · Washington
480 7th St NW. Details to come.
Kingfisher
Listed · Washington
1414 14th St NW. Details to come.
Kramers
Listed · Washington
1517 Connecticut Ave NW. Details to come.
Le Diplomate
Listed · Washington
1601 14th St NW. Details to come.
Letena
Listed · Ethiopian · Columbia Heights
3100 14th St NW. Details to come.
Little Serow
Listed · Washington
1511 17th St NW. Details to come.
Lutèce
Listed · French · Georgetown
1522 Wisconsin Ave NW. Details to come.
Marcus DC
Listed · American · NoMa
222 M St NE. Details to come.
Martha Dear
Listed · Washington
3110 Mt Pleasant St NW. Details to come.
Maru San
Listed · Nikkei · Capitol Hill
325 7th St SE. Details to come.
Maydan
Listed · Washington
1346 Florida Ave NW. Details to come.
Milk Bar
Listed · Washington
1525 15th St NW. Details to come.
Ox & Olive
Listed · Restaurant · Georgetown
3201 Cherry Hill Ln NW. Details to come.
Pie Shop
Listed · Washington
1339 H St NE. Details to come.
Rasika West End
Listed · Washington
1190 New Hampshire Ave NW. Details to come.
Red Derby
Listed · Washington
3718 14th St NW. Details to come.
Reveler's Hour
Listed · Italian · Adams Morgan
1775 Columbia Rd NW. Details to come.
Silver Lyan
Listed · Washington
900 F St NW. Details to come.
The Grace
Listed · Restaurant · Shaw
1539 7th St NW. Details to come.
The Occidental
Listed · American · Downtown
1475 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Details to come.
The Riggsby
Listed · American · Dupont Circle
2121 P St NW. Details to come.
The Sovereign
Listed · Washington
1206 Wisconsin Ave NW #1. Details to come.
Tsehay
Listed · Ethiopian · Adams Morgan
2429 18th St NW. Details to come.
Uchi
Listed · Japanese · Dupont Circle
1700 M St NW. Details to come.
