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701 Pennsylvania Avenue
Member Rating: 2.6 | Reserve Online
Map | Informed by the flavors of Italy, France, Asia, and the Americas...
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Contemporary
Downtown
 
Ardeo
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Map | The trendy new American Ardeo and its loungelike counterpart...
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American
Cleveland Park
 
Ashby Inn
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Map | If there's a recipe for a perfect country inn, Jackie and Charles...
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Contemporary
Paris
 
B. Smith's
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Map | If you're in the mood for shrimp and grits, Southern-influenced...
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Southern
Capitol Hill
 
Belga Cafe
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Map | You can go traditional with mussels and the crispiest of french...
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Belgian
Capitol Hill
 
Bistro Bis
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Map | A zinc bar, spacious brown leather booths, and a glass-front...
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French
Capitol Hill
 
Bistro Français
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Map | Washington's chefs head to Bistro Français for minute...
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French
Georgetown
 
Bistrot du Coin
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Map | An instant hit in its Dupont Circle neighborhood, this moderately...
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French
Dupont Circle
 
Bistrot Lepic
Member Rating: 1.8 | Reserve Online
Map | Relaxed and upbeat, with bright yellow walls and colorful paintings...
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French
Glover Park
 
Black Salt
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Map | Just beyond Georgetown in the residential neighborhood of Palisades...
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Seafood
Palisades
 
Blue Duck Tavern
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Map | Many chefs are fond of artisanal and local ingredients. Chef...
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New American
Georgetown
 
Bombay Club
Member Rating: 2.5 | Reserve Online
Map | One block from the White House, the beautiful Bombay Club tries...
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Indian
Downtown
 
Café Atlántico
Member Rating: 3.2 | Reserve Online
Map | The menu is always exciting at this nuevo Latino restaurant with...
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Latin American
Downtown
 
Carlyle Grand Café
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Map | Whether you eat at the bustling bar or in the dining room upstairs...
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New American
Arlington
 
Cashion's Eat Place
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Map | Walls are hung with family photos, and tables are jammed with...
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American
Adams-Morgan
 
Ceiba
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Map | At this very popular Latin restaurant, you'll probably want to...
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Latin American
Downtown
 
Central Michel Richard
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Map | French powerhouse chef Michel Richard has set up camp downtown...
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French
Downtown
 
Coppi's Organic Restaurant
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Map | An Italian bicycling motif permeates this restaurant, from the...
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Italian
U Street corridor
 
Crisfield
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Map | Because it's about as gracious as a neighborhood barbershop...
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Seafood
Silver Spring
 
DC Coast
Member Rating: 3.7 | Reserve Online
Map | Chef Jeff Tunks's menu at this sophisticated downtown spot brings...
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Contemporary
Downtown
 
Dr. Granville Moore's Brickyard
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This Belgian beer hall with a gourmet soul is worth a visit despite...
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Belgian
Capitol Hill
 
Farrah Olivia
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Map | The crossing of French, American, and African cooking makes for...
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African
Alexandria
 
Firefly
Member Rating: 4.2 | Reserve Online
Map | The backlighted, amber bar and birch-log wall create a warm and...
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American
Dupont Circle
 
Full Kee
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Map | Chinese Chinatown. Many locals swear by Full Kee, which has a...
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Chinese
Chinatown
 
Fyve Restaurant Lounge
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This formerly staid dining room in the Ritz-Carlton got a modern...
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New American
Arlington
 
Georgia Brown's
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Map | Southern Downtown. An elegant New South eatery and a favorite...
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Southern
Downtown
 
Heritage India
Member Rating: 4.6
Map | You feel like a guest in a foreign land dining at this restaurant:...
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Indian, Contemporary
Glover Park
 
Jaleo
Member Rating: 3.4 | Reserve Online
Map | You are encouraged to make a meal of the long list of tapas at...
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Spanish
Downtown
 
Johnny's Half Shell
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Map | A move from Dupont Circle to more spacious quarters on Capitol...
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Seafood
Capitol Hill
 
Kaz Sushi Bistro
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Map | Traditional Japanese cookery is combined with often inspired...
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Japanese
Downtown
 
Kinkead's
Member Rating: 4.3 | Reserve Online
Map | This multichambered restaurant has a raw bar downstairs and more...
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Seafood
Foggy Bottom
 
La Fourchette
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Map | On a block in Adams-Morgan where restaurants seem to open and...
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French
Adams-Morgan
 
Leopold's Kafe & Konditorei
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Map | Forget all the clichés about heavy Austrian fare served...
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Austrian
Georgetown
 
Marvin
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The owner of this quirky club and restaurant named after soul...
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Belgian Fusion
U Street corridor
 
Matchbox
Member Rating: 4.4
Map | The miniburgers, served on toasted brioche buns with a huge mound...
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American
Downtown
 
Monocle
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Map | The nearest restaurant to the Senate side of the Capitol, Monocle's...
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American
Capitol Hill
 
Montmartre
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Map | With its sidewalk café, cheerful yellow walls, fresh flowers...
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French
Capitol Hill
 
New Heights
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Map | This inviting restaurant has 11 large windows that overlook nearby...
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Contemporary
Woodley Park
 
Nora
Member Rating: 2.6 | Reserve Online
Map | The organic food served in the quilt-decorated dining room is...
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Contemporary
Dupont Circle
 
Occidental Grill
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Map | One of the most venerable restaurants in the city covers its...
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American
Downtown
 
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Member Rating: 2.6 | Reserve Online
Map | This link in a Minneapolis-based chain is a beautiful throwback...
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Seafood
Downtown
 
Old Ebbitt Grill
Member Rating: 3.0 | Reserve Online
Map | People flock here to drink at the several bars, which seem to...
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American
Downtown
 
Olives
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Map | Celebrity chef Todd English's D.C. outpost seems always to have...
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Mediterranean
Downtown
 
Palena
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Map | Chef Frank Ruta and pastry chef Ann Amernick met while working...
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New American
Cleveland Park
 
Palette
Member Rating: 3.8 | Reserve Online
Map | Sophisticated American fare is served in this slick gallerylike...
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American
Downtown
 
Passage to India
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Map | In a city with dozens of Indian restaurants, Passage to India...
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Indian
Bethesda
 
Poste
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Map | Inside the trendy Hotel Monaco, Poste woos diners with a towering...
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New American
Downtown
 
PS 7's
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Map | This restaurant manages to be at once swanky yet youthful and...
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New American
Chinatown
 
Rasika
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Map | This trendy Indian restaurant pairs an adventurous wine list...
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Indian
Chinatown
 
Skewers-Café Luna
Member Rating: 2.0
Map | As the name implies, the focus at Skewers is on kebabs, here...
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Middle Eastern
Dupont Circle
 
Sonoma
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Map | This chic multilevel wine bar has pours aplenty (in both tasting...
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American
Capitol Hill
 
The Source by Wolfgang Puck
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Wolfgang Puck's first foray into Washington, D.C., provides diners...
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Eclectic
Downtown
 
Sushi-Ko
Member Rating: 4.6 | Reserve Online
Map | At one of the city's best Japanese restaurants, daily specials...
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Japanese
Georgetown
 
Tabard Inn
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Map | Fading portraits and overstuffed furniture make the lobby lounge...
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Contemporary
Dupont Circle
 
Taberna del Alabardero
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Map | A lovely formal dining room, skillful service, and sophisticated...
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Spanish
Downtown
 
Teatro Goldoni
Member Rating: 1.6 | Reserve Online
Map | Named for an 18th-century Venitian playwright, this restaurant...
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Italian
Downtown
 
TenPenh
Member Rating: 2.6 | Reserve Online
Map | One of the closest restaurants to the White House, this hopping...
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Asian
Downtown
 
Tosca
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Map | Chef Cesare Lanfranconi spent several years in the kitchen at...
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Italian
Downtown
 
Vidalia
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Map | There's a lot more to Chef Jeffrey Buben's distinguished restaurant...
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Southern
Dupont Circle
 
Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert
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Where else but the Ritz-Carlton Hotel would you find the chef...
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New American
Foggy Bottom
 
Zaytinya
Member Rating: 3.5 | Reserve Online
Map | This sophisticated urban dining room with soaring ceilings is...
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Middle Eastern
Downtown
 
Zengo
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Map | Asian-Latin fusion may not sound like a winning idea, but it...
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Asian
Chinatown
 
Zola
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Map | Swanky and chic, Zola channels a 1940s vibe with its snug banquettes...
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Southern
Downtown


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