DC Restaurant List
Last updated 03.2024
October 2024: I am currently taking a pause from all tasting menus. 🤍
Sushi
Omakase @ Barracks Row
Sushi Taro
Kaz Sushi
Nasime
(a la carte sashimi spots only)
Seafood
Joe’s Seafood & Steak
Fiola Mare
Love, Makoto
Truluck’s Seafood & Steak
The Oceanaire
Steakhouse
Cut by Wolfgang Puck
Rare Steakhouse
1789
Mastro’s
Gyu San
American/
Mediterranean
Osteria Mozza
Kinship
Blue Duck Tavern
Fiola
Cafe Milano
Bazaar by Jose Andres
Lapis
Omakase
Omakase @ Barracks Row
Sushi Taro
Kaz Sushi
Nasime
(a la carte sashimi spots only)
Seafood
Iconic Joe’s Seafood & Steak
Classy Fiola Mare
Hip Love, Makoto
Steakhouse
Cut by Wolfgang Puck
Rare Steakhouse
1789
Mastro’s
Arlington, VA Gyu San
American/Mediterranean
Vibes Osteria Mozza
Formal Kinship
Local Blue Duck Tavern
Italian Fiola
Political Cafe Milano
Tapas Bazaar by Jose Andres
Afghani Lapis
Better yet, ditch the restaurants and teach me how to grill? xx
Tasting Menu
- Minibar***
- Gravitas
- Jont
- Metier (especially Sunday nights:)
Sushi/Omakase
- Sushi Ogawa
- Omakase @ Barracks Row
- Nasime
- Sushi Taro
- Sushi Nakazawa
New - Summer 2024
- Ama (Italian)
- Pascual (Mexican)
New American + Mediterranean
- Obelisk* (intimate seating, handmade Italian)
- Iron Gate (seems really cute)
- Annabelle (modern American in DuPont)
- Kinship (my ultimate DC go-to)
- Blue Duck Tavern (stunning ingredients)
- Elizabeth’s (veg tasting menu in a museum-esque rowhouse)
Around the world
- Fiola (Michelin Italian)
- L’Avant Garde (French, Georgetown)
- Lutece (French, Georgetown)
- La Bise (French)
- Taberna del Alabardero (Spanish w/ live Flamenco)
- Vera Cocina (trendy, fusion)
- Karma (Indian)
- Daru (Indian)
- Mita (hip Latin vegan spot)
- Shōtō (flaunt-it Japanese)
- Moonraker (cool rooftop)
- The Bazaar (Jose Andres, yum!)
- Balos Estiatorio (mini Mykonos)
To Lounge
- The Fountain Inn
- Apéro & La Bohème (best caviar spot!)
- Blues Alley Jazz Club
- Bistro Du Jour (Sunday brunch live jazz)
Tasting Menu
- Minibar & Barmini by Jose Andres****
- Jont*
- Rooster & Owl*
- Gravitas*
- The Dabney
- Oyster Oyster (vegetarian)
- The Inn at Little Washington (in VA)
- Masseria
- Elcielo
- Metier*** (All-time fave. Sunday nights too!)
Sushi Omakase
- Sushi Ogawa*
- Sushi Taro*
- Sushi Nakazawa
Under the radar
- Obelisk***
- Elizabeth’s Gone Raw**
- The Setting* (if they ever come back… :’)
New in DC
- Pesce
- Omakase @ Barracks Row
- La Boheme at Apero
To See & Be Seen
- Cafe Riggs
- Shoto (Japanese)
- Kyojin (Japanese)
- The Bazaar by Jose Andres
- Blue Duck Tavern
- Le Diplomate
- Cafe Milano
New American
- Annabelle*
- 1789 Restaurant
- Irregardless
- Little Pearl
- Kinship*** (also my favorite)
European
- Marcel’s**
- Bresca*
- Lutece*
- L’Avant Garde
- Imperfecto
Italian
- RPM Restaurant
- L’Ardente
Steakhouse
- The Prime Rib
- Bourbon Steak
Events
Corazón Folklórico Gala Showcase – Saturday, July 13, 2024
DUAL Flamenco Performance at GALA Hispanic Theatre – July 26 and 27
We Call It Tango: A Sensational Argentine Dance Show – November 02, 2024
Middle Eastern
- Albi
- Maydan
- Villa Yara
Around the world
- dLena (Mexican)
- Rania (Indian)
- Taberna del Alabardero (Spanish)
- Mita (vegetarian Latin American)
- Cranes (Spanish-Japanese)
- Kappo Makoto (wagyu omakase)
- Moon Rabbit (Vietnamese)
To Lounge
- The Fountain Inn
- Apero (Champagne & Caviar)
- Blues Alley Jazz Club
- Silver Lyan
- Donahue
- Moonraker
- Allegory DC
Brunch
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