The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Elcielo Restaurant

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Elcielo Restaurant

    Colombian

    Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos stages a theatrical love letter to Colombia in two intimate dining rooms near Union Market, where pristine plating and choreographed service frame dishes built on Colombian ingredients and culinary memory. A corn broth arrives as revelation; dessert ventures into chocolate territory with playful intent. This is cooking rooted in place and purpose, executed with warmth.

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  2. Rank 2. Masseria

    Puglian Italian

    A former warehouse with exposed brick and a gleaming steel kitchen opens onto gardens and a wine cellar—a place where staff and diners alike seem genuinely settled in for the evening. Nicholas Stefanelli's cooking threads Puglian tradition through dishes that balance restraint with richness, as in turbot with brown butter artichokes or a lemon soufflé that knows when to stop.

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    1340 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  3. Rank 3. Serenata

    Latino

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    1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  4. Rank 4. Café Unido

    Panamanian

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    1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  5. Rank 5. SHIA

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    1252 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  6. Rank 6. La' Shukran

    Levantine Middle Eastern

    A hidden Levantine bistro reached by climbing stairs behind a green door, where retro funk and inventive cocktails frame impeccably executed sharing plates. The soujek dumplings—lamb and beef in smoked corn broth with urfa chili—justify the reservation difficulty alone.

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    417 Morse St NE FL 2 Washington, DC · Washington
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  7. Rank 7. Bar Betsie

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    1328 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  8. Rank 8. YELLOW Union Market

    Levantine Middle Eastern

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    417 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  9. Rank 9. Stellina Pizzeria

    Neo-Neapolitan Pizza

    Matteo Venini turns out blistered, chewy Neapolitan pies from a wood-burning oven at a bright, casual counter in Northeast D.C. The coppa and Taleggio pizzas arrive whole, meant for slicing yourself, with crisp fritti and fresh tiramisu bookending the meal.

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    399 Morse St. NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  10. Rank 10. Chai Pani

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    1325 5th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  11. Rank 11. Minetta Tavern

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    1287 4th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  12. Rank 12. Pluma by Bluebird Bakery

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    391 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  13. Rank 13. Marcus DC

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    222 M St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  14. Rank 14. Bread Alley

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    1250 5th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  15. Rank 15. Tapori

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    600 H St NE, Ste E, Washington, DC · Washington
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  16. Rank 16. Cordelia Fishbar

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    550 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  17. Rank 17. Eunoia

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    320 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  18. Rank 18. Karravaan

    Silk Road Middle Eastern

    Chef Sanjay Mandhaiya charts a Silk Road route through bold, shareable dishes that announce themselves with confidence—smoky eggplant layered with labneh and pomegranate arrives on crackling house-made flatbread. Duck breast glazed in harissa honey over forbidden rice and vegetables nestled in a tagine prove he understands how flavor and presentation work in concert.

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    325 Morse St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  19. Rank 19. St. Anselm

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    1250 5th St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  20. Rank 20. Providencia

    Cocktail Bar

    A moody cocktail bar that conceals serious culinary ambition: Erik Bruner-Yang and Paola Velez stitch together Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American traditions into dishes like pupusas with salsa verde and crab pan de playa crowned with tomato gochujang mayo, each plate improbable and purposeful in its construction.

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    1321 Linden Ct NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  21. Rank 21. The Red Hen

    Rustic Italian

    Exposed brick and reclaimed timber frame a narrow dining room where reservations vanish fast, though the three-sided bar welcomes walk-ins into an Italian kitchen that treats its pasta with the seriousness of doctrine. Mezzi rigatoni arrives draped in fennel sausage ragù and pecorino; sticky toffee pudding with eggnog gelato suggests the chef understands pleasure as a moral obligation.

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    1822 First St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  22. Rank 22. Cane

    Trinidadian Caribbean

    A narrow storefront with pastel walls and bright shutters channels Trinidad's sugar-cane legacy through street food that arrives vivid and alive: doubles puffed and tender, snapper escoveitch crackling with pickled heat, pepperpot breathing cinnamon and smoke. The kitchen executes each dish with a clarity that makes the spice sing rather than merely burn.

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    403 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  23. Rank 23. Red Bear Brewing Co.

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    209 M St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  24. Rank 24. Maketto

    Asian

    The storefront reads like a boutique until you're inside, where chef Erik Bruner-Yang's menu dissolves borders across Southeast Asian cuisines: shrimp dumplings in Cambodian fish sauce and dill, pork laab spiked with Thai heat, five-spice caramel glazing fried chicken. Everything is built for the table, communal and restless in ambition.

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    1351 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  25. Rank 25. Pascual

    Contemporary Mexican

    Isabel Coss and Matt Conroy's casual Mexican spot imports Mexico City cooking to Northeast D.C., where blue corn tamales and lamb neck barbacoa arrive meant for sharing. Reservations vanish quickly at this energetic kitchen that needs no blessing beyond its own technical precision.

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    732 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  26. Rank 26. Gravitas

    Contemporary

    Matt Baker's Ivy City tasting room transforms local ingredients into austere, technically assured dishes within a raw industrial shell. The yellowfin sashimi and tagliatelle with sweetbreads justify the Michelin star and the pilgrimage north.

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    1401 Okie St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  27. Rank 27. Laos in Town

    Thai

    In a Northeast DC storefront, Laotian flavors arrive with genuine heat and uncommon ingredients—green papaya salads sing with fermented fish sauce, tender dill curries fold in eggplant and bright vegetables. The kitchen honors both omnivores and vegans with equal care, backed by an ambitious cocktail program that refuses to coast.

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    250 K St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  28. Rank 28. Cucina Morini

    Sicilian Italian

    A lively Sicilian outpost where the crowded bar hums with energy and Chef Matt Adler's kitchen turns out sfincione topped with stracciatella and hand-rolled pastas—thick gramigna noodles with sausage and egg yolk, finished with a whisper of heat—that prove comfort food need not sacrifice skill or care.

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    901 Fourth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  29. Rank 29. 2fifty

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    414 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  30. Rank 30. Daru

    Indian

    Dante Datta and Chef Suresh Sundas, both Rasika veterans, reimagine Indian classics with unexpected flourishes—blue cheese on tandoori chicken, saffron-coconut lamb shank. The corner dining room, ringed with Sanskrit lettering and a lively bar counter, channels neighborhood vitality without pretense.

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    1451 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  31. Rank 31. Showtime Bar

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    113 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  32. Rank 32. Andy's Pizza

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    51 M St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  33. Rank 33. King Street Oyster Bar

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    22 M St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  34. Rank 34. Amazonia

    Amazonian Peruvian

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    920 Blagden Alley, Washington, DC · Washington
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  35. Rank 35. Ethiopic Restaurant

    Traditional Ethiopian

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    401 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  36. Rank 36. Baan Siam

    Thai

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    425 I St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  37. Rank 37. ROYAL DC

    Latin American

    An airy corner spot where Latin American cooking stays unfussy and welcoming. The breakfast arepa—fried egg, tomato, cotija, and avocado sealed in seared masa—arrives wrapped like a gift; at dinner, the upstairs room fills with regulars chasing tender pork empanadas and masa gnocchi studded with braised beef and mushrooms. The prices match the unpretentious spirit.

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    501 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  38. Rank 38. Sidamo

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    417 H Street NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  39. Rank 39. Toki Underground

    Noodles

    Climb the stairs past The Pug Bar into a cramped room of raw wood and dangling lights, where the ramen program moves through five freshly made broths with remarkable depth. Fried enoki mushrooms and pork dumplings set the pace; the yuzu custard closes it with grace. Reservations only, one hour to eat.

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    1234 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  40. Rank 40. Ivy City Smokehouse

    Smokehouse Seafood

    A warehouse converted into a seafood smokehouse, complete with ground-floor market and rooftop tavern, trades in impeccably sourced fish—salmon, trout, whitefish—smoked daily and served with bagels and the full Jewish delicatessen complement. The staff's warmth and occasional live music suggest a place built less for occasion than for becoming someone's regular haunt.

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    1356 Okie St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  41. Rank 41. PhoXotic

    Noodles

    At this no-frills counter in Bloomingdale, diners order via QR code for spring rolls and pho bowls built from a butcher's precision—brisket, bone-in rib, torched marrow. Chef Hai Le's background in meat work shows in the broth's richness and the care taken across each straightforward, deeply satisfying bowl.

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    103 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  42. Rank 42. Oyster Oyster

    Vegetarian

    A vegetable-focused tasting menu that somehow leaves you energized rather than depleted. Rob Rubba's compositions—eggplant agnolotti in corn broth, squash baton with seed ricotta—work from the premise that vegetables need not be a compromise. Even bread arrives reimagined, layered with garlic and accompanied by marigold-flecked sunflower spread, a signal that nothing here is incidental.

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    1440 8th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  43. Rank 43. L’Ardente

    Italian

    The soaring dining room at Capitol Crossing frames Chef David Deshaies' Italian cooking with the same care he lavishes on his layered lasagna—tender short rib and truffled pasta sheets that justify their reputation. Wood smoke from the grill and pizza oven seasons everything here, from bucatini cacio e pepe to lamb ragu, each plate worth the attention it receives.

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    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Ste 100, Washington, DC · Washington
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  44. Rank 44. Beloved BBQ

    Japanese

    A Japanese steakhouse in Capitol Crossing where tableside grills and neon hallways set the stage for A5 Wagyu and prime cuts finished with citrus and heat. The kitchen coats each grain of fried rice in umami-rich yolk, turning each dish into theater.

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    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Ste 150, Washington, DC · Washington
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  45. Rank 45. Ebenezers Coffeehouse

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    201 F St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  46. Rank 46. Kayu

    Authentic Filipino

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    1250 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  47. Rank 47. Baan Mae

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    1604 7th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  48. Rank 48. Allegory

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    1201 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  49. Rank 49. Vera Cocina & بار

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    2002 Fenwick St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  50. Rank 50. metrobar

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    640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  51. Rank 51. Dear Sushi

    Sushi

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    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Unit 150, Washington, DC · Washington
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  52. Rank 52. Fiola

    Modern Italian

    Stone walls and retro glamour frame Fiola's elegant dining room, where servers guide you through a menu that marries Roman tradition with Venetian flavors and playful modern invention. Duck-filled pasta squares arrive in their own jus; lamb plays against red pepper gel and eggplant caponata. Regional Italian cooking here feels both grounded and restless.

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    601 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  53. Rank 53. Alegria

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    670 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  54. Rank 54. minibar by José Andrés

    Contemporary

    A single door opens onto José Andrés's culinary laboratory, where guests perch at a curved counter to watch small plates arrive as puzzles—chicharron masquerading as something else, cauliflower studded with caviar. Whimsy and surprise drive each course toward a finale of fried ice cream donuts, the kind of playful confidence that makes dinner feel like collaborative theater.

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    501 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  55. Rank 55. The Dabney

    Mid-Atlantic American

    At The Dabney, a wood-fired hearth anchors a spare, brick-walled dining room where chef Jeremiah Langhorne pursues Mid-Atlantic flavors with quiet conviction. His tasting menu moves from delicate snacks through roasted vegetables and charred wagyu with three-way eggplant, each plate a controlled study in restraint.

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    122 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  56. Rank 56. Bar Chinois

    Cocktail Bar

    The room hums with the particular electricity of a French wine bar transplanted into dim sum service, cocktails threaded through with kombu and bonito flakes, dumplings arriving in half-moons and clouds. A pork meatball braised in its own jus achieves an almost impossible lightness, the kitchen's seriousness evident in every plate.

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    455 Eye St, Washington, DC · Washington
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  57. Rank 57. Mita

    Vegetarian Peruvian

    In the Shaw neighborhood, Mita serves an all-plant tasting menu that draws from across Latin America with confident creativity: arepas arrive in a basket with guacamole and cashew sour cream, watermelon crudo swims in cucumber leche de tigre. Chefs Tatiana Mora and Miguel Guerra build umami through layered vegetable dishes that feel neither restrained nor novelty-driven, but simply generous.

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    804 V St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  58. Rank 58. Service Bar

    Cocktail Bar

    Cocktails arrive with technical precision at this U Street bar, where the bartenders treat regulars and tourists with equal warmth. The space itself—worn wood, dim light, no pretense—feels like the living room of someone with genuinely good taste.

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    926 U St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  59. Rank 59. Causa

    Nikkei Peruvian

    Chef Carlos Delgado's intimate tasting menu traces a path from Lima's coast through the Andes and Amazon, folding Japanese technique into Peruvian seafood and spice. Causa, the namesake dish of mashed potato and ají amarillo crowned with tuna, and a wagyu finished in Peruvian pepper sauce, chart a precise geography of flavor.

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    920 Blagden Alley Washington, DC · Washington
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  60. Rank 60. The Dubliner

    Irish British

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    4 F St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  61. Rank 61. Your Only Friend

    Gastropub

    A sandwich bar that carries itself with cocktail-bar sophistication, Your Only Friend pairs clever-titled handheld meals—the "Hot Nug" topped with Nashville sauce, mortadella and mozzarella on the "Mortz & Mootz"—with rotating specials like blue cheese-brined wings and a sharp cocktail program. The mood is neighborhood casual, the execution deliberate.

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    1114 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  62. Rank 62. Ottoman Taverna

    Turkish

    The dining room stages Istanbul through honeycomb tilework and a Hagia Sophia mural, all whitewashed walls and deep-blue pendants, while apple-rose tea steadies the hand before meze arrives. Modern Turkish cooking—adana kebab with red pepper, house-made baklava, the ceremonial coffee—moves with the confidence of a place that knows what it does.

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    425 I St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  63. Rank 63. Moon Rabbit

    Modern Vietnamese

    Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit, now in a sleek F Street space, merges Cajun and Vietnamese traditions through dishes like mochi beignets with eel and quail stuffed with duck sausage over tomato rice. The desserts—particularly a vegan pandan panna cotta with seaweed and chocolate—confirm his instinct for balancing opposing flavors with genuine skill.

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    927 F St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  64. Rank 64. Love, Makoto

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    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Unit 150, Washington, DC · Washington
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  65. Rank 65. Karizma

    Modern Indian

    Karizma serves authentic Indian cuisine in Penn Quarter with naan elevated by truffle and paneer lajawab that gleams with restrained richness. The cocktail program matches the kitchen's ambition, pivoting between spirit-forward drinks and inventive alcohol-free options.

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    611 I St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  66. Rank 66. Atlas Brew Works

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    2052 West Virginia Ave NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  67. Rank 67. Maxwell Park Shaw

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    1336 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  68. Rank 68. Bronze

    New American

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    1245 H St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  69. Rank 69. Mandu

    Korean

    Chef Yesoon Lee and her son Danny serve the kind of Korean cooking that moves beyond the familiar—pointed stews, vibrant banchan, plump dumplings—in a Mount Vernon space with soaring ceilings and a long bar. The gamjatang, a bone-in pork rib soup swimming in gochugaru-fired broth, is the kind of dish that justifies a return visit in any season.

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    453 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  70. Rank 70. Silver Lyan

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    900 F St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  71. Rank 71. Cranes

    Spanish/Japanese

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    724 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  72. Rank 72. Karma Modern Indian

    Modern Indian

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    611 I St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  73. Rank 73. Death & Co. D.C.

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    124 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  74. Rank 74. Arrels

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    333 G St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  75. Rank 75. Centrolina

    Italian

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    974 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  76. Rank 76. Unconventional Diner

    Modern New American

    White walls and seafoam booths frame a kitchen that treats diner conventions as a starting point rather than gospel: kale nachos, meatloaf spiked with sriracha and morel gravy, roasted cauliflower with tahini and fried chickpeas. The chicken pot pie bites are nearly impossible to refuse. Expect a wait.

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  77. Rank 77. L'Ardente

    Italian

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    200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  78. Rank 78. Stellina Pizzeria

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    508 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  79. Rank 79. Bresca

    Contemporary

    Bresca sits on 14th Street amid gold leaf and a living moss wall, trading bistro anonymity for a warmth that feels both neighborhood and occasion-worthy. Chef Ryan Ratino's cooking—a foie gras negroni, lamb pappardelle—arrives casual yet artful, with service that knows when to vanish.

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    1906 14th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  80. Rank 80. Dew Drop Inn

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    2801 Eighth St NE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  81. Rank 81. The Passenger

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    1539 Seventh St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  82. Rank 82. Rasika

    Modern Indian

    A few blocks from Metro Center, Rasika fills a high-ceilinged room with the sound of satisfied diners working through kebabs and curries built on careful spicing and restraint. The lamb rogan josh arrives in glossy, layered depth; the naan—order extra—arrives warm and charred. A place equally at home hosting a casual dinner or a business meal, executed without pretense.

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    633 D St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  83. Rank 83. Rumi’s Kitchen

    Persian

    A soaring dining room wrapped in earthen and jewel tones frames a display kitchen where a tandoor glows behind the bar. Rumi's Kitchen works through Persian classics with assured technique—green tahini hummus with urfa chili, lamb shank braised in tomato—and closes with rosewater pistachio ice cream or baklava. The space manages grandeur without pretense, a room built for lingering.

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    640 L St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  84. Rank 84. Shouk

    Middle Eastern

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    655 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  85. Rank 85. Irish Channel

    Irish

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    500 H St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  86. Rank 86. Pearl's Bagels

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    1017 Seventh St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  87. Rank 87. Qui Qui

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    1539 Seventh St NW, FL 2, Washington, DC · Washington
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  88. Rank 88. Zaytinya by José Andrés

    Mediterranean

    José Andrés' sleek Mediterranean dining room excels at mezze—mushroom kapnista with dates and labneh, spreads with warm pita, braised lamb—executed with unfussy confidence. The wine list honors Greek and Lebanese producers; the room suits power lunches and quiet dinners equally.

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    701 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  89. Rank 89. The Coffee Bar

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    1201 S St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  90. Rank 90. Dolcezza

    Italian Dessert

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    904 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  91. Rank 91. Chiko

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    423 8th St SE, Washington, DC · Washington
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  92. Rank 92. Press Club Bar Of Record

    A wood-paneled room evokes the '70s while the bar operates with laboratory precision: syrups macerate under cryovac, bourbon receives yogurt washing, cacao gets pressure-infused into amontillado. Each shift tastes and adjusts batches to accommodate seasonal variance—strawberries in June behave differently than in October—treating consistency as a living pursuit rather than a fixed formula.

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    1506 19th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  93. Rank 93. Dōgon

    African Caribbean

    Inside the Salamander Hotel, Kwame Onwuachi's Dōgon presents small and large plates that blur African and Caribbean traditions with Washington swagger—the hoe crab arrives in its shell with shito and plantain cakes, the rum cake darkened by charred gooseberries. Each dish arrives composed and purposeful, the wine list equally considered, the whole operation bent on flavor over convention.

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    1330 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  94. Rank 94. TallBoy

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    1239 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  95. Rank 95. Dolcezza

    Italian Dessert

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    7th and Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  96. Rank 96. Chaplin's

    Noodles

    In Shaw, Myo Htun's restaurant trades in conversation-stopping cocktails and ramen that justifies the hype—his hot broth arrives with silken chicken while the cold version snaps with ginger and cucumber. Gyoza and chocolate lava cake round out a menu built on personal technique and genuine pleasure.

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    1501 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    OpenTable
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  97. Rank 97. San Lorenzo Ristorante + Bar

    Italian

    Massimo Fabbri's casual Tuscan spot, named for his son and lined with Tuscan photographs, dispenses with the formality of his previous restaurant for something warmer and more intimate. Squash blossoms stuffed with truffled goat cheese and handmade pasta crowned with black truffle announce a kitchen uninterested in restraint.

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    1316 9th St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    OpenTable
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  98. Rank 98. CherCher Ethiopian Restaurant

    Ethiopian

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    1334 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  99. Rank 99. Family Ethiopian Restaurant

    Ethiopian

    Bright walls hung with art and yellow metal chairs set the stage for serious cooking at this sibling-run Ethiopian kitchen. The family platter samples both vegetarian and meat dishes—spongy injera soaking up gomen and kik alicha, while quanta firfir's tender beef glazed with berbere and clarified butter satisfies heartily. Nostalgia and technique arrive together on every plate.

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    1414 Ninth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  100. Rank 100. Tonari

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    707 6th St NW Washington, DC · Washington
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