The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Sangam Indian Restaurant

1. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Indian Fare · Best of Baltimore

1. James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Peter Chang

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2. James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
3. James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Cindy Wolf

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3. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. The New York Times The Restaurant List
2. Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant that Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
3. Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now

1. Bon Appétit #8 · America's Best New Restaurants
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1. The New York Times Shrimp and Corn Patties · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
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1. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
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3. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore

1. Baltimore Magazine 2023 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
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3. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants

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2. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
3. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore

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2. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
3. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants

1. Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
2. Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
3. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants

1. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Restaurant That Feels Like Home · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
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1. The New York Times The Restaurant List
2. Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
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1. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · New Restaurant · Best of Baltimore
2. Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
3. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
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3. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

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2. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
3. Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Jerk Wings · Our Favorite Dishes

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3. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

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1. James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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3. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Anti-Atlas · Best of Baltimore

1. Time Out The best restaurants in Baltimore right now
2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Knife-Cut Noodles · Best of Baltimore
3. Baltimore Beat Best Crab Dishees That Aren't Crab Cakes: Ekiben Softie · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants
2. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
3. Baltimore Beat Burger: Proper Pub Burger · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Dessert: Baked Alaska · Best of Baltimore
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3. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
2. The New York Times The Restaurant List
3. Baltimore Magazine Best Bars

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3. Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Raw Bar · Best of Baltimore

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3. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Martini Service · Best of Baltimore

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2. Baltimore Beat Vegan Food · Our Favorite Dishes

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3. Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats

1. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Chinese Food · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Dim Sum · Best of Baltimore

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A counter-service BBQ spot in suburban Maryland where the American Wagyu brisket is buttery enough to stop conversation mid-sentence. The smoked turkey and peppery pork ribs fill out a tray you'll keep adding to despite your better judgment, and the sides, brisket-studded beans included, pull their weight. Lines form fast, so regulars often grab their bags and go. A James Beard semifinalist, and ranked tenth on Washingtonian's top 100.

1. The Rammys Finalist · Rising Culinary Star of the Year · Fernando Gonzales
2. The Rammys Finalist · Casual Restaurant of the Year
3. Washingtonian #10 · 100 Very Best Restaurants

1. James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Peter Chang

1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
2. Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
3. Washingtonian #95 · 100 Very Best Restaurants

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore
3. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore

The tlayuda, a large tortilla charred and spread with herby black beans, is a good reason to learn where Ennalls Avenue is. This casual Silver Spring taco shop draws on Oaxacan tradition, so expect moles with real depth alongside the alambres, where grilled meat and melted cheese arrive ready to be scooped into tortillas. The Washington Post and Washingtonian both count it among the D.C. area's top tables, which the no-frills room does nothing to advertise.

1. The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
2. Washingtonian #90 · 100 Very Best Restaurants

1. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · New Cafe · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Transformation of a Building · Best of Baltimore
3. Baltimore Beat Dessert · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Coffee Spot · Best of Baltimore
3. Baltimore Beat Tea and Coffee · Our Favorite Dishes

1. The Infatuation 11 Of The Best Donuts In America
2. Washingtonian 9 Delicious Doughnut Shops Around DC

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Ramen · Best of Baltimore

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Courtyard Chicken · Best of Baltimore

A sunny Ethiopian cafe in Silver Spring where you pick your injera before anything else, choosing between imported (extra tangy) and local, both soft enough to do the job properly. The menu is vibrant and the cooking runs from a bubbling chickpea stew to crispy beef tibs to collards that hold their own. Show up early and order the wheat flatbread fried in butter and drizzled with honey. A James Beard semifinalist chef runs the kitchen.

1. Washingtonian #46 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
2. The Washington Post The 8 best Ethiopian restaurants in and around D.C.
3. James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Darmyelesh Alemu

1. Eater The Best Bakeries Around D.C.
2. Washingtonian 9 Delicious Doughnut Shops Around DC

1. The Rammys Finalist · Best Brunch of the Year
2. Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.

1. Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Brunch · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Fried Chicken & Cornmeal Pancakes · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Eater The 15 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.
2. Washingtonian Best Coffee Shops in DC
3. Time Out The 20 Best Coffee Shops and Cafés in Washington, DC

1. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Pupusas · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat Munchies: Pupusas · Our Favorite Dishes

The line forms before the doors open, which tells you something about a strip-mall pizzeria in suburban Maryland. Tony Conte left fine dining to make neo-Neapolitan pies here, and the blistered crusts show it. A James Beard nominee and a spot on 50 Top Pizza USA, the place punches well past its zip code. The roasted potato and onion pizza, fragrant with rosemary, was named one of the DC area's favorite dishes of 2025.

1. 50 Top Pizza #20 · 50 Top Pizza USA
2. James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Tony Conte
3. Washingtonian Roasted-Potato-and-Onion Pizza · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area

1. Baltimore Magazine Empanadas · Best Baltimore Bites
2. Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats

1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Peter Chang

1. Baltimore Magazine 2023 · Vegan · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat Vegan Food · Our Favorite Dishes

New York-style pies with a slightly puffed, almost Neapolitan edge are the calling card at this pizzeria in Baltimore's Little Italy. The dough is made by hand, the ingredients skew Italian, and the menu rounds out with salads and baked fillings. The family behind it rebuilt after Katrina, which perhaps explains why the place feels like it has something to prove. Ranked 44th on 50 Top Pizza USA.

1. 50 Top Pizza #44 · 50 Top Pizza USA

1. Baltimore Beat Best Crab Dishees That Aren't Crab Cakes: Crabmeat Fries · Our Favorite Dishes

1. The Rammys Finalist · Chef of the Year · Matt Adler

1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Alfresco Dining · Best of Baltimore

1. Eater Baltimore’s 38 Essential Restaurants

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1. Baltimore Beat Chicken Boxes · Our Favorite Dishes

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1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
2. Baltimore Magazine The Mushroom Burger · Best Baltimore Bites

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Appetizer: Tater Tots · Best of Baltimore

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Pasta · Best of Baltimore

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2. Baltimore Magazine 2024 · Thai Food · Best of Baltimore

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1. Baltimore Beat Comfort Food: Waffle Sandwich · Our Favorite Dishes
2. Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats

1. Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
2. The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now

1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants

1. Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
2. Baltimore Beat Late Night Food · Our Favorite Dishes

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1. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Dessert · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Beat Dessert · Our Favorite Dishes

A yellow neon sign greets you at the door of this small Columbia Heights restaurant, and everything inside quietly contradicts it: white floors, blue banquettes, geometric screens carving out private nooks. The menu runs through modern Hong Kong cooking, the kind where high-heat wok technique meets unexpected pairings. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, and the chef picked up a James Beard nomination for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.

1. James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Henji Cheung
2. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
3. Time Out #9 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.

1. Baltimore Beat Chicken Boxes · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Baltimore Beat 2023 · Best Bar Food · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Magazine Best Bars
3. Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Remix/Remodel · Best of Baltimore

1. The Rammys Finalist · Hottest Sandwich Spot of the Year

1. Baltimore Beat 2025 · Best Bar · Best of Baltimore
2. Baltimore Magazine Best Bars
3. Baltimore Beat 2024 · Best Vibe · Best of Baltimore

1. Baltimore Beat Crab Cakes · Our Favorite Dishes
2. Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats

1. Baltimore Beat Late Night Food · Our Favorite Dishes

1. Baltimore Magazine Best Restaurants
2. Baltimore Magazine 2025 · Indian Fare · Best of Baltimore

Plant-based Peruvian tasting menus in Shaw sounds like a premise that requires a disclaimer, yet Mita holds a Michelin star and a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. The chef's team pulls from across Latin America, so the flavors run from Andean to coastal without apology. Two tasting menu lengths mean you can commit at whatever level feels reasonable on a Tuesday. The bar program is serious enough that Punch named the team among its best new bartenders.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star
2. Punch Best New Bartenders · Lou Bernard
3. James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant

1. Baltimore Beat Baltimore's Best Cheap Eats

A four-course prix-fixe in Columbia Heights where cacio e pepe shows up as a Bartlett-pear salad and no one bats an eye. Chef Yuan Tang's menu roams freely from steakhouse classics to Southeast Asian detours, and the mix-and-match format means the bar can match wine to whatever path you picked. It holds a Michelin star, and the room skews lively enough that "fine dining" undersells how relaxed the whole thing feels.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star
2. The Rammys Finalist · Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
3. The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.

1. The Rammys Finalist · New Restaurant of the Year