Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The Top 69 Restaurants Near DC. by Darren Chin

  1. Rank 1. DC. by Darren Chin

    Contemporary French


  2. Rank 2. Akar

    Contemporary Malaysian


  3. Rank 3. Terra Dining

    Contemporary Malaysian


  4. Rank 4. Leen's

    Middle Eastern



  5. Rank 6. Kuki

    Shojin ryori Japanese



  6. Rank 8. Gulainya

    Malaysian


  7. Rank 9. Aliyaa

    Sri Lankan Indian


  8. Rank 10. Bidou

    Nouvelle French




  9. Rank 13. Molina

    Nordic-French New American




  10. Rank 16. Beta

    Contemporary Malaysian


  11. Rank 17. Jie

    Innovative Chinese


  12. Rank 18. MTR 1924

    vegetarian Indian


  13. Rank 19. Dewakan

    Contemporary Malaysian


  14. Rank 20. Seed

    European Japanese


  15. Rank 21. Jwala

    Indian


  16. Rank 22. Kazu

    Japanese




  17. Rank 25. Anak Baba (Brickfields)

    Peranakan Malaysian


  18. Rank 26. Kayra

    Kerala Indian




  19. Rank 29. Entier

    Contemporary French





  20. Rank 33. Chim by Chef Noom

    Contemporary Thai


  21. Rank 34. Ushi

    Japanese


  22. Rank 35. The Brasserie

    Modern French



  23. Rank 37. Atelier Binchotan

    Charcoal grill Japanese


  24. Rank 38. Sao Nam

    Vietnamese


  25. Rank 39. Potager

    Contemporary French


  26. Named after a traditional Malay board game, this casual Malaysian restaurant sits on a quiet residential street just off the Bukit Bintang bustle. The kitchen leans into local classics that tourists call exotic and regulars call Tuesday, with the nasi ambeng platter as the centerpiece, a generous spread of spicy, sweet, and savory flavors built around sambal. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.


  27. Rank 41. Limapulo

    Malaysian


  28. Rank 42. Dominic

    Modern French



  29. Rank 44. Sek Yuen

    Cantonese



  30. Rank 46. Bōl

    Nyonya Malaysian


  31. Rank 47. Coast by Kayra

    Kerala Indian




  32. Rank 50. Hide

    Malaysian




  33. Rank 53. Foong Lian

    Cantonese






  34. Rank 58. Nadodi

    Southern Indian


  35. Rank 59. Li Yen

    Cantonese



  36. Rank 61. Yun House

    Cantonese



  37. Rank 63. Tenmasa

    Japanese



  38. Rank 65. K

    Japanese






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