The Top 100 Restaurants Near Harrimans Grill
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Rank 1. Harrimans Grill
Southern
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 2. Tremolo Bar
American
Middleburg is horse-country cute, and Tremolo fits right in without being precious about it. It's a serious wine bar with over 70 pours by the glass, plus cocktails that punch well above the small-town setting. The food goes way beyond bar snacks, with duck confit and a lobster green curry earning their place on the menu. The crowd leans locals who know their stuff, and nobody's pretending otherwise.
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2026 · #55 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Jarad Slipp
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Rank 3. Middleburg Deli
American
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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Rank 4. The Black Market
Italian
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
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Rank 8. Himalayan Wild Yak
Nepalese Indian
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Rank 9. Tiffin Hut
Indian
Tiffin Hut is a tiny, stripped-down Indian spot in a Herndon strip mall that somehow feels cooler than it has any right to. The focus is benne dosas, the butter-slicked Bangalorean kind, folded flat and griddled until the outside shatters and the inside stays soft with spiced potato and podi. The crowd is mostly regulars who drove here specifically for this, which tells you everything you need to know.
- Washingtonian 2025 · Podi Masala Dosa · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2026 · #78 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · Podi Masala Dosa · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Rank 10. Brasserie Royale
French
A casually elegant French bistro that knows when to riff on the classics and when to leave well enough alone. The kitchen plays around with tuna tartare and crispy Brie, but Julia Child's onion soup stays untouched, which tells you everything about their priorities. The crowd leans local and loyal, the kind of regulars who have a usual table. Sterling is a hike, but a proper French bistro this comfortable is worth the drive.
- Washingtonian 2025 · Tuna Tartare · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2026 · #91 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · Tuna Tartare · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Driving out to Great Falls to eat in what looks like an Alsatian cottage feels like a bit much until you're actually sitting in the upstairs dining room surrounded by folksy French knickknacks, and then it feels exactly right. This is old-school French fine dining that has been doing the same thing for decades and has zero interest in your opinion about that. Downstairs, Jacques' keeps it looser with hearty Alsatian classics for the flannel-shirt crowd.
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2026 · #86 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 12. Mama Chang
Chinese
Peter Chang is a genuine celebrity in the DC Chinese food world, and Mama Chang is his tribute to the home cooks in his family. It's a warm, upscale-casual spot where the crowd looks like a Fairfax suburb on a good night out, and the dry-fried cauliflower lands on basically every table for a reason. Check the seasonal specials, especially any hand-pulled noodles, and don't skip the lychee pepper chicken.
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Patrick O'Connell runs this two-Michelin-star fine dining institution in a tiny Virginia village that basically exists because of the restaurant. The maximalist dining room feels like a fever dream of old-world grandeur, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Roaming bread and cheese carts remind you that real luxury is actually pretty simple. This is the kind of dinner you plan a whole weekend around, and probably should.
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Korean set meals on gleaming metal trays, each one a little different depending on what banchan the kitchen feels like making that day. The idea is simple: rice, a main like bulgogi, and a rotating cast of small sides that somehow adds up to something greater than its parts. It's a casual, reasonably priced lunch-crowd kind of spot in a Chantilly strip mall, full of people who clearly know exactly what they're doing here.
- Washingtonian 2025 · Bulgogi Baek Ban · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2025 · Bulgogi Baek Ban · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Rank 29. Joon
Persian
Persian food done with real care and zero shortcuts, in a room that works for both a family dinner and a date you're hoping goes well. Joon is an upscale restaurant that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about a cuisine that doesn't get nearly enough credit. The rice alone is worth the trip, and the stews are the kind of thing you'll still be thinking about on the drive home.
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Washingtonian 2026 · #35 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 31. Southeast Impression
Southeast Asian Thai
Fairfax strip malls have no business looking this good, yet here we are. Southeast Impression pulls off Thai, Malaysian, and Singaporean cooking under one roof with real confidence, which is rarer than it sounds. The room draws a mix of families who know exactly what they're ordering and suburbanites genuinely surprised a place this good exists outside the city. Land on the Washingtonian's top 100 list and you earn the drive out.
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Rank 33. 2941 Restaurant
French
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · #1 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 34. Ometeo
Afghan Middle Eastern
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 36. Modan Restaurant
Japanese
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · #6 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian The Hot List: 10 Restaurants Around DC We’re Loving Right Now
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Rank 37. Patty O’s Cafe
Casual French Coffee Shop
Patrick O'Connell of the Inn at Little Washington runs this French-leaning cafe and bakery out of a converted garage, which tells you everything about the gap between his idea of "casual" and everyone else's. The crowd is happily confused: locals in flannel sitting next to weekend visitors who drove an hour for this. Stone fireplace, marble bar, beamed ceiling, and baked goods that make the drive back feel very long.
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Rank 41. Nue
Vietnamese
Nue is a modern Vietnamese restaurant that makes a strong case for the 30-minute trek to Falls Church. The dining room leans into impressionist pastels and florals, which sounds like a lot but somehow works, and the cocktails are the kind people photograph before tasting. The crowd skews date-night and special-occasion, dressed up just enough. The food is genuinely creative without being weird about it, which is harder to pull off than it looks.
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2026 · #79 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 44. The Falls
Mid-Atlantic
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Rank 45. Agora
Mediterranean
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Rank 46. Pho Thin
Vietnamese
This pho shop has been legendary in Hanoi for years, and the Falls Church outpost already has the crowds to prove it. What makes it different is the broth, which is deeply savory and garlicky rather than the sweet, star anise-heavy bowls you find everywhere else around DC. The noodles are wide and chewy, and the wok-seared ribeye on top genuinely earns its reputation. Go hungry, dress casually, and don't ignore the pickled garlic on the table.
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Rank 47. Z&Z Manoushe Bakery
Middle Eastern
- Bon Appétit 2022 · America's Best New Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
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Rank 49. Chennai Hoppers
Tamilnadu Indian
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Rank 51. Bavarian Inn
German
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Rank 52. Fava Pot
Egyptian
The smell hits you before you've even found a seat, like someone's mom has been at the stove since morning. Fava Pot is a homestyle Egyptian restaurant in Falls Church where the owner greets you like you're late to dinner, not a stranger walking in off the highway. The menu is genuinely vast and comforting, and the fava-bean falafel alone is reason enough to make the trip.
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Rank 53. Rice Paper
Vietnamese
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 56. Peter Chang
Chinese
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Rank 57. Peter Chang
Chinese
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Rank 58. Kema by Kenaki
Japanese
Kema by Kenaki is a sleek sushi spot tucked inside a strip mall in Potomac, which sounds like a trick but very much isn't. The sibling duo behind it turns out rolls and nigiri that punch well above the suburban setting, with a creative but not overcomplicated menu that keeps regulars coming back. The crowd is local and loyal, the kind that knows exactly what they're ordering before they sit down.
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Rank 59. Melina
Greek
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian 2026 · #95 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 61. Truong Tien
Vietnamese
Tucked deep inside the Eden Center mall, this Vietnamese restaurant feels like you've stumbled onto something you weren't supposed to find. The staff speaks mostly Vietnamese and the menu descriptions leave a lot to the imagination, but the regulars around you never look uncertain. Go for the rice-cake and tapioca-dumpling appetizers, then the spicy lemongrass noodle soup, which is exactly as good as everyone at the next table is making it look.
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Rank 62. Padaek
Laotian Thai
Padaek is the homestyle Laotian spot that helped put the cuisine on the map in DC, which is a real thing that happened and you should take advantage of. Expect punchy lime salads, fragrant soups, and banana-leaf-wrapped fish, the kind of cooking that tastes like someone's mom made it but with serious skill behind it. The crowd knows what they're doing and so does the kitchen.
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Rank 66. Chay Restaurant
Vietnamese
Chay is a Vietnamese restaurant where the meat-free cooking is so convincing you'll forget to feel virtuous about it. The chef makes her own faux meats and seafoods from tofu and vegetables, and they genuinely hold up. Think spicy lemongrass noodle bowls, bright papaya salads, and a "clam" dip that sounds absurd until you taste it. The room draws a laid-back, curious crowd who came for the food and not to prove a point.
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Rank 67. Pupuseria Mamá Emilia
Salvadorian
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Rank 68. Aventino
Italian
Bethesda's answer to a Roman trattoria, but make it cool, Aventino is an upscale Italian spot with a clubby vibe and an emerald bar that takes its spritzes and Negronis seriously. The pasta is the main event, and the kitchen clearly has fun with the snacky stuff that pairs well with those drinks. The crowd looks like people who made a reservation weeks ago and dressed up just enough to feel good about it.
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Rank 69. Thompson Italian
Italian
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Rank 72. A&J Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 74. Afghan Bistro
Afghan Middle Eastern
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Rank 75. Perry's
Japanese
Perry's is an Adams Morgan neighborhood Japanese spot that's been around forever, but the kitchen has quietly become one of the more talked-about in the city. The menu mixes sushi with Japanese comfort food that doesn't play it safe, think fried mochi, katsu burgers, and dumplings that have no business being as good as they are. The crowd is relaxed and local, the kind of place regulars treat like their living room.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · Emerging Chef · Masako Morishita
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 76. Hijos del Maiz
Mexican
A taco trailer parked in a Shell station lot sounds like a dare, but the chef here trained in Oaxaca and mills his own masa, which puts the tortillas in a completely different league. The menu is small and corn-obsessed, tacos and tostadas and tetelas, with a green salsa that makes everything better. The crowd is mostly people who know, plus a few confused people stopping for gas who end up very glad they stopped.
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
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Rank 78. 1789
French-influenced New American
A proper sit-down restaurant tucked into a Federal period townhouse in Georgetown, spread across six rooms and three floors like a very elegant maze. The servers have been running this room longer than most guests have been alive, and it shows. The crowd is mostly proud parents treating their Georgetown kid to something nicer than the dining hall, dressed accordingly. The kitchen does French-leaning American classics and does them well.
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Rank 79. Rooster & Owl
American
A Michelin-starred prix-fixe spot in Columbia Heights where the menu bounces from steakhouse classics to Japanese yam to a pear salad doing a cacio e pepe impression, all in four courses. It sounds chaotic and it kind of is, but the kitchen sticks the landing every time. The crowd leans creative-class, dressed like they read the right newsletters. The bar will even match wines to whatever you end up ordering, which is a genuinely nice touch.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
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Rank 81. Anju
Korean
Anju is a Korean gastropub on 18th Street where the whole concept is food made for drinking, which means everything arrives salty, spicy, or rich enough to justify another round of soju. The crowd is young and loud and clearly regulars, packed into a brick-walled room that manages to feel cozy at full capacity. The menu pulls from real home cooking, and that warmth comes through in every bowl.
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Angel Barreto
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Angel Barreto
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Rank 82. Apéro
French
A tiny, candlelit French bistro on P Street where the whole point is champagne and caviar, and nobody's pretending otherwise. Midnight-blue walls, a Persian rug, and a secret garden out back that was made for a first date you want to go well. The rest of the menu is French classics done properly, but the couples and dressed-up regulars in here already know what they came for.
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Rank 83. Rasika
Indian
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 84. Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean
Kwame Onwuachi is a genuine celebrity-chef name, and his Afro-Caribbean restaurant inside the Salamander Hotel is exactly as cool as that sounds. The menu is built for sharing, with bold, technically sharp plates that somehow also feel personal to DC. The room draws the kind of crowd that dresses up just enough to mean it. The cocktail list, including the non-alcoholic side, is worth your full attention.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Condé Nast Traveler 2024 · The best new restaurants in the world
- 50 Best #37 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 85. Jônt
American, Japanese
Ryan Ratino holds two Michelin stars here, and the room earns every one of them. It's a counter-style tasting menu above Bresca, with sharp-suited servers and chefs moving like they choreographed the whole thing. Japanese seafood and wagyu meet flawless French technique, and dessert gets its own dedicated counter. The crowd dresses up and means it. Worth every penny if you're the kind of person who thinks dinner should feel like an event.
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Rank 86. Mita
Vegetarian Peruvian
Michelin-starred plant-based Peruvian tasting menu in Shaw sounds like a sentence designed to start arguments, but Mita genuinely earns it. The kitchen ranges across Latin America, and the food is inventive without being smug about it. The crowd is curious and mostly sober, here for the ride. Two format options mean you can commit as much as you want. Wear something that says you made a reservation two weeks ago.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Punch 2025 · Best New Bartenders · Lou Bernard
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 87. SER Restaurant
Spanish
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Rank 88. minibar by José Andrés
Contemporary
José Andrés holds two Michelin stars here, and the room earns every one of them. It's a tasting counter experience where the whole point is that nothing is what it looks like, and the chef's team seems genuinely delighted to watch you figure that out. Sharply dressed servers hover at the edges while guests in their best outfits crowd a curved counter, watching cooks work close enough to touch. Weird, smart, and genuinely fun.
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Rank 90. Amazonia
Amazonian Peruvian
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · World’s Best Spirits Selection
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Carlos Delgado
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Rank 91. The Dabney
American
A Michelin-starred fine dining room tucked down a cobblestone alley in Shaw, which already tells you something about its personality. The hearth does real work here, giving everything a quiet smokiness that ties the Mid-Atlantic cooking together. The crowd skews date-night and special-occasion, but the recently added à la carte option means you're no longer locked into a full tasting menu commitment just to get in the door.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
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- Washingtonian 2025 · Nashville Hot Chicken Bánh Mì · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2025 · Nashville Hot Chicken Bánh Mì · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Rank 93. Fiola
Italian
Fiola is a Michelin-starred Italian tasting restaurant sitting on Pennsylvania Avenue, which means you're eating exceptional pasta roughly halfway between the White House and the Capitol, which feels appropriately dramatic. The room pulls off retro glitz without the stuffiness, and the crowd tends to run toward people who've loosened their ties but not their ambitions. The kitchen does modern regional Italian in a way that makes the classics feel genuinely exciting rather than dutiful.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- 50 Top Italy 2026 · #7 · The Best Italian Restaurants In The World
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 95. My Little Chamomile
Mediterranean
Tucked into a cobblestone Georgetown alley, this Turkish-Mediterranean spot is the kind of place that makes you feel like you stumbled onto something. The menu leans into home-style cooking, and the "From Mom's Kitchen" section is where you want to spend most of your attention. The bread alone is worth the trip. Expect a crowd of people who look like they know Georgetown well and are very pleased with themselves for finding it.
- Washingtonian The Hot List: 10 Restaurants Around DC We’re Loving Right Now
- Washingtonian 2026 · #14 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · Rice-Stuffed Artichoke · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Rank 96. Amparo Fondita
Mexican
Modern Mexican done with real care in a minimalist Dupont Circle room, where the Michelin folks handed out a Bib Gourmand and honestly, it tracks. The chef nixtamalizes corn in-house and the menu swings from a raw bar to mole-glazed halibut to sides that quietly steal the show. The crowd tends toward first dates and neighborhood regulars who've figured out that the "simple" dishes are never actually simple.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
- Washingtonian The Hot List: 10 Restaurants Around DC We’re Loving Right Now
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Rank 97. Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly
Filipino
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Rank 99. Queen's English
Chinese
A cozy Columbia Heights neighborhood spot doing inventive Hong Kong-inspired cooking at prices that won't wreck your night. The room is small and quietly stylish, with blue banquettes and geometric screens giving everyone a little privacy, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand crowd filling the place most nights. High-heat wok dishes that actually taste like someone's been thinking hard, not just showing off.
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Henji Cheung
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Time Out #9 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
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Rank 100. Bostan Uyghur Cuisine
Uyghur Chinese