The Top 100 Restaurants Near The Black Market
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- 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 4. Himalayan Wild Yak
Nepalese
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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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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- 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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- 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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- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2026 · #86 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #89 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 17. Mama Chang
Chinese
- 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
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 25. The Old Brogue
Irish
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Rank 28. Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana
Neapolitan Pizza
- 50 Top Pizza 2025 · #21 · 50 Top Pizza USA
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Tony Conte
- Washingtonian 2026 · #33 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 30. 2941 Restaurant
French
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outsdanding Restaurant
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · #1 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 31. Joon
Upscale Persian
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Najmieh Batmanglij and Christopher Morgan
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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Rank 36. Ometeo
Afghan
- 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 38. Ingle Korean Steakhouse
Korean Steakhouse
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · #7 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2025 · #86 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 39. 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 42. Agora
Mediterranean
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- The New York Times 2023 · The Restaurant List
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Rachel Sherriffe
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
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Rank 45. Nue
Vietnamese
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2026 · #79 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #75 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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- Washingtonian 2026 · #92 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #73 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 50. Fava Pot
Egyptian Middle Eastern
- Washingtonian 2026 · #87 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #67 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 53. A&J Restaurant
Dim Sum Chinese
- Washingtonian 2026 · #52 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #60 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 54. Chennai Hoppers
Tamilnadu Indian
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Rank 55. The Falls
Mid-Atlantic
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Rank 56. Thompson Italian
Italian
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2025 · #90 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 57. 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
- Washingtonian 2025 · #91 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 61. The Irish Inn
Irish
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Rank 65. Padaek
Laotian Thai
- Washingtonian 2026 · #42 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #57 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 66. Pupuseria Mamá Emilia
Salvadorian
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Rank 67. Melina
Modern 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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- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian 2026 · #80 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #94 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 70. A & J Restaurant
Dim Sum Chinese
- Washingtonian 2026 · #52 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #60 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 71. The Dark Horse
Irish British
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Rank 75. Aventino
Roman Italian
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian 2026 · #60 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #50 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 76. SER Restaurant
Spanish
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Rank 77. Xiquet
Spanish
Chef Danny Lledó's wood-fired kitchen channels Valencian cooking with dill-cured bonito and rice dishes built over the hearth, their smoke and char cutting through delicate preparations. The sparse third-floor dining room feels like a private conversation, ending with coffee and sweets upstairs.
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Rank 79. Meaza Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 80. Birndo Bar and Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 81. Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly
Filipino
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Rank 82. Afghan Bistro
Afghan Middle Eastern
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Rank 84. Bistro Aracosia
Afghan Middle Eastern
- Washingtonian 2026 · #92 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #73 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 90. Nazret Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 91. BlackSalt
Seafood
BlackSalt pairs a working fish market with a dining room where shellfish arrives impeccably fresh and broth gets swabbed clean. A Provençal stew thick with the day's catch and a tart key lime pie studded with sesame suggest a kitchen uninterested in restraint.
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Rank 93. Makeda
Ethiopian
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 95. Feru Bar and Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 96. 2AMYS
Artisanal Pizza
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Peter Pastan
- Washingtonian 2026 · #20 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · #28 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 97. 1789
French-influenced New American
A Federal townhouse divided into six intimate dining rooms, 1789 channels Georgetown's intellectual past through classical French and American cooking. The kitchen executes with discipline—recent lamb and vichyssoise dishes show confidence without pretense.
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Rank 100. YELLOW
Levantine Middle Eastern
Michael Rafidi's Georgetown café channels Levantine cooking through a wood-burning oven, drawing crowds for pillowy pitas and charred spreads. The batata tots and brown butter cookies disappear fast, which explains why lines form from dawn through lunch.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year
- The Rammys 2025 · Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Alicia Wang