The Best Places to Drink and Do in Downtown D.C.
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Rank 1. Amazonia
Amazonian Peruvian
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Carlos Delgado
- Esquire Esquire: The Best Bars in America
- The Rammys The Rammys: Finalist · Chef of the Year · Carlos Delgado
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Carlos Delgado
- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- The Rammys Finalist · Chef of the Year · Carlos Delgado
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Rank 2. Bar Chinois
Cocktail Bar
The martini here comes with pickled shiitake mushrooms, kombu, and bonito flakes, which tells you most of what you need to know about Bar Chinois. It's a French wine bar by aesthetic and an Asian dim sum spot by appetite, and the kitchen takes both halves seriously. The cocktails are genuinely theatrical, and the dumplings, shrimp toast, and braised pork meatball give you every reason to stay past the second round.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in D.C.
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Rank 5. Irish Channel
Traditional Irish Pub
The awards