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Ama
Northern Italian
Northern Italian restaurant in Navy Yard that shapeshifts across the day: coffee and focaccia in the morning, aperitivo hour by four, and a full convivial dinner by night. The chef draws on her own northern Italian heritage, so the menu has the kind of specificity that comes from memory rather than research. The James Beard Awards named the chef a 2026 semifinalist for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.
The awards strongest first
- The Rammys Finalist · New Restaurant of the Year
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Johanna Hellrigl
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Rabbit stew
“Kick off dinner with a beautiful beet or peppery fennel salad, followed by mains like comforting rabbit stew served with homemade sourdough, spaghetti al pomodoro, and gloriously good gelato served in silver cups.”
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Spaghetti al pomodoro
“Kick off dinner with a beautiful beet or peppery fennel salad, followed by mains like comforting rabbit stew served with homemade sourdough, spaghetti al pomodoro, and gloriously good gelato served in silver cups.”
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Gelato
“Kick off dinner with a beautiful beet or peppery fennel salad, followed by mains like comforting rabbit stew served with homemade sourdough, spaghetti al pomodoro, and gloriously good gelato served in silver cups.”
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Negroni
“Negronis, spritzes, frozen Bellinis, and martinis take center stage at the bar come 4 p.m.”
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