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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.
Two honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The Best Cocktail Bars in D.C.
One number, weighted & current 69
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Ginger chicken dumplings Michelin Guide
- Shrimp toast Michelin Guide
- Beijing pork dumplings Michelin Guide
- Lion's Head meatball Michelin Guide
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