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Bar del Monte
Italian
A vintage toy car holds down the check at this casual Italian restaurant in a former auto shop on Mount Pleasant Street. The menu shifts constantly, but lamb skewers with chili oil and bubble-crusted pizzas stay put, and the gelato arrives piled improbably high. The kitchen's commitment to good ingredients is quiet but obvious. Bon Appétit named it one of America's Best New Restaurants in 2024.
Four honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Washingtonian Arrosticini · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Washingtonian #51 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 79
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Lamb skewers with chili oil Washingtonian, 2026
- Bubble-crusted pizzas Washingtonian, 2026
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