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A tucked-away tasting menu for about 20 people in Blagden Alley, Causa fuses Japanese technique with Peruvian ingredients in a cuisine called Nikkei. The chef structures the meal as a journey from Lima's coast up through the Andes to the Amazon, so the menu moves with a logic you feel before you understand it. It holds a Michelin star and a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic. Bring someone you want to impress, or just go alone and take notes.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Winner · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Carlos Delgado
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- The Rammys Finalist · Chef of the Year · Carlos Delgado
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- The Infatuation #3 · Top 25: The Best Restaurants In Washington, DC
- Washingtonian #16 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Eater The Best Tasting Menus in D.C. Right Now
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
One number, weighted & current 96
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Causa
Michelin Guide -
Scallop ceviche
“Seafood lovers are rewarded with artful plates such as a scallop ceviche laced with passionfruit and lots of uni”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Macambo mousse
“Dessert definitely doesn't disappoint, as in the passion fruit and mint gelato scoops piped with macambo mousse.”
Michelin Guide -
Wagyu
“A beautifully cooked wagyu is finished with a Peruvian au poivre sauce.”
Michelin Guide
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