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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.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record 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
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Eater The Best Tasting Menus in D.C. Right Now
One number, weighted & current 96
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Causa Michelin Guide
- Chicha morada kombucha Michelin Guide
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