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The former Heller's Bakery space now runs all day as a cafe, from morning lattes and egg sandwiches on potato rolls through a pastrami Reuben at lunch and on to dinner plates that get genuinely ambitious: fried halloumi with farro, chicken Milanese with romesco, ravioli with mushrooms and hazelnuts. The kitchen leans into fermentation and seasonal quirks in a way that keeps things interesting without making you feel like you're being lectured. Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Time Out #11 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
- Time Out The 20 Best Coffee Shops and Cafés in Washington, DC
- Washingtonian Best Coffee Shops in DC
- Eater The Best Bakeries Around D.C.
- Washingtonian #27 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Breakfast sandwich
“Served on a sesame potato roll, the hit breakfast sandwich includes brisket pastrami that’s brined for two weeks, smoked for eight to 10 hours, crusted with peppercorns and coriander, and steamed until tender.”
Eater -
Nashville hot duck
“then Nashville hot duck matched with a buttermilk biscuit is all heart and soul.”
Michelin Guide -
Chicken milanese
“juicy chicken Milanese slicked with romesco”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Thai iced tea-tres leches
“Desserts, like the Thai iced tea-tres leches, are bona fide works of art.”
Michelin Guide
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