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Ellie Bird
Contemporary New American
The steak tartare comes dressed with Thai papaya salad and malt-vinegar chips, which tells you everything about how the kitchen thinks. Ellie Bird is a casual New American restaurant in Falls Church where Yuan Tang, of Rooster & Owl, runs global mash-ups alongside rigatoni Bolognese and kimchi-rice brunch bowls. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list and Washingtonian ranked it among the DC area's favorites, so the room fills accordingly.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- The Rammys Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Rachel Sherriffe
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Washingtonian Thai Papaya Salad Steak Tartare · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- Northern Virgina Magazine The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- Washingtonian #30 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Tornado omelets over kimchi rice Washingtonian, 2026
Nearby in the record closest first
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- The Falls Eat · 73
- TRIO GRILL Eat · 53
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- Thompson Italian Italian Eat · 53
- Yume Sushi Eat · 54
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