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Marcus
New American
The rum cake arrives tableside, which is either theater or efficiency depending on your mood. Marcus Samuelsson's hotel restaurant in NoMa runs New American with a wide lens, pulling in tamarind, obe, and uni-béarnaise alongside the kind of blue cornbread that people talk about unprompted. The room dazzles and the menu follows. A James Beard Emerging Chef semifinalist runs the kitchen.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Washingtonian #32 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Eater Rising Chef · The 2025 Eater DC Award Winners · Anthony Jones
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Anthony Jones
One number, weighted & current 82
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Blue cornbread Washingtonian, 2026
- Smoked-halibut pâté Washingtonian, 2026
- Tamarind-braised lamb shoulder Washingtonian, 2026
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