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Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese
A muffuletta reimagined as a rice-noodle dish tells you pretty much everything about what Kevin Tien is doing at this modern Vietnamese restaurant in Penn Quarter. His Louisiana upbringing and Vietnamese heritage push and pull at each other in ways that somehow feel inevitable rather than forced. Pastry chef Susan Bae won North America's Best Pastry Chef Award, and her desserts make seaweed and green curry sound like obvious choices. It landed at #24 on North America's 50 Best Restaurants.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Susan Bae
- The 50 #24 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- The 50 North American's Best Pastry Chef Award 2025 · Susan Bae
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Susan Bae
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Susan Bae
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Kevin Tien
- The Rammys Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Susan Bae
- The Rammys Finalist · Cocktail Program of the Year
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Esquire #23 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Time Out #1 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Washingtonian #3 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- The Infatuation #10 · Top 25: The Best Restaurants In Washington, DC
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- The New York Times 2024 · Bò Lá Lốt · The 26 Best Dishes We Ate Across the U.S. in 2024
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Kevin Tien
- Washingtonian Where to Eat Near the National Mall
One number, weighted & current 94
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Mochi beignets
“Mochi beignets are artfully paired with caramelized eel”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Bò lá lốt
“Bò lá lốt is a Vietnamese street food staple that the chef and co-owner Kevin Tien serves with a dipping sauce of labneh crowned with lemongrass-chile crunch”
The New York Times, 2024 -
Green curry sponge cake
“the green curry sponge cake with avocado sorbet, soursop mousse, fish sauce caramel and finger lime”
The 50 -
Bánh bèo
“the crisp water fern rice cake (bánh bèo) with briny sunchoke XO sauce”
The 50
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