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Oyster Oyster
Vegetarian
A vegetable-focused tasting menu that somehow leaves you energized rather than depleted. Rob Rubba's compositions—eggplant agnolotti in corn broth, squash baton with seed ricotta—work from the premise that vegetables need not be a compromise. Even bread arrives reimagined, layered with garlic and accompanied by marigold-flecked sunflower spread, a signal that nothing here is incidental.
- James Beard Awards
- 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Chef · Rob Rubba
- 2022 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Michelin Guide
- 1 Star
- Food & Wine
- 2025 · The Top 15 US Restaurants
- The New York Times
- The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- The Washington Post
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- Eater
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- Washingtonian
- 2026 · #62 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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- 2025 · #55 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Esquire
- 2021 · #12 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Winner · Outstanding Chef · Rob Rubba
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Food & Wine 2025 · The Top 15 US Restaurants
