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St. James
Caribbean
A Caribbean restaurant named for the Port of Spain district that inspired it, St. James turns shared plates into a convivial argument for Trinidadian cooking. The space is modern and industrial with splashes of color, and the drinks lean hard on rum. The jerk brisket marinates for twelve hours before hitting the smoker, and the macaroni pie has developed a following of its own. The New York Times put it on their D.C. essential list, and Washingtonian ranked it nineteenth in the city.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Time Out #4 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
- Washingtonian #19 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Jerk wings over rice Washingtonian, 2026
- Callaloo soup Michelin Guide
- Jerk brisket Michelin Guide
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