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A wood-burning oven anchors this fast-casual Levantine cafe in Georgetown, where the line out the door reorganizes itself around whatever Michael Rafidi's team pulled from it most recently. Mornings run on pastries and shakshuka; afternoons shift to stuffed pitas and batata tots with urfa sauce. By night it flips to table service and a dinner menu. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- AAA Approved
- The Rammys Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Alicia Wang
- The Rammys Finalist · Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year
- Time Out The 20 Best Coffee Shops and Cafés in Washington, DC
- Time Out #13 · Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
- Washingtonian #34 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 87
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Lamb kofta
“lamb kofta and butcher steak are our must-haves”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Little gem salad
“a tahini-ranch-dressed Little Gem salad worth obsessing over”
Washingtonian, 2026 -
Soft serve labneh
“Don’t miss the soft serve labneh for dessert, it’s tangy like frozen yogurt.”
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