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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.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- 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 86
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Lamb kofta Washingtonian, 2026
- Chicken shawarma Michelin Guide
- Batata tots Michelin Guide
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