The Best Greek Food in Washington
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The best Greek food in Washington, according to the experts: The Washington Post, Eater, and Washingtonian have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Melina comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Rockville and Washington.
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Balos Estiatorio and Vasilis Kitchen hold the next two places. AAA and Washingtonian show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Melina
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The awards
- The Washington Post The Washington Post: The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian Washingtonian: #95 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- The Washington Post The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
- Washingtonian #95 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Balos Estiatorio
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Olive trees planted between the tables are doing a lot of heavy lifting, but this roomy Greek restaurant on N Street sells the Aegean fantasy well enough that you forget you're in Dupont Circle. The menu runs through the classics, spanakopita, souvlaki, avgolemono, fish grilled with capers flown in from Greece, and the fries have a devoted following. Baklava with iced Greek yogurt closes things out the only sensible way.
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- The Rammys The Rammys: Finalist · Favorite Gathering Place of the Year
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Vasilis Kitchen
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Rank 4. Mykonos Grill
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 6. Martha Dear
Greek Pizzeria
A sliver of a room on Mt. Pleasant Street where the bar fills up fast and wood-oven pizzas share the menu with Greek-leaning small plates. The team came up through Tail Up Goat, and the cooking has that same instinct for herbs, brightness, and a little crunch. Pizzas run from a classic red-sauce cheese to halloumi-and-squash combinations that have no business being as compelling as they are. Bring an appetite for the whole menu.
The awards
- Washingtonian Washingtonian: #67 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 7. Nostos
Greek
The tableside saganaki arrives in a burst of actual flames, which sets the tone for everything that follows. This is a proper Greek restaurant, the kind where white curtains billow, conversations run in several languages at once, and a server steers you toward an Assyrtiko without being asked. The wine list leans Greek and the dips arrive with warm pita still soft from the oven.
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- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: #2 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 8. Bouboulina
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The whole branzino is flown in from Greece, cured, air-dried for days, then grilled until the skin shatters, which tells you everything about the kitchen's priorities at this polished Pike & Rose restaurant. It reads like a classic American steakhouse, and you could easily miss the Greek thread running through it, which is exactly what makes that fish such a pleasantly disorienting moment. The owners also run Cava, which is quite the range.
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