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The 10 Best Vegan in Washington

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The best vegan in Washington, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Michelin Guide, and Food & Wine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Oyster Oyster comes out on top.

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Mita and Donut Run hold the next two places. Washingtonian shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with James Beard Awards next.

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  1. Rank 1. Oyster Oyster

    Vegetarian American

    A nine-course vegetable tasting menu in Shaw where the chef holds a James Beard Award and a Michelin star, and still manages to make a beet taste like pastrami. Rob Rubba's kitchen treats local farms as the whole point, not a selling line, and the results are the kind of thing that makes omnivores quietly reconsider their priorities. The bread alone, enriched with "garleeks" and served with sunflower-marigold butter, gets talked about for days afterward.

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    1440 8th St. NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  2. Rank 2. Mita

    Latin American

    Plant-based Peruvian tasting menus in Shaw sounds like a premise that requires a disclaimer, yet Mita holds a Michelin star and a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant. The chef's team pulls from across Latin America, so the flavors run from Andean to coastal without apology. Two tasting menu lengths mean you can commit at whatever level feels reasonable on a Tuesday. The bar program is serious enough that Punch named the team among its best new bartenders.

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    +8 more awards at Mita
    Address
    804 V St. NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    Closed now, opens Wed 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 3. Donut Run

    Vegan Dessert

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    6904 Fourth St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  4. Rank 4. Planta Queen

    Chinese

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    1200 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    Closed now, opens Wed 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 5. Sticky Fingers

    Vegan Bakery

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    314 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–7 PM

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  6. Rank 6. DC Vegan

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    1633 P St NW Washington, DC · Washington
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    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  7. Rank 6. Elizabeth's

    Vegan American

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    1341 L St NW, Unit 1, Washington, DC · Washington
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  8. Rank 6. Little Sesame

    Middle Eastern Coffee Shop

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    1828 L St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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  9. Rank 9. Bubbie's Plant Burgers & Fizz

    Vegetarian American

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    1721 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA · Arlington
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  10. Rank 9. Shouk

    Middle Eastern

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    655 K St NW, Washington, DC · Washington
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