Washington DC - Downtown Washington_dc - All Types

1700 K St. NW, Washington DC 20006
202-535-5274

Kellari Taverna

K Street tête-a-têtes abound at elegant Greek haven off Farragut Square. Mirrored portals, rustic wood and striped red brown silk cushions. Broad blonde plank wood floors, faux white ca... read more

1100 New York Ave. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-216-5500

West Elm showroom with a heavy dash of retro glam. Spirit of 1960s Milan. Wear chocolate Prada shoes to match. Sparkling fairy flower chandeliers ask you not take the rest of it too seriously; focu... read more

1620 I St. NW, Washington DC 20036
202-429-4350

BlackFinn American Saloon

Washington finally gets a slice of a national trend, brings legitimacy to a chain that's part Applebees/part old-timey saloon. Like a Denver airport bar except bigger and with more tourists. Girl f... read more

515 15th St. NW , Washington DC 20004
202-661-2440

J & G Steakhouse

Swanky red meat rendez-vous is the latest orgy for Washington's red-blooded high society. "W" home address prevents Dukes-of-Hazard lookalikes from walking in off the tour bus. Thirty-foot high cei... read more

515 15 St. NW, Washington DC 20004
202-661-2400

W Hotel Washington, DC

Ye Olde Hotel Washington rises from the ashes with a glaring, tell-all "W" on its brow. Thoughtful redesign plays on former grandiosity with sly, tongue-in-cheek touch. Peppermint-striped awnings a... read more

1100 New York Ave. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-408-3377

Mazu

Company colleagues bond ‘round a bottle just like in Japan. Extravagant Asian fruit flavors favor drunken lunches but not as famous as the famous, extra-long happy hour. Passé pan-Asi... read more

775 12th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-738-2200

Fire and Sage

For a ground floor downtown hotel restaurant filled with beleaguered tourists and guys wearing Macy's ties, not half bad. Soft, inoffensive design lightens corporate touch: low ceilings, split-pea ... read more

15th and H Sts. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-638-4444

Potenza

Low-key legit Italian eatery for high-minded gov and non-gov workers alike, located in iconic Woodward building. Well-sanded interiors resemble distinguished Kansas City smoking rooms from bygone e... read more

1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20006
202-822-8783

Founding Farmers

Disregard the stainless-steel corporate kitchen and restaurant chain-esque uniform dècor, and prepare your palette for farm-fresh Southern succulence, aka thigh-expanding morsels of heaven. ... read more

923 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20006
202-509-8000

Adour

Stodgy St. Regis overcomes mid-life crisis with kitchen retake, trophy trademark chef Alain Ducasse. Rockwell designers break the rules with aplomb—white carpet under white chairs, chro... read more

806 15th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-730-8700

Ici Urban Bistro

Zen and French in the same sentence? Likely stage set for The Cure's album "Bloodflowers". Red without being too red—red wine bottles as architecture, twinkling red tealights, red meat. White... read more

920 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202.737.7275

The Park at Fourteenth

Ivanka Trump sighs and decides she's staying the night. Manufactured membership handpicked for the right balance of with-it cool, Washington status, and striking Scandinavian profiles. Diamonds ar... read more

1420 K St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-289-4222

Lotus

A giant brass Buddha presides over the good vibes at this ultra-sleek new lounge. Make a dramatic entrance down the transparent staircase just past the 16-foot waterfall. Then grab a seat in front ... read more

806 15th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-730-8700

Le Bar

Shameless celebration of pouting French chic, both real and imagined. Très posh scenesters exhibit years of practice at the hardwood bar: leave light heel prints on the spotless carpet, ig... read more

818 Connecticut Ave., Washington DC 20006
202-331-8118

Equinox

Miss Congeniality of the capital's elite, award-winning dining options. Zero preservatives, zero pretense. Beatific place settings of pure linen, silver. White gossamer draped under slanted glass r... read more

1101 K St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-408-1717

Brasserie Beck

Enter tiny Gucci dress and untucked beer gut holding hands. They surrender at Waterloo to enjoy a crushing culinary defeat. Pleasant paralysis blamed on ballast-worthy braised meats and... read more

1301 K St. NW, Ste. 103, Washington DC
202-962-3933

K Street Lounge

Bottle service comes with all manner of fanfare at K Street Lounge. A curved white wall leads all eyes to your perch behind the velvet ropes, where flat-screen televisions announce your presence, a... read more

1710 H St. NW, Washington DC 20006
202-904-2500

AKA The White House

Executive halfway house for the house. Fortune 500 sends you to Washington once a month—your nine o'clock's at The Bank, your 11 o'clock's in The West Wing and you dress like you're on the sh... read more

1810 K St. NW, Washington DC 20006
202-223-5043

Nirvana

Indian Buddhism inspires all-vegetarian downtown eatery. Bland concrete exterior gives way to exotic temple lobby, gorgeous eastern smells, silk settees. Jagged row of tables and chairs, stainless ... read more

806 15th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
202-730-8800

Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square

Brand Paris infiltrates America's executive block party with stealth, impeccable taste, and funky striped carpets. Fancy man Pierre-Yves Rochon blends gold, teal, and red without flinching, throws ... read more