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- 1527 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-332-6767
Agora
Latest Mediterranean tribute band blows its horn on tired 17th street, competing with classy, honest (healthy) Turkish fare and actual tablecloths. Swordfish kebabs swim on rectangular plates, pert... read more
- 2020 P St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-466-4441
Eola
A stack of Town & Country back issues comes to life. Vassar grads lap up the dream and audibly coo over the Mediterranean wine list. Honest, welcome relief to Dupont dining scene in the shape o... read more
- 1200 16th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-448-2322
Plume
Jefferson hotel's romantic resto raises the bar for date nights to atmospheric heights. Hyphenated last names of Georgetown still reeling with shock and awe of such gourmet perfection and so close ... read more
- 1512 Connecticut Ave. , Washington DC 20036
- 202-387-9338
Sweet Green
Just-off-the-circle salad joint steers the made-to-order salad craze into the realm of nerdy hipsterdom. White floors, blonde wood benches and biodegradable dinnerware promise sterility while creat... read more
- 1247 20th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-466-2676
Bread and Brew
Alliterated brick front saloon takes every restaurant trend of the past decade and mashes it into one: Seattle's specialized coffee scene meets East Coast microbrewery meets California wine bar me... read more
- 2100 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008
- 202-835-2100
The Jockey Club
What comes before retro? Reblossoming of Washington's premiere politico dining refuge is a quiet hit among class-conscious, alas target market is mostly dead. Ghosts of Kennedys past play with gran... read more
- 1610 20th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-333-3722
Darlington House
19th century family mansion joins the 21st with striking urbanity, sustainable eco-cuisine. Culinary elocution runs bases on color, flavor and texture, hits home run with photogenic flare. Well-t... read more
- 1805 18th St NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-588-1540
Mandu
Edward Hopper painting discovered, entitled "twenty-somethings with chopsticks." Dark brown trim offsets prim white space. Sharp Korean flavors a welcome shift from local Asian-American norms and... read more
- 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-667-1601
Circa
The capital's first community table remains communal. Families--nuclear, spontaneous, and otherwise--gather for chatty meals and a fruity cosmo or two. Wrinkle-free Eurocrats took over the sidewa... read more
- 1624 Q St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-462-4265
Hank's Oyster Bar
Provincetown drops its mainsail in Dupont. Just like that, the straights board the ship and raise their flag. Awesome oysters draw a standing ovation from across town. Simply charming neighborho... read more
- 1732 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-667-2100
Mourayo
And here you thought Ouzo was for getting rid of tough stains. It also pairs well with hard-to-pronounce Greek goodies like squid ink soup and kolokythokeftedes. Abundant multi-syllabic Greek authe... read more
- 1509 17th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-332-9200
Komi
Try again babe, you won't get a seat here this week or the next or the one after that. Baby-faced kid chef rips the white linen tablecloth out from under the proverbial china of Washington gourmet... read more
- 2011 S St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-667-3505
Thaiphoon
Just try not to love it. Thai stronghold does bang-up business with Dupont demographic. Affordability means most of the chatty crowd are under thirty and wrinkle-free. Trusted vegetarian dugout. Lu... read more
- 1738 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-234-6969
Bistrot du Coin
Wear a beret. Americans' stereotypes about France get thrown right back in their face and into their eager mouths. In a city of French snobs, earns top ranking for moules frites, crème br&... read more
- 1343 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-530-8844
Cafe Citron
Glaring, lemon meringue-hued brick shop front leads to bawdy, freakish dance hall: one part Toulouse-Lautrec, one part Rio carnival; muddled bartenders with a twist of lime. Greasy walls and lollip... read more
- 2150 P St. NW, Washington DC 20037
- 202-463-7646
Soho Tea & Coffee
Artsy-fartsy P Street coffee house preserves mid-nineties rebel yell for crunchier-than-thou Vermont transplants, suburban closet-cases, underaged tween activists from privileged Virginia McMansion... read more
- 1320 19th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-293-3244
Levante's
Club Med blues and yellow sunbursts. Highly polished wood for all the highly polished people. Intense working lunches for women who enjoy hairspray. You're off carbs until the metal basket of pipin... read more
- 1225 19th St NW, Washington DC 20036
- (202) 293-9091
The Palm
New York fine dining visits DC country cousins under the behest of George Bush the first. Resulting "American fare" menu pulled straight out of The Godfather–you know, back when the mafia st... read more
- 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
- (202) 296-6500
The Front Page
Made-for-TV watering hole but above ground and with better bar banter. Sprawling, multi-level restaurant and grill (with an ‘e') feeds the lawyers upstairs, gets countless interns drunk on Wh... read more
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