Washington DC - Restaurants - French

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

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

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

1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20004
202-626-0015

Central

The chicer, more playful culinary sister of the famed Citronelle. Bistro serves up serious food with a serious sense of humor. A sculpted teetering tower of plates and iridescent tiles at the entra... read more

327 7th St. SE, Washington DC 20003
202-544-1244

Montmartre

Real French food—yeah, you've heard it before but this time it's really the real. Eighteenth arrondissement takes Capitol Hill with entrées ripped straight from Larousse. Executed by a... read more

1330 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington DC 20024
202-787-6006

CityZen

League-of-its-own degustation destination. Prizewinning chef earns nightly acclaim, bends classic French concepts like balloon animals, salutes cornucopia of America's bounty. Marble hall sans ceil... read more

555 8th St. NW, Washington DC 20004
202-783-6060

Poste Moderne Brasserie

Too many puns to count: located inside Washington's historic post office, outrageously modern in that shirt-pulling Kimpton sort of way (get it, get it?). Storybook menu reminds you where you... read more

701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 2004
202-393-0701

701

Culinary layover between White House and Capitol; outdoor awning protects sun-shy power brokers from harmful rays, but all around glares permit collective assessment of who's here doing what. Every... read more

3318 M St. NW, Washington DC 20007
202-965-6005

Kafe Leopold & Konditorei

This Parisian and German cafè in boutique-and-cobblestone Cady's Alley is one of those rare species: chic, initimate, innovative, and affordable. Leopold is a stand-out amidst Georgtown... read more

1522 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC 20007
202-333-8830

Café Bonaparte

This bustling creperie is the ideal refueling stop for retail sprees through Georgetown. Sunny yellow walls, pressed tin ceilings and generously poured glasses of wine make this café a favorite am... read more

777 9th St. NW, Washington DC 20001
202-393-1400

Oya

Sneaking away for a tryst with Mr. Tall, Dark and Works Down-the-Hall? They’ll be discreet at Oya, where pure white lounges are about the only thing innocent on the menu. A chain curtain guards the... read more

3000 M St NW, Washington DC 20007
202-625-2510

Michel Richard Citronelle

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3000 M St. NW, Washington DC 20007
202-625-2150

Citronelle

Crème de la crème. Main circus ring for the great Michel Richard-the twinkle-eyed magician who pulled this fair city out of its gutter of steak joints and imitative French restaurants... read more

1039 31st St. NW, Washington DC 20007
202-965-2684

Cafe La Ruche

Cut-and-paste Parisian bistro is older than you and hasn't changed a bit. Long row of benches, booths, and tables sure pack ‘em in there but career wait staff actually do give a damn about yo... read more

2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20037
202-296-1166

Marcel's

Très rustique fake stone farmhouse inside a city block near Georgetown. Vaulted, cream-colored ceiling mimics the wine cellars of Picardy. Red gold tapestries soften Washington's well-heeled... read more