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1789 Restaurant
1789 is worth choosing for a formal Georgetown dinner when the occasion justifies a $$$$ spend. The American cooking…
All Purpose
All Purpose is Chef Mike Friedman's Shaw pizzeria with back-to-back Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats recognition; …
Amparo Fondita
Contemporary Mexican near Dupont Circle, built on serious ingredient sourcing: Oaxacan corn nixtamalized in-house, a…
Andy's Pizza
Andy's Pizza is a good D.C. pick when the plan calls for a casual pizza stop rather than a long dinner. Its 2026…
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- Balos Estiatorio
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- BlackSalt
- Blue Duck Tavern
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- Buck's Fishing & Camping
- Café Riggs
- Call Your Mother
- Cane
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- Causa
- Centrolina
- Chai Pani
- Chang Chang
- Chaplin's
- China Chilcano
- Chloe
- Colada Shop
- Comet Ping Pong
- Cordelia Fishbar
- Cranes
- Cucina Morini
- CUT Washington D.C.
- Daru
- Das
- Dauphine's
- Dear Sushi at Love, Makoto
- Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
- Del Mar
- Dirty Habit
- Dōgon
- El Secreto de Rosita
- Elcielo Washington
- Elfegne Ethiopian Cuisine
- Ellē
- Elmina
- Estuary
- Family Ethiopian
- Federalist Pig
- Filomena Ristorante
- Fiola
- Fiola Mare
- Fish Shop
- Gemini
- Gravitas
- Grazie Nonna
- Green Almond Pantry
- Hank’s Oyster Bar
- Hell's Kitchen
- Hitching Post
- I Egg You
- Il Canale
- Imperfecto
- Isla
- Ivy City Smokehouse
- Izakaya Seki
- Jaleo
- Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Washington DC
- Joia Burger
- Jônt
- Kappo
- Karma Modern Indian
- Karravaan
- Katsumi
- KAYU
- Kaz Sushi Bistro
- L’Ardente
- La Bise
- La Bohème
- La Grande Boucherie DC
- La Tejana
- La’ Shukran
- Laos in Town
- Lapis
- Le Diplomate
- Little Pearl
- Lutèce
- Maison Bar à Vins
- Maketto
- Mandu
- Marcus DC
- Maru San
- Masseria
- Mastro's Steakhouse
- Maxwell Park
- Maydan
- Menya Hosaki
- Michele's
- minibar
- Mita
- Moon Rabbit
- Morton's, The Steakhouse
- My Little Chamomile
- National Democratic Club
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Dining in Washington DC
Many of the restaurants in Washington DC are in East End and Dupont Circle, with further places in Shaw and Cardozo. Recognition comes from Michelin, Opinionated About Dining, Washingtonian, Wine Spectator, James Beard Award, RAMMYS, Star Wine List and Resy. In East End, Fiola holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and minibar holds 2 Michelin stars (2025). In Shaw, Causa, Oyster Oyster and The Dabney each hold 1 Michelin star (2025). In Dupont Circle, Anju serves modern Korean cooking on small plates and holds a Michelin Plate (2025), and Annabelle serves modern American cooking and holds a Michelin Plate (2025).
Contemporary American, modern American, modern Mexican, modern Indian and French bistro cooking all sit among the restaurants. Jônt holds 2 Michelin stars (2025), while Bresca and Mita each hold 1 Michelin star (2025). Tasting menu restaurants include Albi, Fiola, Gravitas, Imperfecto, Jônt and Masseria.
Michelin-starred restaurants
Jônt and minibar each hold 2 Michelin stars (2025). Albi, Fiola and Oyster Oyster each hold 1 Michelin star (2025).
Jônt
Jônt in Cardozo is a modern Japanese restaurant from chef Ryan Ratino that serves a tasting menu at a counter. It holds 2 Michelin stars (2025) and is on the Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026 list.
minibar
minibar in East End serves a tasting menu. It holds 2 Michelin stars (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
Albi
Albi is chef Michael Rafidi's modern Levantine restaurant, serving a tasting menu and à la carte dishes. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and won Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year at the RAMMYS 2026.
Fiola
Fiola in East End serves Italian tasting menus alongside à la carte dishes and prix fixe menus. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Grand Award. The kitchen serves caramel corn budino with poached apricot and yuzu sorbet.
Oyster Oyster
Oyster Oyster in Shaw is chef Rob Rubba's modern vegetable-focused tasting menu restaurant. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025).
Tasting menus
Causa, Bresca, The Dabney, Xiquet by Danny Lledo and Imperfecto all run tasting menus.
Causa
Causa in Shaw is chef Carlos Delgado's modern Peruvian restaurant. It serves tasting and prix fixe menus, holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on the Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026 list.
Bresca
Bresca in Cardozo is chef Ryan Ratino's modern French restaurant. It serves a tasting menu and à la carte, holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
The Dabney
The Dabney in Shaw is chef Jeremiah Langhorne's wood-fired Mid-Atlantic restaurant. It serves a tasting menu, à la carte and prix fixe menus and holds 1 Michelin star (2025).
Xiquet by Danny Lledo
Xiquet by Danny Lledo in Glover Park serves modern Spanish Valencian cooking as a tasting menu, including wood-hearth rice preparations. Its wine list includes Spanish and French selections. It holds 1 Michelin star (2026).
Imperfecto
Imperfecto in West End is chef Enrique Limardo's modern Latin restaurant. It offers tasting and prix fixe menus and counter dining. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on Esquire's Best New Restaurants 2021 list.
Restaurants in East End
In East End, Rania holds 1 Michelin star (2025), L’Ardente holds a Bib Gourmand (2025) and Jaleo holds a Michelin Plate (2025).
Rania
Rania in East End serves modern Indian cooking through prix fixe and tasting menus. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on the 2025 OAD Casual in North America list.
L’Ardente
L’Ardente in East End is a modern Italian restaurant serving à la carte dishes and small plates. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) and is on the Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026 list.
Jaleo
Jaleo serves Spanish tapas à la carte and offers tasting menus. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
Restaurants with an exceptional wine list
Gravitas, Del Mar, Maison Bar à Vins and Blue Duck Tavern each carry an exceptional wine list.
Gravitas
Gravitas in Ivy City is a modern American restaurant serving tasting and prix fixe menus. It has an extensive wine list, holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on the 2025 OAD Top Restaurants in North America Ranked list.
Del Mar
Del Mar in Southwest Waterfront serves Spanish seafood with a wine list that includes Spanish, Californian and French selections. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Maison Bar à Vins
Maison Bar à Vins is a modern French wine bar serving small plates and à la carte dishes, with a French-leaning wine list. It is on the 2025 Resy Best of the Hit List and is a 2026 James Beard Award nominee.
Blue Duck Tavern
Blue Duck Tavern in West End is chef Andrew Cleverdon's contemporary American restaurant. It serves à la carte and prix fixe menus and has a wine list. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
Modern American restaurants
Pineapple and Pearls, Rose’s Luxury and Annabelle all serve modern American cooking.
Pineapple and Pearls
Pineapple and Pearls in Capitol Hill is chef Aaron Silverman's modern American tasting menu restaurant. The sommelier program matches pairing suggestions to each course. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on the Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026.
Rose’s Luxury
Rose’s Luxury in Capitol Hill serves modern American cooking in a prix fixe format, including spiced pork with lychee and coconut cream and Korean rice cakes in gochujang alla vodka. It holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and is on the Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants 2026.
Annabelle
Annabelle in Dupont Circle is a modern American restaurant with à la carte dining, a marble bar and an artwork-lined dining room beneath a green skylight. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 2026 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.
Frequently asked questions
- Which neighbourhoods in Washington DC hold many of the restaurants?
- Many of the restaurants are in East End and Dupont Circle, with further places in Shaw and Cardozo. In East End, Fiola holds 1 Michelin star (2025) and minibar holds 2 Michelin stars (2025). In Shaw, Causa, Oyster Oyster and The Dabney each hold 1 Michelin star (2025). In Cardozo, Jônt holds 2 Michelin stars (2025).
- Which Washington DC restaurants hold two Michelin stars?
- Jônt and minibar each hold 2 Michelin stars (2025). Jônt is a modern Japanese restaurant in Cardozo with a tasting menu and counter dining. minibar is an avant-garde molecular gastronomy restaurant in East End with a tasting menu.
- Which Washington DC restaurants run a tasting menu?
- Tasting menu restaurants include Albi, Bresca, Causa, Fiola, Gravitas and Imperfecto. Jônt, Masseria, The Dabney and Xiquet by Danny Lledo also run tasting menus.
- Which award sources recognise restaurants in Washington DC?
- Recognition comes from Michelin, Opinionated About Dining, Washingtonian, Wine Spectator, James Beard Award, RAMMYS, Star Wine List and Resy. Fiola is on Star Wine Lists 2026 and was named Wine Program of the Year among the RAMMYS 2026 winners.
- Which Washington DC restaurants hold a Michelin Bib Gourmand?
- Places with a Bib Gourmand (2025) include Daru, Ellē, Hitching Post, L’Ardente, Queen’s English and Toki Underground among them.
- Which Washington DC restaurants have an exceptional wine list?
- Restaurants with an exceptional wine list include Albi, Fiola, Gravitas, Jônt, Maison Bar à Vins and Del Mar. Blue Duck Tavern, Barcelona Wine Bar 14th Street DC, Little Washington and Xiquet by Danny Lledo also carry an exceptional wine list.