What to order at Founding Farmers DC

Must order
The fried chicken and waffles with apple butter; the menu's most-ordered single plate.
Signature dishes
Fried chicken and waffles, Pot roast meatloaf
Editor tip
Reservations book out for brunch a week ahead; weekday breakfast and the bar take walk-ins.
CuisineAmerican
Price$$
NeighborhoodFoggy Bottom
HoursMon-Thu 07:00-22:00, Fri 07:00-23:00, Sat 08:30-23:00, Sun 08:30-22:00
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Address: 1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006, Washington DC

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Ben's Next Door ★ 4.2

$$ AmericanU Street

Ben's Next Door in Washington DC is the sit-down sister of Ben's Chili Bowl at 1211 U Street, a soul-American kitchen with a cocktail list and the half-smoke.

OrderThe buttermilk fried chicken with mac and collards; the room's most-ordered single dish.

TipThe bar runs late on weekends and is the better seat for a single diner; brunch fills up by 11:30.

Matchbox ★ 4.0

$$ PizzeriaPenn Quarter

Matchbox in Washington DC is the original Penn Quarter pizza-and-burger room on H Street since 2003, a wood-fired oven kitchen on Chinatown's western edge.

OrderThe mini burger trio with thin onion rings; the room's most-ordered appetiser.

TipThe upstairs dining room is quieter than the busy ground-floor bar; ask for it at booking.

Pizzeria Paradiso ★ 4.2

$$ Italian PizzaDupont Circle

Pizzeria Paradiso in Washington DC is Ruth Gresser's Dupont Circle wood-fired pizza room on P Street since 1991, a thin-crust Italian pizzeria.

OrderThe Atomica with hot salami, black olives and red pepper flakes; the menu since 1991.

TipThe Birreria downstairs runs over 150 beers; ask for the Italian craft tasting flight at the bar.

Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.5

$$ EthiopianShaw

Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant in Washington DC is the second-floor 9th Street rowhouse Ethiopian dining room in Shaw's Little Ethiopia, a no-reservations.

OrderThe shiro chickpea stew with extra injera; the menu's editorial signature.

TipNo reservations; the staircase line moves fastest at 17:30 on weeknights and crowds outside the door by 19:00. Cash and card both accepted.

Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.4

$$ EthiopianShaw

Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant in Washington DC is the U Street Ethiopian dining room since 1997, the older sister to Etete and a U Street institution.

OrderThe kitfo (Ethiopian raw beef tartare) leb leb or rare with mitmita spice; the room's deepest cut.

TipLive Ethiopian music plays Friday and Saturday from 21:00; the back booth is the quietest table.

Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown ★ 4.1

$$ Italian PizzaGeorgetown

Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown in Washington DC is the M Street wood-fired pizza sister on the canal, the Georgetown branch of Ruth Gresser's Dupont Circle.

OrderThe Genovese with pesto, potatoes and green beans; the Genoese signature of the menu.

TipThe patio runs from April to October and overlooks the C&O Canal towpath; book a sunset seat.

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