5 editor picks in Washington DC.
5 italian places in Washington DC we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Washington DC | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking spans the full range in DC, from neighborhood pizzerias to waterfront seafood and modern pasta rooms. Fiola Mare in Georgetown handles the luxe coastal end, while The Red Hen in Bloomingdale built its reputation on handmade pasta. Pizzeria Paradiso, with locations in Dupont Circle and Georgetown, keeps the wood-fired, naturally leavened tradition close to the center of the scene.
Fiola Mare in Washington DC is Fabio and Maria Trabocchi's Georgetown waterfront seafood room on K Street, a Potomac-facing dining hall with a crudo bar.
OrderThe crudo platter to start; the kitchen builds it from whatever was unloaded that morning.
TipThe patio runs from April to October; Sunday lunch on the water with a glass of vermentino is the room's editorial best moment.
The Red Hen in Washington DC is the Bloomingdale Italian neighbourhood dining room on First Street, with the rigatoni-fennel-sausage pasta that has run.
OrderThe mezzi rigatoni with house fennel sausage; on the menu since opening and the room's most-ordered dish.
TipThe Sunday family-style pasta night is the value slot; book the upstairs bar counter for a quieter view of the wood grill.
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.
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.
Sette Osteria on 14th Street in Washington DC is the Logan Circle Italian sister of the Dupont original on the corner of 14th and Q, with an open wood-fired.
OrderThe bucatini cacio e pepe with cracked black pepper; one of the kitchen's house-made pasta anchors.
TipSaturday brunch from 10:00 takes walk-ins faster than dinner; the patio runs through October on the corner.
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