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2 levantine places in Washington DC we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Washington DC | Levantine across every city.

The eastern Mediterranean coast, the Levant, has become a defining influence on modern Washington dining through live-fire cooking, mezze and fresh-baked breads. Albi in Navy Yard is the cuisine's flagship in the city, a Michelin-recognized live-fire kitchen. Maydan above 14th Street cooks in the same tradition, a courtyard room built around an open live-fire pit.

Albi ★ 4.7

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Albi in Washington DC is Michael Rafidi's Michelin-star Navy Yard Levantine wood-fire dining room on 4th Street SE, a one-Michelin-star kitchen with a James.

OrderThe hummus and the wood-fire shish barak (lamb dumpling); the editorial standout of the menu.

TipThe tasting menu Yellow Door dinner is the chef's signature ticket; book the upstairs Yellow Door room directly.

Albi ★ 4.4

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Albi in Washington DC is Michael Rafidi's Michelin-star Navy Yard Levantine wood-fire dining room on 4th Street SE, a James Beard winner running a separate.

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