Char Bar Kosher in Washington DC is the West End L Street glatt-kosher restaurant from Andre Voloshin, a kosher steakhouse and burger room with daily lunch and dinner service Sunday through Thursday.
Tip: Closed Friday sunset through Saturday sunset for Shabbat; the Sunday-night burger plate is the editorial pick.
Address: 2142 L St NW, Washington, DC 20037, Washington DC
Pita Plus is the kosher Israeli falafel counter outside Washington DC in College Park, with shwarma, falafel and Israeli salads supervised by the Vaad of Greater Washington.
Tip: Closed Friday sunset through Saturday sunset; the Sunday afternoon falafel pita is the value lunch.
Fancy Radish in Washington DC is Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby's H Street NE vegan dining room since 2018, the sister of Philadelphia's Vedge with seasonal vegetable plates and a wine list.
Tip: The dan-dan noodles and the rutabaga fondue are the menu's most-ordered dishes; book the chef's counter for the kitchen view.
Shouk Mount Vernon Triangle in Washington DC is Ran Nussbacher's K Street plant-based Middle Eastern counter, with shouk burgers, mushroom shawarma and tahini-heavy bowls served quickly.
Tip: The shouk burger with chickpea-mushroom patty is the bestseller; the harissa hummus is the under-ordered side.
Elizabeth's Gone Raw in Washington DC is the L Street raw-vegan dining room from chef Elizabeth Petty, with a six-course raw-vegan tasting menu served Fridays and Saturdays only.
Tip: Six-course tasting menus run $95 Friday and Saturday evenings only; book three weeks ahead via the website.
Rasika in Washington DC runs a deep vegetarian section across its Penn Quarter D Street modern Indian dining room, with palak chaat, paneer makhani and Indian regional vegetable plates.
Tip: The vegetarian thali is the value pick for a vegetarian diner; book ahead and ask for the vegetarian-only menu insert.
Etete in Washington DC runs the city's most-photographed vegetarian combination platter, a round of injera surrounding misir, shiro, gomen and beet across the Little Ethiopia menu.
Tip: The veg combination is enough for two; pair with a hot Ethiopian coffee at the end for the editorial finish.
