What to order at Albi

Must order
The hummus and the wood-fire shish barak (lamb dumpling); the editorial standout of the menu.
Signature dishes
Wood-fire kebabs, Manakish flatbread
Editor tip
The tasting menu Yellow Door dinner is the chef's signature ticket; book the upstairs Yellow Door room directly.
CuisineLevantine
Price$$$
NeighborhoodNavy Yard
HoursTue-Sat 17:00-21:00
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The Red Hen ★ 4.4

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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.

Causa ★ 4.7

$$$$ PeruvianShaw

Causa in Washington DC is Chef Carlos Delgado's Michelin-star Peruvian tasting room in Shaw Blagden Alley, a downstairs fine-dining counter that won.

OrderWhichever ceviche course opens the tasting.

TipThe casual upstairs sister Amazonia takes Amazon-region cooking a la carte; reserve Causa one menu, walk up to Amazonia for a closer to a pisco-led evening.

Minibar by Jose Andres ★ 4.8

$$$$ Modernist Tasting MenuPenn Quarter

Minibar by Jose Andres in Washington DC is the chef's two-Michelin-star, 12-seat counter on E Street, a 20-course modernist tasting menu pulled.

OrderWhatever course requires both hands; the kitchen is unsentimental about it.

TipBook at midnight three months out via Tock. The wine pairing leans Old World Spanish; ask for the deep-dive option.

Rose's Luxury ★ 4.7

$$$ Modern AmericanCapitol Hill

Rose's Luxury in Washington DC is Aaron Silverman's Michelin-star Capitol Hill rowhouse on 8th Street, the line-out-the-door Barracks Row room that flipped.

OrderThe pork sausage, habanero and lychee salad; on the menu since 2013 and the room's calling card.

TipReservations open 4 weeks out via Tock at 10:00 sharp; the walk-up roof bar Bar Pilar takes overflow on warm nights.

Raw Omakase DC ★ 4.7

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Raw Omakase DC in Washington DC is Chef John Yi's Logan Circle Japanese tasting counter on the third floor above Takara 14 on 14th Street, a sub-ten-seat.

OrderWhichever nigiri course leads the run.

TipThe 18:00 seating is the 15-course $125 menu; the 20:15 seating is the 18-course $150 menu. Reserve via the website Tuesday through Saturday.

The Dabney ★ 4.6

$$$ New AmericanShaw

The Dabney in Washington DC is Jeremiah Langhorne's Michelin-star Blagden Alley room in Shaw, a Mid-Atlantic wood-hearth kitchen built around regional.

OrderThe cast-iron cornbread with sorghum butter; the kitchen pulls it from the hearth on a long handle.

TipBook the bar seats facing the hearth; the show is the kitchen, not the dining room. The Cellar wine bar is the quieter alternative.

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