13 editor picks in Washington DC.
13 restaurants in Washington DC, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Washington DC.
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.
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.
Rasika in Washington DC is Ashok Bajaj's Penn Quarter modern Indian dining room on D Street, the city's anchor Indian fine-dining room since 2005 and a State.
OrderThe palak chaat (crispy spinach with sweet yoghurt and tamarind); the room's most-ordered single dish.
TipThe West End Rasika is the larger room; the Penn Quarter original is louder and harder to book but holds the editorial top spot.
Annabelle in Washington DC is Frank Ruta's elegant Dupont Circle dining room on Florida Avenue, the Knightsbridge Group's most polished kitchen with a French.
OrderThe whole roasted duck for two, carved tableside; pre-order on the booking page.
TipThe chef's counter overlooks the kitchen pass and is the better booking for the food show; book at lunch for a calmer pace.
The Salt Line in Washington DC is the Navy Yard New England-style seafood room overlooking Diamond Teague Park, with Connecticut-style lobster rolls.
OrderThe hot Connecticut-style lobster roll on a butter-toasted bun; the menu favourite since opening.
TipPatio runs from April to October and faces the Anacostia Booking recommended for weekends.
Reveler's Hour in Washington DC is Bill Jensen and chef Mari Kolchraiber's Adams Morgan Brazilian-Italian dining room on Columbia Road, the sister.
OrderWhichever fresh pasta course leads the menu.
TipBottles of wine are 50 percent off Monday to Thursday before 18:30; the room takes walk-ins at the bar most nights.
Thip Khao in Washington DC is Seng Luangrath's Columbia Heights Laotian dining room on 14th Street, the city's anchor Laotian kitchen with a separate.
OrderThe Laotian-style beef larb from the jungle menu; ask for the off-menu insert by name.
TipThe crispy rice salad and Lao sausage are the second-meal must-orders; bring a wine you don't mind opening (BYO).
Le Diplomate in Washington DC is Stephen Starr's 14th Street brasserie at the P Street corner, the city's anchor French room since 2013 with a wraparound.
OrderThe steak frites with bearnaise.
TipThe walk-in bar takes the same menu and runs at a third the wait. Brunch is the busiest slot of the week.
Jaleo in Washington DC is Jose Andres's 7th Street Spanish tapas room, the kitchen that opened ThinkFoodGroup in 1993 and codified DC's modern small-plates.
OrderThe paella valenciana with rabbit, snail and green bean; ordered table-wide and finished with a torch.
TipLunch is the easier reservation; the sherry list runs deep into Manzanilla pasada that the bartenders will pour by the glass.
Zaytinya in Washington DC is Jose Andres's Penn Quarter Eastern Mediterranean room on 9th Street since 2002, a high-ceiling space drawing from Greek.
OrderThe Greek-style spiced fries with feta; the most-ordered single dish in the room.
TipPre-theatre reservations from 17:00 are the fastest seat; the upstairs bar runs the full menu without the reservation pressure.
Barbouzard in Washington DC is chef Cedric Maupillier's French-Mediterranean dining room on K Street since July 2025, the Convivial chef's next chapter.
OrderThe Bouillabaisse Marseillaise; the kitchen's anchor seafood preparation and the menu's editorial focal point.
TipSunday brunch starts at 11:00; the alcove booths take the smaller parties and the bouillabaisse comes with a 24-hour heads-up.
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.
Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington DC is the city's oldest saloon, founded 1856 and now serving 1.5 million guests a year across four bars at its 15th Street.
OrderThe crab cake plate; the kitchen runs through 1000 cakes a week and the binder is invisibly thin.
TipThe 15:00-18:00 oyster Happy Hour is the city's best seafood deal at $1.95 each; sit at the Old Bar.
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