Thip Khao is a laotian restaurant in Columbia Heights, Washington DC.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Laotian beef larb, Sticky rice
Must order: The Laotian-style beef larb from the jungle menu; ask for the off-menu insert by name.
Tip: The crispy rice salad and Lao sausage are the second-meal must-orders; bring a wine you don't mind opening (BYO).
Address: 3462 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20010, Washington DC
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.
Signature: Wood-fire kebabs, Manakish flatbread
Order: The hummus and the wood-fire shish barak (lamb dumpling); the editorial standout of the menu.
Tip: The tasting menu Yellow Door dinner is the chef's signature ticket; book the upstairs Yellow Door room directly.
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.
Signature: Rigatoni with fennel sausage, Wood-grilled meats
Order: The mezzi rigatoni with house fennel sausage; on the menu since opening and the room's most-ordered dish.
Tip: The Sunday family-style pasta night is the value slot; book the upstairs bar counter for a quieter view of the wood grill.
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.
Signature: Coastal seafood tasting, Pisco-pairing flight
Order: Whichever ceviche course opens the tasting.
Tip: The 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 in Washington DC is the chef's two-Michelin-star, 12-seat counter on E Street, a 20-course modernist tasting menu pulled.
Signature: 20-course modernist tasting, Caviar cone
Order: Whatever course requires both hands; the kitchen is unsentimental about it.
Tip: Book at midnight three months out via Tock. The wine pairing leans Old World Spanish; ask for the deep-dive option.
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.
Signature: Pork sausage and lychee salad, Family-style mains
Order: The pork sausage, habanero and lychee salad; on the menu since 2013 and the room's calling card.
Tip: Reservations 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 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.
Signature: Edomae nigiri progression, Seasonal sashimi course
Order: Whichever nigiri course leads the run.
Tip: The 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.
