10 places I recommend•4 in the Michelin guide
These are the 10 restaurants and bars in Washington DC I have eaten at myself and would recommend.
Chef David Deshaies’s modern take on the American diner, near the convention centre, where comfort-food classics get a creative twist from breakfast right through to dinner.
Address: 1207 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
The restaurant at the Park Hyatt in the West End, with an open kitchen and a wood-burning oven, serving American dishes built around ingredients from farms in the region.
Address: 1201 24th St NW, Washington, DC 20037, United States
Stephen Starr’s Parisian-style brasserie on 14th Street, with a zinc bar, mosaic floors and a busy pavement terrace, serving French brasserie classics from breakfast through to dinner.
Address: 1601 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, United States
The restaurant at the Dupont Circle Hotel, with tall windows looking out over Dupont Circle and a French-leaning menu.
Address: 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States
A long-running Italian restaurant on Prospect Street in Georgetown, open since 1992 and well known as the place where politicians, diplomats and visiting celebrities go to eat.
Address: 3251 Prospect St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
A Georgetown Italian restaurant open since 1983, where the “pasta mamas” make fresh pasta by hand in the front window, and the dining room is known for its over-the-top seasonal decorations.
Address: 1063 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
The Washington branch of a Persian restaurant that started in Atlanta, in a big, colourful room in Mount Vernon Triangle with a tandoor in the open kitchen, serving kebabs, stews and rice dishes.
Address: 640 L St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
An Italian pizzeria in Mount Vernon Triangle making Neapolitan-style pizza in a wood-fired oven, alongside panini, pasta and Italian street food. There’s a second branch at Union Market.
Address: 508 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
Michael Mina’s steakhouse at the Four Seasons in Georgetown, where the steaks are poached in butter before they go on the grill, with a lounge next door that has its own menu.
Address: 2800 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
The bar at the Pendry hotel on The Wharf, the waterfront development in Southwest DC, serving cocktails and small plates.
Address: 655 Water St SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States
