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Image: Skewered Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: The name gives it away. Bar Japonais is centered around the big bar in the middle of the space, but it is of relative maturity with people enjoying well-made cocktails, wine, sake, and beer. Like Estadio that occupied the space previously, the bar is a great place to […]
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Image: Dough oh boy. Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Supra, like its neighbor Mariscos, is a bit out of the way. Located between Logan and Mt. Vernon, north of downtown and south of Shaw it can be easy to forget. So, we are reminding you that it is really good, and it offers a […]
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Image: Boxed Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Kaz Sushi Bistro can feel like it is stepping out of time, still retaining some of its original feel from twenty-five years ago. It has lasted because it is good. While we must let go of some old standbys in D.C., Kaz remains. Perhaps not hidden, but possibly […]
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Image: Simple. Sublime. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Bar del Monte occupies a mid-century building with big windows that is a converted auto repair shop out of a Ruscha painting. It sits at the southern end of the main strip on Mt. Pleasant Street. They do not take reservations, its menu is always in flux […]
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Image: Subtle, sharp, seafood, sfincione. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Cucina Morini focuses on the food of southern Italy, especially Sicily. That means lots of fish, vegetables, and more than a hint of heat. The dishes are great and the space is cool. It immediately vaulted to the upper ranks of Italian spots in D.C. […]
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Image: Ducking. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Mallard is a crowd-pleaser of a restaurant taking over the space previously occupied by Birth & Barley. It is also a personal restaurant from one of D.C.’s best chefs, Hamilton Johnson. Johnson hails from South Carolina, which provides the theme of the menu. The name Mallard is also […]
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Image: Pappardelle and juicy slab. Last Updated: December 2024 Some of the best Italian on the west side of Rock Creek is happening in a low-key spot in the Palisades where locals wander in to sit at the bar or gather around tables upstairs and down. This offshoot of the reliable Lupo Verde on 14th […]
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Image: Stocked up mushrooms. Last Updated: November 2024 Overview: Equinox carved out a reputation as a fine dining power spot around the corner from the White House. Over time it also added a reputation for doing right by those looking for plant-based options, including a vegan brunch. Then in 2023, after more than two decades, […]
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