A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Capital letters. Last Updated: 7/5/21 Current Status: Jaleo has reopened for indoor and outdoor seating. It continues to do take-out and delivery. Gift Cards Before Times Review: Last Visited: July 2019 Jaleo is a vibrant and very good Spanish restaurant in Penn Quarter. Jaleo is also the answer to a trivia question. Where did this […]
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Image: Duck in all its glory Last Updated: March 2024 Current Status: NOTE: Reverie has reopened after it was hit by fire on August 12, 2022 and temporarily closed, Gift Cards Before Times Review: Last Visited: June 2019 Johnny Spero and his team at Reverie are doing some of the most imaginative cooking in the […]
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Image: That’s one way to cook cauliflower. Last Updated: December 2025 Overview: Maydan continues to do great work. Gift Cards Other Guidance: Post accessibility guidance: Wheelchair users can request a ramp at the entrance; ADA-compliant restrooms. Vegetarians and GF can do well. Before Times Review: Last Visited: June 2019 Maydan is a phenom. When it […]
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Image: Deviled Eggs at The Riggsby Current Status: Closed for Good. Name and concept moving to Bethesda at last check. Last Visited: February 2020 The Riggsby opened as an oasis of good food in a patch north of Dupont Circle that was largely barren of fine dining choices. It served excellent cocktails and had a […]
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Image: Whole-y, but no mackerel. Last Updated: April 2024 Overview: The re-incarnation of Pesce is an act of love and it shows. Judita Doliveira worked at the original version with founded by Jean-Louis Palladin and Roberto Donna that became an anchor for the community on P Street. Doliviera sought Regine Palladin’s blessing before re-opening at […]
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Image: BBQ Pork Tortellini Last Updated: 9/19/2021 Current Status: The Van Ness location is open for dining on the patio and take-out. The downtown location has reopened, and is now doing take-out. Rosslyn is open for dining and take-out. All of them are now open for lunch again. Gift Cards – redeemable at all of […]
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Image: The oven at Etto. Last Updated: 6/6/2021 Current Status: Etto has added back limited seating. They are doing patio dining only for the time being. Reservations on the site. Take-out continues as well. This was the first place we ordered from in March, and it was so good to know it hung in there. […]
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Image: Interior art at Baan Thai UPDATE: Baan Thai closed at the end of 2019. Chef P’Boom plans to open Baan Siam in Mt. Vernon in 2020. Last Visited: June 2019 A treasure resides on 14th Street through an inconspicuous door and up the stairs. At Baan Thai you can usually walk in and, in […]
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