A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Underground Front (Door). Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: Open for sit-down, take-out and delivery. Reservations recommended on busy nights. Outdoor seating also available, but no reservations for those. They are also hosting a yakitori pop-up on Sundays. Overview: Seating is at a winding counter that jumps across the paths that servers cut to […]
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Image: Salmon Bento Box Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: All three locations are open for sit-down, take-out and delivery. Hours, however, vary by location with Lafayette Park open for lunch and afternoon tea break weekdays, but closing at 4:00 currently. The other locations are open til 8:00 and are open on weekends as well […]
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Image: Lamb shank, cauliflower, eggplant and rice under the moonlight. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: Open for sit-down with ample outdoor (uncovered) seating. Take-out and delivery also available. Overview: A few years back, the Popal family took the casual neighborhood French spot they owned and converted it into Lapis to serve the food of […]
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Image: Banana Leaves Rice Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. The multi-story restaurant is humming seven days a week, with lunch during weekdays. Overview: The little spot up from the corner of Florida and Connecticut, serves reliable and varied food dishes from multiple cuisines. Sushi, Pad Thai, steamed veggies […]
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Image: Chicken – battered and lacquered (From original location menu). Last Updated: May 2025 Overview: Moon Rabbit is one of D.C.’s treasures. The kind of place that is individual in vision yet creates a community of those that come in contact with it. The setting is warm with touches of home sprinkled throughout. The food […]
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Image: Seafood and noodles. Last Updated: March 2024 Current Status: Laos in Town is doing food that is both comforting and interesting in a fun spot. It is the kind of place that you wish your neighborhood had where you can hang out regularly, get take-out when the feeling hits, and yet it serves food […]
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Image: Nasi Lemak take-out. Last Updated: March 2025 Makan closed in February 2025 Overview: Makan has a great location on the corner of 11th and Park in Columbia Heights with big windows on two sides that can open to the street. It also occupies a niche in the D.C. dining world with its focus on […]
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Image: Rice, Shrimp, and Noodles Last Updated: January 2022 Current Status: They have closed for good. We wish them well, they deserve better and we hope they get it. You should also read owner Simone Jacobson’s piece on Eater.com where she talks about the frustration and fear of getting shutdown right as Thamee and other “Jungle […]
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