A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Last Updated: January 2026 Image: Details. Overview: Located in that netherworld south of Dupont and north of West End, Umai Nori is worth a bit of a walk, even if it is just a bit farther and around the corner for whatever reason brought you to M Street. Packed into two floors, with a large […]
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Image: Sunny on the inside. Last Updated: November 2025 Overview: Bucking the downtown is doomed trend, The Square opened a set of counter-service spots plus a bar and a proper sitdown restaurant spread out across the giant atrium in the International Square building. The two guys behind the project are chefs Richie Brandenburg, who does […]
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Image: Bloomin’ and an onion. Last Updated: April 2025 Overview: Casa Teresa is the anchor restaurant in the large food court at International Square. Chef Rubén Garcia, whose resume includes time at minibar is doing more traditional Spanish here, and it is very good. The traditional focus starts with an open fire oven fueled by […]
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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: 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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Image: Edo Style. Last Updated: May 2025 NOTE: Sushi Gakyu closed, but the team reopened in Georgetown as Sushi Gaku. Overview: In another location, Sushi Gakyu would be a neighborhood gem. Sadly it is not in a neighborhood, it is in a dead zone of downtown. But if you are near, it is well worth […]
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Image: And so it begins… Last Updated: May 2024 Overview: Tucked in the back of the Ben Franklin Post Office Building, currently occupied by the Waldorf-Astoria, Sushi Nakazawa operates a serene room where the background music is barely heard above the tap of chopsticks on porcelain platters as diners lift twenty pieces of nigiri to […]
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Image: To remind you of the name. Last Updated: March 2024 Overview: Saya Salteña opened downtown near the World Bank in a small spot with warm pockets to fill you up. Salteñas are Bolivia’s close relative of the empanada. They are more “soupy” than otherwise expected, to the point you should eat from the top […]
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