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Image: Lamb Shank Last Updated: December 2023 Overview: Taberna del Alabardero is like a grande dame of D.C. dining, holding forth in a large ornate room serving classic Spanish to a still-robust crowd. You can imagine the smoke swirls of yesteryear in the corners of the ceiling above as the downtown cliques of yesteryear gathered. […]
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Image: Potatoes Pau Gasol Last Updated: May 2026 NOTE: The space remains largely the same, but the restaurant has rolled over to Bazaar Meats with some menu items carried over but with a lot more meat. Overview: The Bazaar is a grand space, a giant machine, and a smorgasbord of a menu. It occupies a […]
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Image: Slip Sliding Away. Last Updated: February 2023 Overview: Soi 38 is going on nearly a decade. Pre-pandemic it was a favorite with the downtown crowd and deservedly so. It made a name for itself by highlighting Thai dishes inspired by night markets but showing they could be done in a fine dining setting. It […]
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Image: Chicken Parm. Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: One of the more unlikely sources for good Italian comfort food is a couple blocks from the White House, in an area traditionally dominated by power dining spots. Il Piatto serves up classics like chicken and eggplant parmigiano, fettucine Bolognese, and fried calamari. It does them with […]
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Image: Arrayed at Rania. Last Updated: December 2022 Overview: The setting remains largely the same from when this place was Punjab Grill. The owner is also the same, as are the fine dining touches. The name change matches a menu change. The food remains excellent. It is still fancy Indian, but with playful touches. The […]
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Image: Chicken thighs over rice. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status: Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. Overview: Donburi is one of those places that makes one appreciate how far D.C. has come as a food city. Though the original spot in Adams Morgan (with its cramped counter more evocative of Japan) was a pandemic […]
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Image: Hummus and Chicken and other good things. Last Updated: August 2022 Current Status: Downtown location is open from 10:30 – 4:00, Mon-Fri. The Chinatown location closed as of 26 August and they have backed out of plans to open in Bethesda. Overview: We are pretty sure troubadours have written ballads to commemorate the hummus […]
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Image: French style meat and potatoes. Last Updated: April 2026 Current Status: They closed at the end of 2025. New concept to come possibly. Overview: La Bise is aiming for a sweet spot of nice but not stuffy, French but not dogmatic, friendly but not boisterous. It succeeds. The cooking is familiar and sharp, with […]
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