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Image: Shrimp with a Chicken in the background. Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: Before you get to the dining room at Vera, you pass the large bar area on the first floor and take stairs to the second floor, where you pass a lounge-like space with low tables and couches, all with music to match. […]
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Image: Breakfast Sandwich Last Updated: January 2024 Overview: A pandemic fix to supplement for the closure of Michelin-starred Gravitas, Baker’s Daughter is a day café that starts with breakfast sandwiches and breakfast tacos (though rolled up like burritos), then transitions to lunch of salads and sandwiches. There are several prepared items (sauces, giardiniera, etc), baked […]
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Image: Bok Choy and Mushrooms Last Updated: July 2023 Overview: Every once in a while, Panda Gourmet pops up on the D.C. food world radar. In between those moments, it quietly serves up some of the best Chinese food, arguably some of the best food period, in the District out of the Days Inn on […]
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Image: Kampachi Sashimi – Shiso, Quail Egg Yolk, Daikon and Carrot Salad, Enoki Mushroom, White Truffle Ponzu. Last Updated: January 2026 Note: In January 2026, Chef/Owner Matt Baker had his restaurants seized by tax authorities, closing both Gravitas and Michele’s. Overview: Gravitas resides in a converted industrial building in the Ivy City neighborhood, making it […]
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