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Image: Pick a side. Last Updated: July 2025 Overview: Like an amusement park ride, a trip to Ama involves a bit of a interlude across a barren land and under a bridge to build suspense, but then a glowing world opens up. A long bar that faces both internally and to the sidewalk to accommodate […]
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Image: Currying flavor. Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: Tim Ma made his name with sophisticated food in shiny settings only to move onto much more casual approaches. Now he is bringing back his higher-end approach, mixing it with comfort food, and serving it in a sunny and casual corner spot that feels like a cross […]
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Image: Stir-Fried Noodles with pork belly. Last Updated: June 2023 Current Status: Closed for good. Overview: Hatoba does ramen like the other excellent shops in the Daikaya constellation, specifically it has piggy-backed off the flagship’s Sapporo-style bowls with some variations. But it also does more than that. The tos-and-fros of the pandemic offered a chance […]
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Image: The best slice in the world! Last Updated: January 2024 Current Status: Sit-down and take-out vary by location, be sure to confirm. Currently, the Tyson’s and NoMa locations have sit-down dining as well as take-out and delivery. The Navy Yard and Alexandria locations are co-located at breweries (Atlas Brew Works and Aslin respectively) with […]
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Image: Tripleta Sandwich Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status: Open for sitdown, inside and outside. Take-out and delivery also available. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overview: Holding down a back corner in Navy Yard, this open, sunny spot serves Puerto Rican food with care. The marquee item is the three-meat sandwich (which is not […]
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Image: Falafel Pita Last Updated: May 2025 Overview: Yellow started as a side-kick to its fine-dining elder sibling Albi. For breakfast they offer French style pastries with Levantine flavors, which results in wonderful things like a croissant with Za’atar or a honey almond date bun. At lunch things move to the flavor-bombs we have come […]
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Image: Colony² Pizza from Emmy Squared Last Updated: June 2021 Current Status: The Shaw location has tables outside and is taking reservations. The new Navy Yard location is not taking reservations for sit-down yet (but that could change at any moment). They are definitely open for Take-out and Delivery, as evidenced by the jammed 8th […]
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Image: Cooking is front and center at Albi Last Updated: February 2023 Current Status: They are open Tuesday through Saturday for sit-downs service. They have returned to a la carte dining, though there still is a chef’s table option. Overview: We started this site to highlight the gastronomic renaissance that D.C. was experiencing and help […]
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