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Image: Where dreams come true… Last Updated: October 2025 Overview: Chef Elias Taddesse managed to capture the public’s food imagination twice despite not having a stable home for his food. First, he did it with a great burger spot in Mt. Vernon also called Mélange, but he had the misfortune to open in the middle […]
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Image: Golden. Last Updated: December 2025 NOTE: Rosedale closed in late 2025 (sadly). Will soon be a coastal Indian spot from the same restaurant group. Overview: D.C. restaurateur Ashok Bajaj continues a post-covid trend of going where the people are. In the work-from-home world that means getting out of downtown for his new place and […]
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Image: Ducking. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Mallard is a crowd-pleaser of a restaurant taking over the space previously occupied by Birth & Barley. It is also a personal restaurant from one of D.C.’s best chefs, Hamilton Johnson. Johnson hails from South Carolina, which provides the theme of the menu. The name Mallard is also […]
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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: Catfish and spaghetti. Last Updated: September 2024 Overview: NOTE: Almeda closed at the end of August 2024. Chef Danielle Harris opened Little Food Studio on Upshur in 2021, where she made great sandwiches on freshly-made focaccia and served up other treats. As the name implies, the space was small but it got some notice […]
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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: 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: Bison, Brussels Sprouts, Deviled Eggs, Asparagus. Last Updated: June 2025 NOTE: Beuchert’s closed in June 2025. Beuchert’s took the farm to table thing very seriously from the beginning. It also has been a favorite of those in the know from the start, and we have been fans since we used first person singular. Chef […]
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