A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Pastoral care. Last Updated: July 2023 Overview: The small shop on the south side of Shaw from which the Solis siblings built out their string of highly-respected and liked Mexican restaurants remains a great choice. They have added a Mezcalero in the shiny La Cosecha food hall, and a bustling seafood-focused spot down the […]
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Image: Saffron Taglierini Last Updated: May 2023 Overview: Tortino has been putting out classic, reliable Italian food for a decade. It is not fancy or flashy. It does not lobby hard on social media. It is not in a buzzy neighborhood to get pulled into a Washingtonian list. But it is busy feeding people who […]
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Image: Arepa, dinner version. Last Updated: May 2023 Overview: Certain places find a niche that didn’t really exist before. (Did we know we needed a hummus bowl spot before Little Sesame?) The Royal is an all-day café that starts serving coffee and breakfast at 10:00. At lunch the menu rolls over to focus on small […]
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Image: The goods. Last Updated: March 2023 Overview: Steps from the D.C. Convention Center is a working bakery and mill with a storefront café. The importance of the baking to the shop is evident in the way the space for the oven juts into the seating area for those munching on pastries. The bakery is […]
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Image: Ceviche of your dreams. Last Updated: June 2022 Current Status: Open for Dine-in, with indoor and outdoor (covered) seating. Since opening they have added reservations. Since Tom put them at the top of his Spring Dining Guide, reservations are essentially required. Google says they do take-out and delivery, The Post says take-out only, but […]
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Image: Not grandma’s eggplant parm. Last Updated: May 2022 Current Status: Open for Dine-in service, with indoor and outdoor seating. Overview: Quattro Osteria occupies a three-sided space in where Florida crosses Sixth in Shaw. The neighborhood would suggest a simple pasta joint, but Quattro is going more serious. With some dishes, it can even border […]
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Image: Chicken with Lollipop Kale. Last Updated: May 2022 Current Status: Both locations open for dine-in, though in different kinds of settings. They also both do take-out and delivery may be available from the Union Market location. The Shaw location has outside seating, weather permitting. Hours vary by day and location, so check before you […]
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Image: Winter Squash cooked in Cedar, Sauce of Seeds and Spice Bush Berries atop Roasted Mushrooms, Potato, Pumpkin Seed Broth. Last Updated: November 2021 Current Status: Open for sit-down service in the small dining room with a prix fixe menu. Bar seating currently not open. Take-out discontinued and there no walk-ins. Proof of vaccination or […]
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