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Last Updated: September 2026 Overview: Tari Trattoria is a plucky spot. Opening an independent restaurant in a corner of Union Market that is increasingly dominated by large restaurant groups and chains takes some gumption. Despite being on the first floor of a modern building, it has charm and intentions that make it something endearing. That […]
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Image: Loaded. Last Updated: July 2026 Overview: Chai Pani is an explosion of color in the middle of the Union Market complex. The large festive space is a bustle of diners moving their way through a large number of delicious dishes. Per the current trend, the cooking is derived from street food. Items like buns […]
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Image: Broth and more. Last Updated: May 2026 Overview: Uzu Ramen has been building up its business and following for years. With a focused menu and no frills approach it established itself among the favorites for ramen in D.C. They have a stall in Union Market and a counter in the Grace Street spaces near […]
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Image: Last Updated: February 2026 Overview: Chop’d. Karravan is justifiably one of the buzziest of a new crop of restaurants from 2025. In a corner of the Union Market complex in a fancy new building with soaring two-story interiors and a large outdoor dining area (enclosed and heated in winter), it is dramatic in setting. […]
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Image: Upward. Last Updated: July 2025 Overview: Chef Michael Rafidi first branched out from the legendary Albi with the café Yellow. La’ Shukran pushes in a new direction. Like Yellow’s mix of Levantine flavors with French pastries, the menu here is an intentional mixing of sources and traditions. The cooking is more playful than the […]
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Image: Bursting Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Apapacho Taqueria takes over the space recently vacated by Las Gemalas, with little changes to the décor. But it is a new place and a new team, who came from the excellent fine-dining Mexican restaurant Maiz64. The closing of Maiz64 is 14th Street’s loss and Union Market’s gain. […]
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Image: Sardinian Dumplings. Last Updated: April 2024 Overview: Masseria established itself as an oasis in the grit of the old Union Market. In the intervening years, the grit has been claimed by growth. One side of the open-air courtyard is now dominated by a high-rise structure. Nonetheless, there is still an Alice-in-Wonderland feeling as you […]
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Image: Ceviche Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: A foundational piece of the excellent mini-empire of Mexican spots from Jessica and Alfredo Solis, Mezcalero now has its original location in Columbia Heights and a bright corner in La Cosecha’s main hall. The menu overlaps with the more seafood-oriented spots Anafre and Mariscos 1133, but it is […]
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