A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Lamb Shank Last Updated: December 2023 Overview: Taberna del Alabardero is like a grande dame of D.C. dining, holding forth in a large ornate room serving classic Spanish to a still-robust crowd. You can imagine the smoke swirls of yesteryear in the corners of the ceiling above as the downtown cliques of yesteryear gathered. […]
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Image: A big, good-for-you lunch. Last Updated: September 2023 Overview: Though it is down to one location, Beefsteak remains a great option for fast casual and healthy. It is also not too far from the Lincoln Memorial end of the Mall if you are down that way and looking for food. The concept was developed […]
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Image: Shrimp Bezule Last Updated: August 2023 Current Status: The Cleveland Park location has closed. A third trimmed-down location in Penn Quarter, Bowls and Rolls, does sit-down and take-out. Overview: Bindaas serves dishes developed by the same chef as the legendary Rasika, though the cooking is more casual, a bit more home-spun. It was first […]
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Image: Branzino Last Updated: September 2022 Current Status: Open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. To-go options available with limited delivery options. Overview: In a space suitable for adults, but not stuffy at all, Ris Lacoste quietly serves the food that gained her fame and fans over the years. The dishes are a mix […]
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Image: Suya/Nyama Choma (Beef cubes with Swahili spice mix) Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: Open for indoor and outdoor dining, take-out and delivery. Overview: For years the original Swahili Village built up a base of fans in Maryland. A couple years ago, owner/chef Kevin Onyona decided to take over the old Vidalia/Honeysuckle space, thinking […]
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Image: Chicken Mole Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status: Dine-in service only. Overview: Imperfecto is from the team behind Seven Reasons, and there is something about it that we can’t quite nail down. Imperfecto is inscrutable. Let’s start with what it is not. It is not a replica of Seven Reasons. At Seven Reasons the […]
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Image: Pizza! Last Updated: March 2022 Current Status: The expansive dining/lounge area is open for sit-down. They also do take-out and delivery. Overview: This place has undergone changes since opening. The original dinner menu has rolled over. And during the day, it now is an outpost of Call Your Mother bagels. We have not had […]
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