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Best Restaurants in Washington DC
559 restaurants analyzed out of 4129 identified · United States
Washington DC's food scene is shaped by its international population - Ethiopian along U Street (the largest concentration outside Addis Ababa), Vietnamese in Falls Church, Salvadoran in Mount Pleasant, plus the Korean and Chinese options around Annandale. The downtown and Georgetown corridor has American and Mediterranean fine dining, but the city's real food story is in its immigrant neighbourhoods. Prices lean moderate to expensive, with the very expensive tier concentrated around Georgetown and Penn Quarter.
Washington DC has 559 analyzed restaurants. Some of the strongest areas for dining are Adams Morgan, H Street, Georgetown. Top cuisines include American, Middle Eastern, Italian.
Top Restaurants in Washington DC
- Ceibo A+ · Uruguayan-inspired, South American · Adams Morgan
- Jônt A · Japanese-influenced contemporary, Contemporary American · Adams Morgan
- Rose's Luxury A · New American, American · Capitol Hill
- Feru Ethiopian Cuisine A · Ethiopian, East African · H Street Corridor
- Afghania A · Afghan, Middle Eastern · Georgetown
- Mercy Me A · South American fusion, Latin American · West End
- The Dabney A · Mid-Atlantic, American · Shaw
- The Red Hen A · Italian, Mediterranean · Shaw
- Albi A · Levantine, Middle Eastern · Capitol Hill
- Imperfecto A · Mediterranean-Latin fusion, Contemporary · Foggy Bottom
Top Neighborhoods for Dining
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DC's largest quadrant and its dining heartland, spanning Georgetown to Petworth with unmatched variety.
DC's most cuisine-diverse quadrant, anchored by H Street and spreading into residential corridors.
DC's most transformed quadrant, now anchored by waterfront dining around Nationals Park.
The Clarendon corridor meets Wilson Boulevard's Vietnamese and Korean strip in a well-rounded DC-area dining scene.
A Virginia city with its own dining identity, from Old Town's waterfront to Del Ray's neighborhood bistros.
DC's smallest quadrant, remade by The Wharf into a genuine waterfront dining destination.
Eden Center makes Falls Church one of the East Coast's essential Vietnamese food destinations.
Tried and True
Cuisine Strengths
- American — 159 restaurants, 34 rated A- or higher
- Middle Eastern — 25 restaurants, 13 rated A- or higher
- Italian — 21 restaurants, 9 rated A- or higher
- Mediterranean — 34 restaurants, 7 rated A- or higher
- French — 19 restaurants, 7 rated A- or higher
- East African — 13 restaurants, 6 rated A- or higher
- Japanese — 29 restaurants, 6 rated A- or higher
- Southeast Asian — 16 restaurants, 5 rated A- or higher
- Latin American — 18 restaurants, 4 rated A- or higher
- Pizza — 30 restaurants, 4 rated A- or higher
Best Value
Michelin-Recognized in Washington DC (32)
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