Best restaurants in Washington, D.C.
The top 3 according to 507 votes from people: Old Ebbitt Grill · minibar by José Andrés · Ben's Chili Bowl. (Updated Jun 6, 2023.)
Power lunches, half-smokes and Michelin tasting menus: the D.C. restaurants most praised by local critics and diners.
Top 10
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Old Ebbitt Grill
D.C.'s oldest saloon, steps from the White House.
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minibar by José Andrés
Avant-garde two-Michelin-star tasting counter.
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Ben's Chili Bowl
U Street institution famous for its chili half-smoke.
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Rose's Luxury
Aaron Silverman's playful Capitol Hill restaurant.
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Le Diplomate
Busy Parisian-style brasserie on 14th Street.
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6
Pineapple & Pearls
Michelin-starred tasting menu next to Rose's Luxury.
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Rasika
Modern Indian known for its crispy spinach palak chaat.
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Komi
Intimate Mediterranean tasting menu in Dupont Circle.
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The Red Hen
Neighbourhood Italian famous for its rigatoni.
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Fiola Mare
Italian seafood on the Georgetown waterfront.
Candidates
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Maydan
Live-fire Middle Eastern cooking off U Street.
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Founding Farmers
Farmer-owned American comfort food near the White House.
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Comments (22)
Need to add Bad Saint, best Filipino food in the city.
Rasika is the best Indian restaurant in the US, I'll argue with anyone.
Ben's Chili Bowl half-smoke is a DC rite of passage.
Ben's Chili Bowl is more about history than food, but go anyway.
Agreed, the half-smoke is fine, the place is the reason.
Le Diplomate feels like Paris on 14th Street.
The Red Hen's rigatoni, simple and perfect.
Le Diplomate brunch, book weeks ahead.
Old Ebbitt is touristy but the oyster happy hour is a steal.
Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront, best seafood in DC.
Maydan's flatbreads and spreads, unbelievable.
Rasika's palak chaat is one of the best dishes I've ever eaten.
DC food scene is so underrated.
minibar is 30 courses of pure magic.
Komi was amazing, so sad it closed.
Yes, it never reopened after 2020, such a loss.
Founding Farmers is fine but overrated imo.
Pineapple & Pearls for a special occasion, it's an experience.
Old Ebbitt for oysters during happy hour.
minibar is pricey but José Andrés is a genius.
Rose's Luxury no-reservation lines were legendary.
Maydan is incredible, everything cooked over fire.