DC, Maryland, Virginia’s Favorite Restaurants

My friend Cecilia has compiled a list of DMV’s favorite restaurants and I’d like to share this with the rest of the world. I personally haven’t been to all these places but it’s in my to-try list 😀

Japanese

Kaz Sushi Bistro www.kazsushi.com – Foggy Bottom/Farragut West, DC
Sushi Taro www.sushitaro.com – Dupont Circle, DC
Kotobuki – www.kotobukiusa.com – Palisades area, DC

Italian

Teatro Goldini www.teatrogoldoni.com – Foggy Bottom DC
Sette Osteria www.setteosteria.com – I like the one in Clarendon
Ella’s Pizza www.ellaspizza.com – Chinatown, DC

Belgium

Belga Café www.belgacafe.com – Eastern Market, DC
Brasserie Beck http://www.beckdc.com – Metro Center/McPherson Square, DC

Tea & Coffee

Tryst www.trystdc.com -Adams Morgan, DC
Café Bonaparte www.cafebonaparte.com – Georgetown, DC
Teaism www.teaism.com – Various location, DC
Illy’s Café www.yelp.com/biz/illy-cafe-washington – Farragut West, DC
Leopold’s Kafe www.kafeleopolds.com – Georgetown, DC
Le Pain Quotidien www.lepainquotidien.com – various locations, but I usually go to Bethesda, MD , Dupont, or Georgetown locations
Filter’s Coffee House www.filtercoffeehouse.com – Dupont Circle

American

Georgia’s Brown www.gbrowns.com – McPherson Square
The Tasting Room www.thetastingroomwinebar.com – Chevy Chase
Central Michel Richard www.centralmichelrichard.com – Federal Triangle
Liberty Tavern www.thelibertytavern.com – Clarandon
Blue Duck Tavern www.blueducktavern.com – Foggy Bottom
Match Box Chinatown www.matchboxchinatown.com – Chinatown and Eastern Market, but I usually go to Chinatown
Old Ebbit Grill www.ebbitt.com – Metro Center/McPherson

Spanish/Latino

Jaleo www.jaleo.com – various locations, but I usually go to Penn Quarter/Chinatown
Café Atlantico www.cafeatlantico.com – Penn Quater
Ceiba www.ceibarestaurant.com – McPherson Square/Metro Center

French

Café Du Parc www.cafeduparc.com – McPherson Square/Metro Center
Bistro Du Coin www.bistrotducoin.com – Dupont Circle

Mediterranean

Zaytinya www.zaytinya.com – Chinatown

Ethiopian

Meskerem www.meskeremonline.com – U street

Burmese

Burma Restaurant www.yelp.com/biz/burma-restaurant-washington – Chinatown
Mandalay Restaurant www.mandalayrestaurantcafe.net – Silver Spring, MD

Vietnamese

Eden Center www.edencenter.com -Falls Church, VA

Thai

Thai Square www.thaisquarerestaurant.com -Arlington, VA

Malaysian

Malaysian Kopitiam www.malaysiakopitiam.com – Farragut West/Foggy Bottom

Pan Asian

TenPhen www.tenpenh.com – Federal Triangle

Burger

Ray’s Hell Burger www.yelp.com/biz/rays-hell-burger-arlington-2 -Rosslyn, VA
Good Stuff Eatery www.goodstuffeatery.com – Capitol Hill

Happy Hour (have good deals! And… apparently around my work! haha)

Ping Pong Dim Sum www.pingpongdimsum.us – Chinatown
Zaytinya – Chinatown (repeated)
Gordon Biersch www.gordonbiersch.com – I go to Chinatown location
Fado www.fadoirishpub.com -Chinatown
Zengo www.richardsandoval.com/zengodc/ – Chinatown
Bus Boys & Poets – www.busboysandpoets.com – U street location is MUCH better than Sherlington!!
White Castle www.whitecastle.com – Metro Center/Federal Triangle
Vapiano www.vapianointernational.com – I go to Chinatown or Farragut North/West location
Nando’s Peri Peri www.nandosperiperi.com – I go to Chinatown location
Zorba’s Café www.zorbascafe.com – Dupont Circle

Places that Cecilia wants to try these days – some of these are quite expensive, so I don’t know when it’s happening, but….^^;

Ted’s Bulletin – www.tedsbulletin.com – Eastern Market
Marcel’s www.marcelsdc.com – Foggy Bottom
Michel Richard Citronelle www.citronelledc.com – Georgetown
Proof www.proofdc.com – Penn Quater
Vidalia www.vidaliadc.com – Foggy Bottom/Farragut North
Kushi Izakaya & Sushi eatkushi.tumblr.com – Mt. Vernon Square
Temari www.yelp.com/biz/temari-japanese-cafe-rockville – Rockville, MD
Sonoma www.sonomadc.com – Capitol Hill
Churchkey www.churchkeydc.com – Logan Circle
RIS www.risdc.com – Foggy Bottom
Palena www.palenarestaurant.com – Cleveland Park
Black’s Bar and Kitchen www.blacksbarandkitchen.com – Bethesda, MD

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