The 38 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Eater DC · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• 2Fifty BBQ — Riverdale Park
• Albi — Navy Yard, Washington, DC
• Ama — Navy Yard, Washington, DC
• Amparo Fondita — Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
• Anju — Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
• Aventino — Downtown Bethesda, Bethesda
• Bantam King — Chinatown, Washington, DC
• Brasero Atlántico — Georgetown, Washington, DC
• Bresca — 14th Street corridor, Washington, DC
• Causa — Shaw, Washington, DC
• Ceibo — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
• Centrolina — Mount Vernon Square, Washington, DC
• Cielo Rojo — Takoma Park
• Cucina Morini — Mount Vernon Triangle, Washington, DC
• Dōgon — Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC
• El Secreto de Rosita — U Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• Elmina — U Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• Fish Shop — Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC
• J. Hollinger's Waterman's Chophouse — Silver Spring
• Joon — Tysons, Vienna
• Karravaan — Union Market, Washington, DC
• Kyojin — Georgetown, Washington, DC
• L'Avant-Garde — Georgetown, Washington, DC
• Lucky Danger — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
• Mama Chang — Fairfax, VA
• Moon Rabbit — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
• Motorkat — Takoma Park
• Oyster Oyster — Shaw, Washington, DC
• Pascual — H Street corridor, Washington, DC
• Perry's Restaurant — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
• Purple Patch — Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC
• Ruta Ukrainian Restaurant — Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• SER Restaurant — Arlington, VA
• Shia — NoMa, Washington, DC
• Tapori — H Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• The Occidental — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
• Thip Khao — Columbia Heights, Washington, DC
• Unconventional Diner — Shaw, Washington, DC

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