The 25 Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C. (2025)

The New York Times · 2025 · 25 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• 2Fifty BBQ — Riverdale Park
• Albi — Navy Yard, Washington, DC
• Baan Siam — Mount Vernon Triangle, Washington, DC
• Bostan Uyghur Cuisine — Cherrydale, Arlington, VA
• Bresca — 14th Street corridor, Washington, DC
• Casa Teresa — Downtown, Washington, DC
• Dōgon — Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC
• Ethiopic — H Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly — Rockville
• La' Shukran — Union Market District, Washington, DC
• Lapis — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
• Maketto — H Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• Mama Chang — Fairfax, VA
• Mita — Shaw, Washington, DC
• Moon Rabbit — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
• Oyster Oyster — Shaw, Washington, DC
• Pineapple and Pearls — Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• Pupuseria Mama Emilia — Rockville
• Rasika — Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
• Reveler's Hour — Adams Morgan, Washington, DC
• St. James — 14th Street Corridor, Washington, DC
• The Dabney — Shaw, Washington, DC
• The Duck & The Peach — Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• Thip Khao — Columbia Heights, Washington, DC
• Z&Z Manoushe Bakery — Rockville

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