DGS Delicatessen
DGS is no standard-issue deli. For starters, the Dupont Circle outpost comes with a bar. Further, the kitchen is more respectful than reverential regarding tradition. Bluefish stands in for herring,...
View ArticleDel Campo
What’s the chef smoking? Just about everything. From the olive oil perfumed by applewood chips and dried herbs to the rice pudding punched up with grilled mango sorbet, chef Victor Albisu leaves...
View ArticleDaikaya
There are two ways to experience this restaurant across from Verizon Center. Soup nuts stay on the ground floor to sip the broth and slurp the noodles of Sapporo-style ramen in a spare, 40-seat shop....
View ArticleCityZen
If you want to see what separates the good from the great, book a table at this coolly elegant restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Lots of chefs are smart enough to serve a plate of tomatoes...
View ArticleCasa Luca
Casa Luca is a response to patrons of the chic Fiola who told Fabio Trabocchi they were hungry for something more relaxed. “We love Fiola, but we want to come with our kids,” the chef recalls his...
View ArticleBourbon Steak
You don’t have to like meat to warm up to the city’s best steakhouse. While grilled beef is the centerpiece, chef John Critchley stocks his menu with all sorts of temptations from field and stream. The...
View ArticleBlue Duck Tavern
How does the crab cake at Blue Duck Tavern keep itself together? Shaped from what appears to be only sweet seafood and fresh chives, and cooked just to take on a golden veneer, the dish is a marvel of...
View ArticleBarmini
If you want a taste of tomorrow today, reserve a seat at Barmini, the futuristic lounge adjoining Minibar, the daring dinner theater from Spanish ambassador Jose Andres. Barmini is the playground of...
View ArticleBangkok Golden Thai Restaurant
Visitors to this cramped but cheery storefront are handed two menus. One, no surprise, lists Thai dishes. The second — no longer a big secret — offers Laotian fare. For years now, I’ve filled up on the...
View ArticleAmbar
Washington counts few sources of Balkan cooking, which alone would make Ambar of interest. Yet the rustic, two-floor room is no mere novelty act. Influenced by Greece, Turkey, Austria and Hungary, the...
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