Budget Restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Budget Restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Restaurants Overview
Name Price/
Cuisine
Location
 
2 Amys
Judging from the long lines here, the best pizza in D.C. is uptown...
$
Cuisine, Pizza
Upper Northwest
 
Bardia's New Orleans Café
Locals love this cozy café, where great food accompanied...
$
Cuisine, American: Southern
Adams Morgan
 
Ben's Chili Bowl
Long before U Street became hip, Ben's was serving chili. Chili...
$
Cuisine, American
U Street Corridor
 
Bistrot du Coin
An instant hit in its Dupont Circle neighborhood, this moderately...
$
Cuisine, French
Dupont Circle
 
Burma
Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma, is bordered by...
$
Cuisine, Asian
Downtown
 
Cafe Divan
This small Turkish restaurant with walls of windows on three...
$
Cuisine, Turkish
Georgetown
 
Etete
The best of the city's Ethiopian restaurants, Etete doesn't hold...
$
Cuisine, African
U Street Corridor
 
Ethiopic
The spongy rolls of sourdough injera bread (a ubiquitous carbohydrate...

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$
Cuisine, African
Capitol Hill
 
Five Guys
One of the quirky traditions of this homegrown fast-food burger...
$
Cuisine, American
Georgetown
 
Founding Farmers
Inside this ultramodern take on the old-school farmhouse, sustainability...

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$
Cuisine, American: Modern American
The White House Area and Foggy Bottom
 
Full Kee
Many locals swear by this standout from the slew of mediocre...
$
Cuisine, Chinese
Downtown
 
G Street Food
Like Washington, D.C.'s layout and architecture, this upscale...
$
Cuisine, Eclectic
Downtown
 
Good Stuff Eatery
Fans of Bravo's "Top Chef" will first visit this brightly colored...
$
Cuisine, American
Capitol Hill
 
Granville Moore's Brickyard
This Belgian beer hall with a gourmet soul is worth a visit despite...
$
Cuisine, Belgian
Capitol Hill
 
Heritage India
You feel like a guest in a foreign land dining at this restaurant:...

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$
Cuisine, Indian
Upper Northwest
 
Hill Country
Barbecue partisans, put down your forks! Few who stop by this...

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$
Cuisine, Barbecue
Dupont Circle
 
Jimmy T's Place
This D.C. institution is tucked in the first floor of an old...
$
Cuisine, American
Capitol Hill
 
Kushi
The boisterous chatter in this warehouse of a dining room may...

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$
Cuisine, Japanese
Downtown
 
Malaysia Kopitiam
The style of this subterranean hideaway may be Gilligan's Island...
$
Cuisine, Malaysian
Dupont Circle
 
The Market Lunch
For a perfect Saturday morning or afternoon on the Hill, take...
$
Cuisine, American
Capitol Hill
 
Miss Saigon
Shades of mauve and green, black art deco accents, and potted...
$
Cuisine, Vietnamese
Georgetown
 
Nooshi
Always packed, with long lines waiting for tables and takeout...
$
Cuisine, Asian
Dupont Circle
 
Oohhs & Aahhs
No-frills soul food is what you can find at this friendly eat-in/take-out...
$
Cuisine, American: Southern
U Street Corridor
 
Paul
This chic, quick café is the Parisian equivalent of Starbucks...
$
Cuisine, French
Downtown
 
Pho 14
As the city's population of upwardly mobile strivers migrates...
$
Cuisine, Vietnamese
Downtown
 
Pizzeria Paradiso
A trompe-l'oeil ceiling adds space and light to a simple interior...
$
Cuisine, Pizza
Dupont Circle
 
Ray's Hell Burger
The ambience is nothing to write home about, but the succulent...
$
Cuisine, American
Suburban Virginia
 
Rocklands
This tiny branch of the popular local barbecue chain does mostly...
$
Cuisine, Barbecue
Georgetown
 
Sala Thai
Who says Thai food has to be sweat-inducing? Sala Thai makes...
$
Cuisine, Thai
Dupont Circle
 
Seventh Hill
When this hand-tossed-pizza spot first opened, it seemed like...
$
Cuisine, Italian
Capitol Hill
 
Skewers-Café Luna
As the name implies, the focus at Skewers is on kebabs, here...

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Cuisine, Middle Eastern
Dupont Circle
 
Sticky Rice
The capital's hip young things usually begin their nights out...

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$
Cuisine, Asian
Capitol Hill
 
Sweetgreen
When three Georgetown University graduates carved out a closet-sized...
$
Cuisine, Eclectic
Dupont Circle
 
Taylor Gourmet
When is a sandwich more than just meat and cheese on bread? When...
$
Cuisine, Cafe
Downtown
 
Teaism
This informal teahouse stocks more than 50 teas (black, white...
$
Cuisine, Asian
Downtown
 
Ted's Bulletin
Extra, extra! This cheeky homage to mid-20th-century diners is...

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Cuisine, American: Diner
Capitol Hill
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