Washington, D.C. - best restaurants
 

What is everyone's favorite restaurants in DC? We're going down for a wedding in July and have one night to ourselves. My partner went to school in DC years ago and we haven't been there in years. We're foodies and our first choice was Citronelle, but unfortunately, they're closed on Sunday and Monday nights. What else would y'all recommend?

Thanks,

Annie

I like Old Ebbitt Grill and Georgia Brown's......

If Citronelle was your first choice I'll assume you're looking for a pretty high end evening.

Hands down, my first choice: Komi (mediterranean)

After that in no particular order: CityZen (new american), Vidalia (southern), Rasika (indian), and Restaurant Eve (new american) in Alexandria.

Have fun choosing and dining. So many great opportunities in DC these days.

Hey obxgirl!

You left out Ethiopian. I think it's really special. I live in a foodie place, and I miss my dal.

Back in the day, I liked Meskerum. I also like Dukat.

As much as I love Charleston, I miss my DC :(

ELISIR
at 427 11th Street NW
http://elisirrestaurant.com

Perhaps Tom Sietsema, the Washington Post food critic, can help with his Fall and Spring Dining Guides:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/di...fall-2011.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/be...12,102675.html

Komi's is great, but I believed closed on Sunday & Monday.

There r 2 Raskia's now, the original in Penn Quarter on D St NW and the new one in West End.

The Source on Penn Ave around the corner from the Newseum which is Wolfgang Pucks Asian Fusion restaurant.

Estadio on 14th ST NW for good Spanish tapas - casual, but very good

Corduroy for American on 9th St NW in Penn Quarter.

A quick trip on the Redline metro is Palena on Connecticut Ave. NW.

Happy Eating!

I recently spent a day in DC and had an excellent dinner at Proof. I highly recommend it. The restaurant is also known for its great wines, but I don't drink so can't comment on that.

>>Hey obxgirl!

You left out Ethiopian. I think it's really special. I live in a foodie place, and I miss my dal.<<

You are so right. In addition to the cluster in the U Street corridor, there was a mention in the WaPo's food section this week of Ethiopic (H St. NE near Union Station).

Same article asked the Post food critic the five places he'd eat if he wasn't eating for work:

Blue Duck Tavern (new american, Foggy Bottom)
Tabard Inn (new american, Dupont Circle and one of bardo's picks)
Ashby Inn (new american, a serious hike to Paris, VA)
701 (new american, Downtown)
Zaytinya (mediterranean small plates, Penn Quarter)

This is such a great place to start. Thank you, everyone!

Central Michel Richard is a favorite of ours.