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Someone Else's Dime
Todd Gray’s Watershed
Washington, DC, has witnessed one heck of a transition over the last 10 years. Trying to find an identity. Desperately trying to move away from its stuffy...Read More >
Obelisk: Great Italian Elegance in a Low-Lit Hotel Lobby
Obelisk should not get confused with your fixed menu, avant-garde, molecular wonderland where Foie gras meets cotton candy. Obelisk is a culinary journey exploring flavors of seasonal Italian cooking with an ...Read More >
Komi: Simply. The Best.
Komi is the best restaurant in Washington, DC. It's not up for debate, so don't bother with it's too expensive, or the decor is too simple, or worse, the menu is too limited. If you're a foodie at even the ...Read More >
Restaurant 701
| Neighborhood: | Penn Quarter |
| Address: | 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (7th St.) Washington, DC 20004 |
| Phone: | 202-393-0701 |
| Web site: | www.701restaurant.com |
| Parking: | Street and Valet |
| Metro: | Archives/Navy Memorial and Gallery Place/Chinatown |
| Serves: | Lunch (Monday-Friday); Dinner (Daily) |
| Specials: | Monday-Friday (4-7 PM): Discounted cocktails and wine by the glass; Thursday-Saturday (10PM-Close): Discounted cocktails and wine by the glass and live Jazz |
| Go for: | Clam chowder; spinach salad with bacon and goat cheese; halibut |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Bourbon Steak
| Neighborhood: | Georgetown |
| Address: | Four Seasons • 2800 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (28th St.) Washington, DC 20037 |
| Phone: | 202-944-2026 |
| Web site: | www.bourbonsteakdc.com |
| Parking: | Valet |
| Metro: | Foggy Bottom |
| Serves: | Lunch (Monday-Friday); Dinner (Daily) |
| Specials: | N/A |
| Go for: | Chilled lobster with yuzu; tuna tartare with ancho chile; pan roasted chicken; lobster pot pie; coconut candy bar |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Charleston
| Neighborhood: | Baltimore |
| Address: | 1000 Lancaster St. (Exeter St.) Baltimore, MD 21202 |
| Phone: | 410-332-7373 |
| Web site: | www.charlestonrestaurant.com |
| Parking: | Street and Valet |
| Metro: | N/A |
| Serves: | Dinner (Monday-Saturday) |
| Specials: | N/A |
| Go for: | The best dining in Baltimore; fried oysters; shrimp and grits; duck breast; buffalo tenderloin; lime meringue tart |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Volt
| Neighborhood: | Frederick |
| Address: | 228 N. Market St. (Bet. 2nd and 3rd Sts.) Frederick, MD 21701 |
| Phone: | 301-696-8658 |
| Web site: | www.voltrestaurant.com |
| Parking: | Street and Valet |
| Metro: | N/A |
| Serves: | Lunch (Wednesday-Sunday); Dinner (Wednesday-Sunday) |
| Specials: | N/A |
| Go for: | Bargain lunch; beets with goat-cheese mousse; goat-cheese ravioli; lamb two ways; butter-poached lobster |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Teatro Goldoni
| Neighborhood: | Golden Triangle |
| Address: | 1909 K St., NW (Bet. 19th and 20th Sts.) Washington, DC 20006 |
| Phone: | 202-955-9494 |
| Web site: | www.teatrogoldoni.com |
| Parking: | Street and Valet |
| Metro: | Farragut North and Farragut West |
| Serves: | Lunch (Monday-Friday); Dinner (Monday-Saturday) |
| Specials: | Monday-Friday (5-8 PM): $20.10 open wine bar (select wines) |
| Go for: | Lunch at the bar; happy hour open wine bar; menu has recently changed with the departure of chef Enzo Fargione |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Taberna del Alabardero
| Neighborhood: | Golden Triangle |
| Address: | 1776 I St., NW (18th St.) Washington, DC 20006 |
| Phone: | 202-429-2200 |
| Web site: | www.alabardero.com |
| Parking: | Street and Valet |
| Metro: | Farragut North and Farragut West |
| Serves: | Lunch (Monday-Friday); Dinner (Monday-Saturday) |
| Specials: | Monday-Friday (3-6 PM): half-priced tapas, $3 glasses of sangria; $14.50 pitchers of sangria |
| Go for: | Braised oxtail; scallops; wild mushrooms; grouper au gratin |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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Sushi Taro
| Neighborhood: | Dupont Circle |
| Address: | 1503 17th St., NW (P St.) Washington, DC 20036 |
| Phone: | 202-462-8999 |
| Web site: | www.sushitaro.com |
| Parking: | Street |
| Metro: | Dupont Circle |
| Serves: | Lunch (Monday-Friday); Dinner (Monday-Saturday) |
| Specials: | N/A |
| Go for: | Bargain lunch; marinated whole baby octopus; thin-sliced Kobe beef; yellowtail nigiri; udon-noodle soup |
| Price: | ***** |
| Rating: | ***** |
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