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Best Restaurants in Washington DC

11 restaurants · 9 neighborhoods · 2026

🍽️ 11 Restaurants 📍 9 Neighborhoods ⭐ Avg Score 92
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Date Night (11) Awards (10) Fine Dining (5) Middle Eastern (2) Live Fire (2) Cocktails (2) Bar (2) Nightlife (2) Palestinian (1) Vietnamese (1) Afro-Caribbean (1) Mexican (1) Casual (1) New American (1) Local Favorites (1) French (1) Brunch (1) Brasserie (1) Mid-Atlantic (1) Indian (1)

Top Rated

Albi
Palestinian · Navy Yard
96
Rose's Luxury
New American · Barracks Row
94
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean · Southwest Waterfront
93
Maydan
Middle Eastern · U Street
93
The Dabney
Mid-Atlantic · Shaw
93
Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese · Penn Quarter
92
Rasika
Indian · Penn Quarter
92
Pascual
Mexican · Capitol Hill
91
Le Diplomate
French · Logan Circle
89
Press Club
Cocktail Bar · Dupont Circle
88

Fine Dining

Albi
Palestinian · Navy Yard
96
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean · Southwest Waterfront
93
The Dabney
Mid-Atlantic · Shaw
93
Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese · Penn Quarter
92
Rasika
Indian · Penn Quarter
92

Date Night

Albi
Palestinian · Navy Yard
96
Rose's Luxury
New American · Barracks Row
94
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean · Southwest Waterfront
93
Maydan
Middle Eastern · U Street
93
The Dabney
Mid-Atlantic · Shaw
93
Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese · Penn Quarter
92
Rasika
Indian · Penn Quarter
92
Pascual
Mexican · Capitol Hill
91

Brunch

Le Diplomate
French · Logan Circle
89

Bars & Cocktails

Press Club
Cocktail Bar · Dupont Circle
88
Service Bar
Cocktail Bar · U Street
88

All 11 Restaurants by Neighborhood

Every restaurant in Washington DC, organized by neighborhood. Click to expand.

Penn Quarter 2 spots
Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#24); MICHELIN Guide Washington DC
92
Rasika
Indian · MICHELIN Guide Washington DC; James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic 2014 (Vikram Sunderam)
92
U Street 2 spots
Maydan
Middle Eastern · One MICHELIN Star (since 2019)
93
Service Bar
Cocktail Bar · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#39)
88
Navy Yard 1 spots
Albi
Palestinian · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#6); One MICHELIN Star; James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Michael Rafidi)
96
Southwest Waterfront 1 spots
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Afro-Caribbean · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#37); MICHELIN Guide Washington DC
93
Capitol Hill 1 spots
Pascual
Mexican · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#42)
91
Barracks Row 1 spots
Rose's Luxury
New American · One MICHELIN Star; James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic 2016 (Aaron Silverman); Bon Appétit Best New Restaurant 2014
94
Logan Circle 1 spots
Le Diplomate
French
89
Shaw 1 spots
The Dabney
Mid-Atlantic · One MICHELIN Star (since 2017); James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic 2018 (Jeremiah Langhorne)
93
Dupont Circle 1 spots
Press Club
Cocktail Bar · North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 (#34)
88
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