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Where to Eat and Drink

PENN QUARTER: Full Kee $ Price Guide
Washington, DC Chinese Map 3D Prices are based on a three-course
509 H St NW, 20001 meal per person, with a half-bottle of
CAPITOL HILL: Dubliner $$ Tel (202) 371-2233 house wine, including tax and service.
Irish Map 4E One of the few Chinese eateries $ up to $45
4 F St NW, 20001 in Penn Quarter, Full Kee serves $$ $45 to 80
Tel (202) 737-3773 authentic Hong Kong-style food. $$$ over $80
A favorite of DC’s Irish community
for its pub food, such as fish and PENN QUARTER: Jaleo $$ THE WHITE HOUSE AND
chips, Irish stew, and sandwiches. Spanish Map 4D FOGGY BOTTOM: Founding
480 7th St NW, 20004 Farmers $$$
CAPITOL HILL: Tunnicliffs $$ Tel (202) 628-7949 American Map 3B
American Tapas, paella, and sangrias make 1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 20006
222 7th St SE, 20003 Jaleo a great place to enjoy a Tel (202) 822-8783
Tel (202) 544-5680 meal with friends. Everything at this restaurant is
A local favorite since the 1980s, organic and made from scratch.
serving hearty pub fare, including PENN QUARTER: Zaytinya $$ The menu includes Yankee pot
burgers, quesadillas, and pizzas. Mediterranean Map 3D roast, shrimp and grits, and
701 9th St NW, 20001 chicken pot pie. Vegetarians
GEORGETOWN: Das Tel (202) 638-0800 are also well catered to.
Ethiopian Cuisine $$ Run by chef José Andrés, this
Ethiopian restaurant offers Turkish, Greek, FARTHER AFIELD: Ben’s
1201 28th St NW, 20007 and Lebanese cuisine. Chili Bowl $
Tel (202)-333-4710 American
Das has garnered good reviews PENN QUARTER: Acadiana $$$ 1213 U St NW, 20009
for its delicious Ethiopian food Southern Map 3D Tel (202) 667-0909
and friendly service. It offers 901 New York Ave NW, 20004 Everyone loves to eat at Ben’s,
samplers for the uninitiated. Tel (202) 408-8848 including Barack Obama. It is
A classy take on New Orleans highly acclaimed for its chili
GEORGETOWN: Pizzeria food, with amazing gumbo, turtle dog, gourmet burgers, subs,
Paradiso $$ soup, and oysters. Superb brunch. and the half-smoke.
Italian
3282 M St NW, 20007 PENN QUARTER: FARTHER AFIELD: Cactus
Tel (202) 337-1245 Old Ebbitt Grill $$$ Cantina $
This crowded pizzeria is known American Map 4C Mexican
for thin-crust pizzas with a range 675 15th St NW, 20005 3300 Wisconsin Ave NW, 20016
of toppings. Large beer menu. Tel (202) 347-4800 Tel (202) 686-7222
DC’s oldest saloon has been This cantina serves huge plates of
GEORGETOWN: 1789 $$$ open since 1856. It is famous for Tex-Mex food. The large dining
American its classic American fare and excel- room is great for families and the
1226 36th St NW, 20007 lent seafood. Try the crab cakes. patio is popular on sunny days.
Tel (202) 965-1789
Traditional cuisine and impeccable THE WHITE HOUSE AND FOGGY FARTHER AFIELD: 2Amys $$
service define this upscale BOTTOM: Blue Duck Tavern $$$ Italian
restaurant with an extensive wine American Map 3B 3715 Macomb St NW, 20016
list and delectable desserts. 1201 24th St NW, 20037 Tel (202) 885-5700
Tel (202) 419-6755 Stop here for genuine Italian
DK Choice Consistently rated one of the best pizza or unmatched small
restaurants in the city, the focus
plates, including devilled
THE MALL: Mitsitam Café $$ here is on food cooked in wood- eggs, burrata (Italian cheese),
Native American Map 5F burning ovens. Duck is a specialty. eggplant confit, and olives.
4th & Independence SW, 20565
Tel (866) 868-7774
Probably the most unusual, and
one of the best restaurants in DC.
Located in the National Museum
of the American Indian, this café
serves Native American cuisine
from many tribes. The menu
changes seasonally, but always
includes bison and salmon.
THE MALL: CityZen $$$
American Map 5D
1330 Maryland Ave SW, 20024
Tel (202) 787-6006 Closed Sun & Mon
An elegant place with a six-course
tasting menu including fish and
lamb, as well as vegetarian dishes. The colorful interior of Jaleo, Washington, DC
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 28–9
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