Tier 1: High priority. These are restaurants that either have a distinguished RW track record or have demonstrated their excellence during the year, or both. I’d target these places first.
Tier 2: Don’t expect gastronomic fireworks from these places, but you ought to dine well.
Tier 3: If I wouldn’t include these places in my first round of calls, I wouldn’t turn away a lunch or dinner there during RW, either. And I’d expect a good, solid performance.
* You’ll notice there are no tapas or mezze spots on the list, among them Jaleo and Zaytinya; that’s because I consider those sorts of restaurants to be good values all the rest of the year—without a RW promotion.
TIER 1
Adour at the St. Regis Hotel
Bistro Bis
Bourbon Steak
Café du Parc
Charlie Palmer Steak
Eola
J&G Steakhouse
Johnny’s Half Shell
Oval Room
PassionFish
Poste Brasserie
Rasika
Ris
Tallula
Vermilion
Vidalia
TIER 2
Againn DC
BlackSalt
Liberty Tavern
New Heights
The Prime Rib
Siroc
Sou’wester
Trummer’s on Main
Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert
Willow
Zentan
TIER 3
Bastille
Bibiana
Capital Grille
Dino
Indique Heights
La Chaumière
Montmartre
Pesce
3 Bar & Grill
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