100 Very Best Restaurants at a Glance

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Rank	Restaurant / Address / Phone	Rating	Cuisine	Price
11	Adour St. Regis, 923 16th St., NW; 202-509-8000	★★★	French	$$$$
11	Ardeo & Bardeo 3311 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-244-6750	★★★	Modern American	$$
11	The Ashby Inn & Restaurant 692 Federal St., Paris, Va.; 540-592-3900	★★½	Modern American	$$$
11	The Atlas Room 1015 H St., NE; 202-388-4020	★★★	American	$$$
11	Bar Pilar 1833 14th St., NW; 202-265-1751	★★	American/small plates	$$
11	Bibiana 1100 New York Ave., NW; 202-216-9550	★★★	Italian	$$$
11	Birch & Barley 1337 14th St., NW; 202-567-2576	★★★	American	$$$
11	Bistro Bis Hotel George, 15 E St., NW; 202-661-2700	★★½	French	$$$$
11	Bistro Provence 4933 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda; 301-656-7373	★★½	French	$$$
11	Bistrot Le Zinc 3714 Macomb St., NW; 202-686-2015	★★	French	$$
11	Black Market Bistro 4600 Waverly Ave., Garrett Park; 301-933-3000	★★	American	$$
11	BlackSalt 4883 MacArthur Blvd., NW; 202-342-9101	★★½	Modern American/seafood	$$$
11	BLT Steak 1625 I St., NW; 202-689-8999	★★★	American/steak	$$$$
11	Blue Duck Tavern, Park Hyatt, 1201 24th St., NW; 202-419-6755	★★½	American	$$$
11	Bourbon Steak Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-944-2026	★★★	Modern American/steak	$$$$
11	Brabo Tasting Room Lorien Hotel, 1600 King St., Alexandria; 703-894-3440	★★	American/Belgian	$$
11	Brasserie Beck 1101 K St., NW; 202-408-1717	★★	Belgian/French	$$
11	Café du Parc 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-942-7000	★★★	French	$$$
11	Cashion’s Eat Place 1819 Columbia Rd., NW; 202-797-1819	★★½	American	$$$
11	Cava Rockville, 301-309-9090; Capitol Hill, 202-543-9090; Clarendon, 703-276-9090	★★	Greek/small plates	$$
11	Central Michel Richard 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-626-0015	★★½	American/French	$$
11	Circle Bistro One Washington Circle Hotel, 1 Washington Cir., NW; 202-293-5390	★★	American	$$
3	Citronelle Latham Hotel, 3000 M St., NW; 202-625-2150	★★★★	French	$$$$
6	CityZen Mandarin Oriental, 1330 Maryland Ave., SW; 202-787-6006	★★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Corduroy 1122 Ninth St., NW; 202-589-0699	★★★	American	$$$
11	Cork 1720 14th St., NW; 202-265-2675	★★½	Modern American/wine bar	$$
11	8407 Kitchen Bar 8407 Ramsey Ave., Silver Spring; 301-587-8407	★★	American	$$
11	Eola 2020 P St., NW; 202-466-4441	★★★½	Modern American	$$$
11	Equinox 818 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-331-8118	★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Estadio 1520 14th St., NW; 202-319-1404	★★★	Spanish/small plates	$$
11	Ethiopic 401 H St., NE; 202-675-2066	★★½	Ethiopian	$
11	Et Voila! 5120 MacArthur Blvd., NW; 202-237-2300	★★½	Belgian/French	$$
8	Fiola 601 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (entrance at 678 Indiana Ave.); 202-628-2888	★★★½	Italian	$$$
11	Food Wine & Co. 7272 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 2, Bethesda; 301-652-8008	★★	American	$$
11	Four Sisters 8190 Strawberry La., Suite 1, Falls Church; 703-539-8566	★★½	Vietnamese	$
11	Graffiato 707 Sixth St., NW; 202-289-3600	★★½	Italian	$$
11	Grapeseed 4865-C Cordell Ave., Bethesda; 301-986-9592	★★½	Modern American/wine bar	$$$
11	Indique and Indique Heights DC, 202-244-6600; Chevy Chase, 301-656-4822	★★½	Indian	$$
2	The Inn at Little Washington 309 Middle St., Washington, Va.; 540-675-3800	★★★★	Modern American	$$$$
11	Jackie’s 8081 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring; 301-565-9700	★★½	American	$$
11	Jaleo DC, 202-628-7949; Bethesda, 301-913-0003; Crystal City, 703-413-8181	★★★	Spanish/small plates	$$
11	J&G Steakhouse W Hotel, 515 15th St., NW; 202-661-2440	★★½	Modern American/steak	$$$
11	Johnny’s Half Shell 400 N. Capitol St., NW; 202-737-0400	★★½	American/seafood	$$$
11	Kinkead’s 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-296-7700	★★	American/seafood	$$$$
1	Komi 1509 17th St., NW; 202-332-9200	★★★★	Mediterranean	$$$$
11	Kushi 465 K St., NW; 202-682-3123	★★½	Japanese/sushi	$$$
11	La Limeña 765-B Rockville Pike, Rockville; 301-424-8066	★★½	Peruvian	$
11	L’Auberge Chez François and Jacques’ Brasserie 332 Springvale Rd., Great Falls; 703-759-3800	★★½	French	$$-$$$$
11	Liberty Tavern 3195 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-465-9360	★★★	American	$$
11	Little Serow 1511 17th St., NW; no phone; littleserow.com	★★★	Thai	$$$
11	Lyon Hall 3100 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-741-7636	★★½	French	$$
11	The Majestic 911 King St., Alexandria; 703-837-9117	★★	American	$$$
11	Makoto 4822 MacArthur Blvd., NW; 202-298-6866	★★★	Japanese/sushi	$$$$
11	Mala Tang 3434 Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-243-2381	★★	Chinese	$$
9	Marcel’s 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-296-1166	★★★½	French	$$$$
11	Michel Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean; 703-744-3999	★★★	American/French	$$$
11	Minh’s 2500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-525-2828	★★★	Vietnamese	$
4	Minibar 405 Eighth St., NW; 202-393-0812	★★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Montmartre 327 Seventh St., SE; 202-544-1244	★★	French	$$
11	Nava Thai Noodle and Grill 11301 Fern St., Wheaton; 240-430-0495	★★½	Thai	$
11	New Heights 2317 Calvert St., NW; 202-234-4110	★★½	Modern American	$$$
11	Newton’s Table 4917 Elm St., Bethesda; 301-718-0550	★★½	American	$$$
11	Nostos 8100 Boone Blvd., Vienna; 703-760-0690	★★½	Greek	$$
11	Obelisk 2029 P St., NW; 202-872-1180	★★★	Italian	$$$$
11	The Oval Room 800 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-463-8700	★★½	Modern American	$$$
5	Palena and Palena Cafe 3529 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-537-9250	★★★½	Modern American/Italian	$-$$$$
11	PassionFish 11960 Democracy Dr., Reston; 703-230-3474	★★½	Modern American/seafood	$$$
11	Pearl Dive Oyster Palace 1612 14th St., NW; 202-986-8778	★★½	American	$$
11	Plume The Jefferson,1200 16th St., NW; 202-448-2322	★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Poste Hotel Monaco, 555 Eighth St., NW; 202-783-6060	★★	Modern American	$$$
11	Present 6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church; 703-531-1881	★★	Vietnamese	$
11	Proof 775 G St., NW; 202-737-7663	★★★	Modern American	$$$
11	PS 7’s 777 I St., NW; 202-742-8550	★★½	Modern American	$$$
7	Rasika 633 D St., NW; 202-637-1222	★★★½	Indian	$$$
11	Ray’s the Classics 8606 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring; 301-588-7297	★★½	American/steak	$$$
11	Ray’s the Steaks 2300 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-841-7297	★★★	American/steak	$$
11	Ray’s to the Third 1650 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-974-7171Phone TK	★★	American/steak	$$
11	Red Pearl 10215 Wincopin Cir., Columbia; 410-715-6530	★★½	Chinese	$$
11	Restaurant Eve 110 S. Pitt St., Alexandria; 703-706-0450	★★★	Modern American	$$-$$$$
11	Ripple 3417 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-244-7995	★★★	Modern American	$$
11	Ris 2275 L St., NW; 202-730-2500	★★½	American	$$$
11	Rogue 24 922 N St., NW (rear); 202-408-9724	★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Ruan Thai 11407 Amherst Ave., Wheaton; 301-942-0075	★★★	Thai	$
11	Seasonal Pantry 1314½ Ninth St., NW; 617-733-9867; No Phone	★★★	Modern American	$$$
11	701 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-393-0701	★★½	Modern American	$$$
11	1789 1226 36th St., NW; 202-965-1789	★★★	Modern American	$$$$
11	Sichuan Pavilion 410 Hungerford Dr., Rockville; 240-403-7351	★★★	Chinese	$
11	The Source 575 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-637-6100	★★½	Pan-Asian	$$$$
11	Sushiko DC, 202-333-4187; Chevy Chase, 301-961-1644	★★½ ★★	Sushi	$-$$
11	Sushi Sono 10215 Wincopin Cir., Columbia; 410-997-6131	★★½	Sushi	$-$$
11	Sushi Taro 1503 17th St., NW; 202-462-8999	★★★	Sushi	$$$$
11	Tallula 2761 Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-778-5051	★★½	Modern American	$$$
11	Tosca 1112 F St., NW; 202-367-1990	★★½	Italian	$$$$
11	Trummer’s on Main 7134 Main St., Clifton; 703-266-1623	★★★	Modern American	$$$
11	2 Amys 3715 Macomb St., NW; 202-885-5700	★★★	Italian/pizza	$$
11	Vermilion 1120 King St., Alexandria; 703-684-9669	★★★	Modern American	$$$
10	Vidalia 1990 M St., NW; 202-659-1990	★★★½	Modern American/Southern	$$$$
11	Volt 228 N. Market St., Frederick; 301-696-8658	★★½	Modern American	$$$$
11	Woodberry Kitchen 2010 Clipper Park Rd., Baltimore; 410-464-8000	★★½	American	$$$
11	Zaytinya 701 Ninth St., NW; 202-638-0800	★★★	Greek/Lebanese/Turkish	$$

Posted at 01:30 PM/ET, 04/03/2012 RSS | Permalink | Washingtonian.com Guides

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