100 Best Restaurants 2008

Openings by celebrity chefs! A bistro renaissance! Twenty new restaurants! There’s plenty of excitement on this year’s list of very best restaurants, ranked from 1 to 100.

Restaurateurs of the Year

Meshelle and Cathal Armstrong have livened up Old Town with a luxury restaurant, a snazzy retro diner, a fish-and-chips place, and a modish speakeasy. more

100 Best Restaurants Slideshow

See our drool-inducing photo slideshow of some of the year's best food. more

100 Best Restaurants 2008

Try our easy-to-use database of this year's 100 best restaurants, where you can sort by ranking, star rating, or alphabetically.

Afghan

  1. Faryab

Ethiopian

  1. Etete

Greek/Mediterranean

  1. Cava
  2. Komi
  1. Mourayo
  2. Zaytinya

Pan-Asian

  1. Raku Bethesda

South American/Nuevo Latino

  1. Cafe Atlantico
  2. Jaleo
  1. Oyamel
  2. Zengo
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Chat About Fashion With Two of Our Favorite Bloggers

We’ve invited two of our favorite Washington fashion bloggers (and Washingtonian.com contributors) Rachel Cothran and Betsy Lowther in for a chat on all things fashion and shopping on Friday, May 16, at 3 PM. more

To Do: Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor

If you haven’t checked out the glitzy National Harbor in Prince George’s County, head over to the new riverfront complex this weekend. On Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, the inaugural Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor offers a lineup of lectures, demos, and tastings studded with local and national big-name chefs. more