Montmartre

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Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli , Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert

A happy French bistro near Eastern Market.

Montmartre

327 7th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202.544.1244

Cuisines:
French

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Eastern Market

Price Range:
Moderate

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Weekend Brunch

Website:
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Best Dishes
Chestnut soup; country pâté and duck rillette; roasted-eggplant mousse; hanger steak with red-wine sauce; braised rabbit legs over linguine; seafood pot au feu; floating island.

Price Details:
Entrees, $17.95 to $20.95.

From January 2006 100 Very Best Restaurants

Photograph by Allison Dinner

THE SCENE. A former post office in Eastern Market is the unlikely home of the city's best French bistro, a warm, happily chaotic place that reminds you that, although deal-making over dinner might be the norm on the Hill, lingering over a bottle of wine and some soulful plates of food has its practitioners, too.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE. The unpretentious atmosphere and absence of Gallic hauteur or gruffness. Stephane Lezla's cooking is consistently delicious, full of strong, developed flavors and smart but not showy combinations.

WHAT YOU WON'T. The menu changes little from season to season, year to year.

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