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100 King Restaurant
100 King St.
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Old Town
T: 703.299.0076
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Greek/Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Price Range: Moderate
In Old Town, small plates and big intentions.
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Bazin's on Church
111 Church St.
Vienna, VA
Vienna
T: 703.255.7212
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Weekend Brunch
A rustic-chic, chef-owned spot for creative American cooking.
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Comet Ping Pong
5037 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Cleveland Park
T: 202.364.0404
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Pizza, American
Price Range: Moderate
Party Space Kid Friendly
Carole Greenwood's postmodern pizza joint.
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D'Acqua
801 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Downtown
T: 202.783.7717
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: Seafood, Italian
Price Range: Expensive
Late Night Party Space
A power den goes fishing.
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David Craig Bethesda
4924 St. Elmo Ave.
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda/Glen Echo
T: 301-657-2484
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: American, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
David Craig's namesake restaurant is one of the few serious-minded, chef-driven places in Bethesda.
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Dogfish Head Alehouse - Gaithersburg
800 W. Diamond Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD
Gaithersburg
T: 301.963.4847
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Pizza, American
Price Range: Inexpensive
Late Night Party Space Weekend Brunch Kid Friendly
Good brews and good times.
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Guardado's
4918 Del Ray Ave.
Bethesda, MD
Bethesda/Glen Echo
T: 301.986.4920
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Mexican, Salvadoran, South American, Tapas/Small Plates
Price Range: Inexpensive
Party Space Weekend Brunch Kid Friendly
A tapas spot that sticks to the classics.
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Hook
3241 M St., NW
Washington, DC
Georgetown
T: 202-625-4488
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: Seafood, American, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Party Space Weekend Brunch
Barton Seaver's chic dining room is devoted to sustainable seafood.
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Johnny's Half Shell
400 N. Capitol St. NW
Washington, DC
Capitol Hill
T: 202-737-0400
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Seafood, American, Southern, Modern
Price Range: Moderate
Party Space Kid Friendly
Ann Cashion's Southern-accented seafood house lands on the Hill.
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Lima
1401 K St. NW
Washington, DC
Downtown
T: 202.789.2800
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: Cuban, Nuevo Latino, South American
Price Range: Very Expensive
Late Night Party Space
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Me Jana
2300 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA
Arlington
T: 703-465-4440
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Lebanese, Middle Eastern, Tapas/Small Plates
Price Range: Expensive
Party Space Weekend Brunch Kid Friendly
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Morrison-Clark Restaurant
1015 L St., NW
Washington, DC
Downtown
T: 202.898.1200
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: American, Southern, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Party Space Weekend Brunch
At this Southern-style inn, there's charm on the plate, too.
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Nage
1600 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Downtown
T: 202.448.8005
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: American, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Kid Friendly
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Firefly
1310 New Hampshire Ave.
Washington, DC
Dupont Circle
T: 202.861.1310
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: American, Modern
Price Range: Moderate
Party Space Weekend Brunch Kid Friendly
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Overwood
220 N. Lee St.
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria
T: 703.535.3340
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: American
Price Range: Moderate
Party Space Weekend Brunch Kid Friendly
Where bad for you is good.
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Restaurant K by Alison Swope
1700 K St., NW
Washington, DC
Downtown
T: 202.974.6545
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: American, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Party Space
This restaurant has closed.
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Sushi Damo
36-G Maryland Ave.
Rockville, MD
Rockville
T: 301-340-8010
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: Yes
Cuisines: Japanese, Sushi
Price Range: Moderate
Kid Friendly
A Manhattan import with city-slick glamour.
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Urbana
2121 P St., NW
Washington, DC
Dupont Circle
T: 202.956.6651
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Kid Friendly: No
Cuisines: Pizza, American, Modern
Price Range: Expensive
Party Space Weekend Brunch
A sleek restaurant/lounge in the Palomar Hotel.
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