Mintwood Place

Address: 1813 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20009

Phone: 202-234-6732

Neighborhood: Adams Morgan

Cuisines: French, Breakfast, American

Opening Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 5:30 to 10:30 PM, Friday and Saturday 5:30 to 11:30, and Sunday 5:30 to 10:30.

Nearby Metro Stops: Woodly Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan

Price Range: Inexpensive

Dress: Upscale Casual (jeans okay)

Noise Level: Chatty

Reservations: Not Needed

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Best Dishes Beet salad with goat-cheese “pies”; flammekueche, an Alsatian tart with bacon and onion; steak tartare with tiny spuds; lamb-tongue moussaka; whole boneless dorade with Picholine olives and fennel; cassoulet; skate wing with eggplant caponata; apple pie in a skillet.

Price Details: Starters $8 to $18, entrées $16 to $28.

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This Adams Morgan restaurant made one of the most striking debuts of the year, riding the brilliance of chef Cedric Maupillier, who brought Gallic rigor and a spunky imagination to owner Saied Azali’s hipster-farmhouse concept. Maupillier’s brunch lineup is less experimental, but his clean execution is still evident, whether he’s turning out a bountiful smoked-fish platter or an Alsatian flammekueche (a bacon-and-onion-strewn flatbread) or a fluffy Belgian waffle. The chef’s biggest reach—a croissant larded with ham, eggs, bacon, cheese, roast pork, and pickled onions—feels like a dare to make it to dinner without a nap. Saturday and Sunday 10:30 to 2:30.