DC Coast
1401 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-216-5988
Neighborhood: Downtown
Cuisines: Seafood, Modern, American
Opening Hours:
Open for lunch Monday through Friday 11:30 AM to 2:30. Open for dinner Monday through Thursday 5:30 to 10:3, Friday and Saturday from 5:30 to 11, and Sunday from 5:30 to 9:30.
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Nearby Metro Stops: McPherson Square, Farragut North
Price Range: Expensive
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Recommended
Website: http://www.dccoast.com
Price Details:
Lunch appetizers, $7 to $14; entrees, $13 to $18.
Dinner appetizers, $7 to $45; entrees, $19 to $28.
Special Features: Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Valet Parking Available
Until recently, this soaring seafood dining room seemed like a relic of its ’90s heyday, getting by on a mix of tourists and expense-account K Streeters. Good thing the restaurant found chef Matthew Kuhn, who has brought the kitchen back to life. Kuhn is a native of South Carolina, and he’s not shy about making that known, throwing bits of country ham into an arugula-and-beet salad and turning out a terrific version of that low-country favorite, Frogmore stew. You’ll still find many of the place’s original hits, and the Chinese-style smoked lobster and coconut-milk-drenched tuna tartare remain as crowd-pleasing as ever.
Don’t miss: Eggplant-chickpea-and-tomato soup with crab; goat-cheese-stuffed chiles rellenos; fried oysters with cider aïoli; crabcakes with tarragon butter; scallops with sweet potatoes and red-wine jus; chocolate/peanut-butter torte.
Open: Monday through Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday for dinner. Expensive.
