100 Very Best Restaurants 2025
12

Jônt

Photograph by Rey Lopez
14th St. corridor
American, Japanese
Is DC’s most expensive tasting menu—$375 before tax and service fee—worth it? If you can philosophically accept the entry price for the highest echelons of fine dining, Ryan Ratino’s 17-seat tasting counter delivers on luxe, rare ingredients precisely prepared—all while vintage hip-hop plays in the background. The Japanese-inflected menu starts with a bombardment of decadent snacks (think charcoal-seared barracuda with kaluga caviar), followed by dishes like venison with matsutake-mushroom/chocolate fudge or king-crab rice showered in truffles.
Price
Based on dinner for two, including tax and 20-percent tip:
Very expensive: $300 or more
Locations
1904 14th St., NW, Washington DC, 20009