100 Very Best Restaurants 2025
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Le Diplomate

Photograph by Danny Kim.
Logan Circle
French
Stephen Starr’s brasserie is the ultimate one-size-fits-all restaurant. Dining with little kids or your elders? Splurging on a birthday seafood tower? In search of a midnight cheeseburger? The always-hopping place accommodates pretty much any scenario. Bistro classics—onion soup, mussels marinière, steak au poivre, creme brûlée—are executed beautifully, as are cocktails like the Clouseau, with fig-infused bourbon and plum bitters.
Price
Based on dinner for two, including tax and 20-percent tip:
Moderate: $101 to $200
Locations
1601 14th St NW, Washington DC, 20009