Lutèce

This tightly packed, brick-walled Georgetown bistro feels like the neighborhood restaurant of our dreams: warm and transportive (in this case, to Paris), with a thoughtful array of cocktails and wine and an approachable menu that always subtly surprises us. Take chef Matt Conroy’s impossibly light Parisian gnocchi or his crudo with gorgeous slices of raw bluefin tuna bathed in blood orange and buttermilk. Pastry chef Isabel Coss’s desserts are terrific—especially her famous honey semifreddo with shavings of Comté cheese.