100 Very Best Restaurants: #90 – Momofuku CCDC

Bing bread with smoked trout dip from Momofuku CCDC. Photograph by Scott Suchman

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Ramen is ancient history at David Chang’s DC outpost, but we’re not shedding any tears. We’re too busy scooping salted-chili pimiento cheese with chicharrónes and pondering seconds of kimchee potato salad. The label-defying menu ricochets around the world. Among the highlights: spiced chicken with chicken-fat rice and yogurt, as well as a stunner of an iceberg salad. Expensive.