About Best of 2023
The best tuna melts, the nicest new rooftop bars, the perfect martini, and more of our top tastes and tipples.
BEST COCKTAIL BAR
Copycat Co.
Runners-up: Jane Jane, Service Bar, The Green Zone, Silver Lyan, Residents
BEST “SPEAKEASY”
600 T and OKPB
Runners-up: The Mirror, The Alex
BEST ROOFTOP BAR
El Techo
BEST DIVE BAR
Ivy and Coney
Runners-up: Red Derby, Trusty’s, Tune Inn
BEST RAMEN
Daikaya
Runners-up: Toki Underground, Menya Hosaki, Haikan, Chaplin’s, Sakuramen
BEST PIZZA
Mozzeria
Runners-up: Andy’s, Boogy & Peel, Ramona’s Pizza Garden, Slice & Pie, Pupatella
BEST DOUGHNUTS
Donisima
Runners-up: Donut Run, Duck Donuts, Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe
BEST COFFEE SHOP
The Coffee Bar
Runners-up: Compass Coffee, A Baked Joint, Northside Social
BEST BRUNCH
Ambar, Ruthie’s All-Day, and Unconventional Diner
BEST BURGER
Duke’s Grocery
Runner-up: Lucky Buns
BEST KARAOKE BAR
Muzette
Runner-up: Wok and Roll
BEST WINERY
Stone Tower Winery
BEST BREWERY
Port City Brewing Company
Runners-up (tie): Caboose Brewing Co., Other Half Brewing
BEST HIKE
Billy Goat Trail
BEST MUSEUM
Phillips Collection
Runners-up: National Gallery of Art, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Glenstone, Planet Word
BEST BOOKSTORE
Kramers
Runners-up: Old Town Books, Solid State Books, Lost City Books, Politics and Prose
BEST CONCERT VENUE
The Anthem
Runners-up: 9:30 Club, Wolf Trap
BEST YOGA STUDIO
Yoga Heights
Runners-up: CorePower Yoga, Yoga District, Past Tense
BEST MANI-PEDI
Nailsaloon
Runners-up: Varnish Lane, Gloss Bar, Nothing in Between Studio
BEST THRIFT/CONSIGNMENT
Mint Condition
Runner-up: Unique
BEST HAIR SALON
PR at Partners
Runners-up: Blackbird, The Shop at Union Market, Mycelium, Textures, Trim
BEST DOGGIE DAYCARE
Atlas Doghouse and District Dogs
Photograph of ramen courtesy of Daikaya.
Photograph of cocktails courtesy of 600 T.
Photograph courtesy of Kramers.
Photograph of Anthem by John Shore.
Photograph of Billy Goat Trail courtesy of NPS.
This article appears in the June 2023 issue of Washingtonian.
