DC Recommendations for Ben Z.
It offers a unique culinary experience that blends haute and simple, glamorous and rustic elements, reflecting the contrasts of Italy.
The menu offers a range of traditional and seasonal Tapas, Catalan-Style Charcoal Grilled Entrees, as well as the must-have Signature Paella
Highly rated hand-crated wood smoked texas-style BBQ with a pinch of the tropics.
Gravitas is a Modern American restaurant by Chef Matt Baker dedicated to seasonal cooking and sourcing from local farms and waters.
Offers a semi-improvisational tasting menu from the intimate Hearth Table inside the kitchen, providing a unique dining experience with traditional Levantine dishes elevated by modern creativity.
The menu is filled mainly with traditional Spanish dishes, but they are treated with a level of technical proficiency and whimsy not normally afforded pa amb tomàquet, croquetas de jamón or Basque cheesecake.
Think Vietnamese French onion soup with braised oxtail, cacio e pepe crossed with elotes, and fried oyster larb gai. It’s well worth the short trip outside the District.
French bouillabaisse meets Brazilian moqueca in a course featuring lobster and a rich fish broth. A pasta course inspired by Cheez-Its is deliciously punchy (seriously), and a sundae dessert course comes with caviar.
For more than forty years, Filomena has offered an unparalleled Italian fine-dining experience in the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Heralded for its traditional Italian cuisine and fine wine.