Washington, DC Area Restaurant Guide

As I have spent more and more time inside the Beltway, friends keep asking me where is a good place to  eat. The following list are places I have eaten at and would recommend. I have added links to Yelp so that you can read the reviews of others. The asterisk denote places that are personal favourites.

Vietnamese:

·         Huong Viet (Seven Corners)*

·         Four Sisters

·         Pho 75 (Rosslyn-Arlington)*

Chinese:

Ø  Dim Sum:

o   Fortune (Seven Corners)*

o   Mark’s Duck House (Seven Corners)

Ø  Hot Pot:

o   Hot Spot (Fairfax)*

Ø  Classic Chinese:

o   China Garden (Rosslyn)*

Taiwanese:

·         TNR (Courthouse-Arlington)*

·         A&J (Annandale)

Korean:

·         Yechon (Annandale) – open 24/7

·         Breeze Bakery Café (Annandale)* – next to Yechon, it is an Asian café.

·         Lighthouse Tofu (Annandale)*

French:

·         Bistro du Coin (DuPont)*

·         LeRefuge (Old Town-Alexandria)

·         Paul Café (Navy Memorial-Archives)*

Germany:

·         Old Europe (Embassy Row-Naval Observatory)*

·         Mozart Café (McPherson Sq-downtown-DC)

Japanese:

·         Momo (Old Town-Alexandria)

·         Ichiban (King St-Alexandria)

·         Daikaya (China Town-DC)

American:

·         Old Ebbitts (White House) – oldest restaurant in DC – Lincoln ate here.

·         The Hamilton (White House)* – fusion style, includes sushi bar – a favourite of Mrs Obama.

·         Virtue Feed and Grain (Old Town-waterfront-Alexandria)*

·         Gadsby’s Tavern (Old Town-Alexandria) – historic tavern frequented by George Washington and other founders.

·         Oval Room (White House)

Italian:

·         Vapiano (Chinatown)*

·         Vapiano (DuPont-White House)

·         Pupatella (Balston-Arlington)*

Moroccan:

·         Fettoosh (Balston-Arlington)*

Middle East-Afghan-Pakistani:

·         Kabob Palace (Crystal City-Arlington)*

Ethiopian:

·         Hawwi Ethiopian Café (Alexandria)*

·         Keren Restaurant (north-DuPont)

Mexican-El Salvadorian:

·         Guajillo (Rosslyn-Arlington)*

·         Mexicali Blues (Clarendon-Arlington)*

·         Boccato Gelato & Espresso (Clarendon-Arlington)* – Latin American café famous for empanadas, exotic gelato flavours, & espressos.

Pub / Taverns:

·         Churchkey (Logan Cir-DC)* - largest collection of beers in eastern seaboard.

·         Elephant & Castle (Farragut West-White House)* - where the British University clubs meet from time to time.

·         Jack Rose Saloon (Adams Morgan) – famous whisky collection.