Leah's Short list of DC Dinner + Drink Spots

Leah
Leah's Short list of DC Dinner + Drink Spots

Favorite Dinner Spots

This is a list of restaurants that are on rotation and would recommend to friends or family for a night out.
Lively restaurant/bistro that has great food and energy. Great for brunch or dinner. It's a quick stroll away. Make reservations on Open Table
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Le Diplomate
1601 14th St NW
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Lively restaurant/bistro that has great food and energy. Great for brunch or dinner. It's a quick stroll away. Make reservations on Open Table
Italian trattoria known for fabulous small plates, pizza, and wine. Great, cozy neighborhood feel. No reservations.
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Etto
1541 14th St NW
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Italian trattoria known for fabulous small plates, pizza, and wine. Great, cozy neighborhood feel. No reservations.
Another fabulous northern italian spot. Great for a date or sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of wine and a pasta. Make reservations on RESY
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The Red Hen
1822 1st St NW
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Another fabulous northern italian spot. Great for a date or sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of wine and a pasta. Make reservations on RESY
Inventive Mediterranean + in the restaurant rotation (including their sister restaurant Reveler's Hour. The food, wine, and cocktails are creative and you can tell they put a lot of thought in everything they do.
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Tail Up Goat
1827 Adams Mill Rd NW
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Inventive Mediterranean + in the restaurant rotation (including their sister restaurant Reveler's Hour. The food, wine, and cocktails are creative and you can tell they put a lot of thought in everything they do.
My favorite sushi spot in town - authentic and amazing quality. Make reservations on RESY
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Sushi Taro
1503 17th St NW
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My favorite sushi spot in town - authentic and amazing quality. Make reservations on RESY
One of the best spots in Capitol Hill/Barracks row. It's a creative "New American" spot. It's low key but an adventure every time you eat. The pork and lychee salad is amazing - sounds strange, but it's amazing. Make reservations on Tock.
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Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SE
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One of the best spots in Capitol Hill/Barracks row. It's a creative "New American" spot. It's low key but an adventure every time you eat. The pork and lychee salad is amazing - sounds strange, but it's amazing. Make reservations on Tock.
This restaurant is beautiful. Tucked away in Blagden Alley, it has an open hearth that you can see in the dining room. Wood-fired fish, meats, and vegetables are their thing. Make reservations on RESY
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The Dabney
122 Blagden Alley NW
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This restaurant is beautiful. Tucked away in Blagden Alley, it has an open hearth that you can see in the dining room. Wood-fired fish, meats, and vegetables are their thing. Make reservations on RESY
The delicious sister restaurant to Tail Up Goat. They are known for their pastas and wine, but have great small plates and mains if you're not feeling pasta. It's fun to sit at the bar if you can. Make reservations on RESY
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Reveler's Hour
1775 Columbia Rd NW
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The delicious sister restaurant to Tail Up Goat. They are known for their pastas and wine, but have great small plates and mains if you're not feeling pasta. It's fun to sit at the bar if you can. Make reservations on RESY
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Favorite cocktail/wine bars

Great wine bar + they recently added small plates. Really extensive wine list and knowledgeable staff. Every month has a different theme.
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Maxwell Park
1336 9th St NW
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Great wine bar + they recently added small plates. Really extensive wine list and knowledgeable staff. Every month has a different theme.
This is a fabulous cocktail bar. Opens at 5 pm weekdays and 2pm on weekends. Definitely get there early to put your name on the list. It's a fun neighborhood spot with classic cocktails and snacks before you head out to dinner or to end the night.
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Jane Jane
1705 14th Street Northwest
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This is a fabulous cocktail bar. Opens at 5 pm weekdays and 2pm on weekends. Definitely get there early to put your name on the list. It's a fun neighborhood spot with classic cocktails and snacks before you head out to dinner or to end the night.
A fun, local beer garden right on 14th street that is always crowded and has great drinks and surprisingly good food. Super casual and easy.
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garden district
1801 14th St NW
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A fun, local beer garden right on 14th street that is always crowded and has great drinks and surprisingly good food. Super casual and easy.
Great new beer garden/coffee shop that’s open morning into the evening. It’s a lively and bright space on the corner of 14th and S. They also have a delicious food truck in the space as well.
Aslin Beer Company
1740 14th Street Northwest
Great new beer garden/coffee shop that’s open morning into the evening. It’s a lively and bright space on the corner of 14th and S. They also have a delicious food truck in the space as well.

Takeout

This thai restaurant and market is a delicious takeout option (you can also eat there). The market underneath the restaurant is a gourmet market one-stop-shop for authentic Thai ingredients and beautiful kitchenware. It's a local favorite for takeout.
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RICE
1608 14th St NW
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This thai restaurant and market is a delicious takeout option (you can also eat there). The market underneath the restaurant is a gourmet market one-stop-shop for authentic Thai ingredients and beautiful kitchenware. It's a local favorite for takeout.
Great takeout or fast casual spot - a fun mix of Chinese-Korean fair. They have a location in Dupont Circle on P street, but they have another location in Capitol Hill as well.
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CHIKO
423 8th St SE
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Great takeout or fast casual spot - a fun mix of Chinese-Korean fair. They have a location in Dupont Circle on P street, but they have another location in Capitol Hill as well.
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Komi x Happy Gyro
1509 17th St NW
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