James Beard Award winning small plates spot, the restaurant that put Barracks Row on DC's dining map.
717 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
The HamiltonAmerican restaurant · $$$ · Washington
Two blocks from the White House, with a live music room downstairs. Wide menu including a sushi bar, open late for a DC block.
600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Clyde's of Gallery PlaceAmerican restaurant · $$$ · Washington
The Clyde's saloon across from Capital One Arena, which makes it the pre-game and post-game room. Burgers and oysters.
707 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Pizza in Washington
2 AmysPizza restaurant · $$ · Cleveland Park
DC's Neapolitan standard-bearer for twenty years.
3715 Macomb St NW Ste 201, Washington, DC 20016
We, The PizzaPizza restaurant · $$ · Barracks Row
Spike Mendelsohn's counter-serve pizzeria with Detroit-style squares and creative pies.
305 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
All-Purpose Pizzeria$$ · Shaw
Deck-oven pies with a chewy, blistered crust and the best antipasti in town to start with. Pizza Hour runs 10 to 11pm Friday and Saturday.
Il CanaleItalian restaurant · $$ · Georgetown
VPN-certified Neapolitan out of a wood oven shipped over from Italy, on a quiet block by the canal. The only DC restaurant honored by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce.
1065 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Pizzeria Paradiso$$ · Dupont Circle
Open since 1991 and the pizza that taught DC what a real crust tastes like. Wood-fired and thin, with one of the deepest beer lists in the city next to it.
Late Night in Washington
The DinerDiner · $ · Adams Morgan
24 hours in Adams Morgan, where DC's night shift and night-out overlap over pancakes.
2453 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
The HamiltonAmerican restaurant · $$$ · Washington
Two blocks from the White House, with a live music room downstairs. Wide menu including a sushi bar, open late for a DC block.
600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Ben's Chili BowlAmerican restaurant · $ · U Street
DC institution since 1958, half-smokes and chili dogs served to 4am on weekends.
1213 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Old Ebbitt GrillAmerican restaurant · $$$ · Downtown, near the White House
DC's oldest saloon, and the kitchen genuinely runs until 1am with the doors open to 2am every night. Oysters and a burger at midnight surrounded by brass and old wood.
Chef Minoru Ogawa's counter is where DC sushi obsessives go when Sushi Taro is booked out. Edomae omakase in a small room. Sit at the counter and let him drive.
2100 Connecticut Ave NW #100, Washington, DC 20008
ZeppelinSushi restaurant · $$$ · Shaw, 9th Street
Edomae nigiri and an omakase bar attached to a 1970s Japanese cocktail lounge with karaoke after 10:30pm on weekends. Serious fish, unserious room, a rare combination.
1544 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Uchi Washington DC$$$$ · Dupont Circle
The Dupont Circle location opened in 2026 and is close enough to downtown hotels to walk instead of drive.