What are some good restaurants to eat in Washington DC?

[King_Kamala61]

Hit up Moon Rabbit by the Wharf. Best Vietnamese food I’ve had in my life

Chef Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit Restaurant To Close Its Doors

Tien hinted that Moon Rabbit, the modern Vietnamese restaurant he created at the Wharf, may reopen elsewhere.

dcist.com

 

[WIA20XX]

Chef Kevin Tien's Moon Rabbit Restaurant To Close Its Doors

Tien hinted that Moon Rabbit, the modern Vietnamese restaurant he created at the Wharf, may reopen elsewhere.

dcist.com

That spot is cursed - it used to be Kwame's spot, and he bounced

Chef Kwame Onwuachi Leaves Game-Changing Afro-Caribbean Restaurant Kith/Kin

The famous chef and author has resigned, saying he’ll seek ownership stake in his next project

dc.eater.com

But he had a MAJOR come up going to NYC.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/05/1172227634/chef-kwame-onwuachi-wants-everyone-to-have-a-seat-at-his-table

 

[Juggalo Fred]

@The Burger King

 

[phcitywarrior]

hell no, i lived on H st for 1.5 yrs and lived in Philly for 2. Philly has one of the best food scenes around.

Philly’s food scene is lowkey the 2nd best on the East Coast. A lot of restauranteurs start in Philly to cut their teeth before heading up to NYC.

Baltimore also a really good scene as well.

Have you been to Paulie Gee's Pizza Place? I used to hit up his joint in NYC and saw that he opened one there.

I haven’t. For Pizza on the east coast its CT (New Haven), NYC then Philly for me.

 

[King_Kamala61]

That spot is cursed - it used to be Kwame's spot, and he bounced

Chef Kwame Onwuachi Leaves Game-Changing Afro-Caribbean Restaurant Kith/Kin

The famous chef and author has resigned, saying he’ll seek ownership stake in his next project

dc.eater.com

But he had a MAJOR come up going to NYC.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/05/1172227634/chef-kwame-onwuachi-wants-everyone-to-have-a-seat-at-his-table

I was gonna say The DMV area has beadoup black folk but 0 foodist spots like the Deep South. And Iw as taking notes for sate spots on this list but all I see users post is ethnic cuisine spots. Not that it'd a problem, but Imm try that DC smokehouse place cause I love BBQ

 

[tuckgod]

Substandard tourist slop.

It just got way too much pub for a homely little chili stand

Now thanks to Clinton folks come from around the world hoping for a transcendent experience and are disappointed

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Philly’s food scene is lowkey the 2nd best on the East Coast. A lot of restauranteurs start in Philly to cut their teeth before heading up to NYC.

Baltimore also a really good scene as well.

to both of these

 

[Dad]

hell no, i lived on H st for 1.5 yrs and lived in Philly for 2. Philly has one of the best food scenes around.

DC has a better variety & has top ranked restaurants. Philly doesn’t have any of that unless you’re a cac that wants to eat sandwiches or second rank pizza

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

DC has a better variety & has top ranked restaurants. Philly doesn’t have any of that unless you’re a cac that wants to eat sandwiches or second rank pizza

Philly has top ranked restaurants as well and a food scene is about the food as a whole, not a select few at the top. You're a fool or haven't been to Philly if you think it just has sandwiches and pizza. DC is mediocre as a food city, deal with it

 

[BigMan]

hell no, i lived on H st for 1.5 yrs and lived in Philly for 2. Philly has one of the best food scenes around.

I disagree that DC has bad food it has good food and even better in the suburbs but it just lacks good AND affordable options

But you are absolutely correct Philly is Lowkey one of the best cities for food

 

[WIA20XX]

I was gonna say The DMV area has beadoup black folk but 0 foodist spots like the Deep South. And Iw as taking notes for sate spots on this list but all I see users post is ethnic cuisine spots. Not that it'd a problem, but Imm try that DC smokehouse place cause I love BBQ

I think DC does pretty good with "high end" Black Owned Places. Even white boys make some of the stuff (Bammy's for instance).

I have yet to go to Bronze, but every time I hit a "Congressional Black Caucus Clientele" type spot, it's not that "tasty".

To me, there's at least 3 different DC's living right next to each other (haven't touched the Indians/Asians out in the burbs, or Salvadorans who are everywhere, but their food just ain't inspire no one. Koreans used to have to open Sushi spots to make money, Salvadorans pretend to be Mexicans...)

• The Black Transplant Version - We have a good # of high dollar places, but I have yet to go to one of them and want to return.
• The White Transplant Version - Where the best food is usually "New American", "South East Asian", Asian Fusion, and Modern Latin American. Where spots can be packed every night, can't get a reservation, and then close under weird circumstances.
• The Black Long Time Resident Version - AKA The Real DC aka Chocolate City - aka The Forgotten DC. - For me this was spots like
  • Mr Ps BBQ in the School Bus off of Rhode Island NE.
  • Chicken Wings and Mumbo Sauce.
  • That one brunch in Silver Spring that you could meet AKAs at.

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[WIA20XX]

Another DC locals only spot is Stan's on Vermont. You go there for the wings.

I worked across the street from that spot for like 6 months before someone put me on.

 

[BigMan]

Another DC locals only spot is Stan's on Vermont. You go there for the wings.

I worked across the street from that spot for like 6 months before someone put me on.

Wings and drinks

Those drinks Wil fukk you up

 

[Dad]

Best Jamaican spot is a small restaurant called Spice, its uptown on Shepherd

 

[WIA20XX]

Wings and drinks

Those drinks Wil fukk you up

I feel like "Real DC" has a ton of spots that I'll never know about, cause I don't know the right people.

Cause anyone can get on Eater and find the new hotness.

I was on a gig and mention I wanted a Pastrami Sandwich. DC gotta a couple of J-Delis and what not, but old schooler said to head NE and go to Deli City.

One of the best sandwiches I'd ever have. Inconvenient as hell, but damn good.

2 Amy's, essentially a neighborhood pizza joint (except that hood is rich AF) - some of the best pizza I've ever had. It doesn't get a lot of love online these days, but they put me on to Neapolitan style...

They're not tourists spots, but they're not really spots for transplants/transients either. They're not in "good" locations.