What are some good restaurants to eat in Washington DC?

[maxamusa]

just eat ecstasy and go to a go-go party...don't be fooled n think its sweet tho get the strap

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Definitely good bro.

I appreciate this

You ate the shrimp tails too

That username to post correlation

 

[maxamusa]

You ate the shrimp tails too

I said the same thing

lowkey not to hate that plate look basic AF

 

[Silky Johnson]

NYC is a different animal entirely and you know this.

Non-nyc brehs spoiled. Anything less than 30 mins away is local to me

When I go down there, I'm hitting up a few of the spots mentioned here.

I just asked him about Bmore and he hit me with the .

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

Oohhs & Aahhs.

 

[ManBearPig]

You ate the shrimp tails too

That username to post correlation

Lol they were on a napkin not in the photo

 

[phcitywarrior]

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

Yea Philly is very very slept on. Especially their Italian cuisine. Prob on par with NYC to be very honest.

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

Not bad food, but not up to par with the standing of the city. Truth is, until not too long ago, DC was literally for civil servants so the need for “culture” eg restaurants, art scene, music etc was limited. Now that DC diversified (gentrified) a bit there has been an influx of restaurants and the like. But the food quality still pales to Bmore or Philly.

Oohs and Ahhs
Miss toya
Halfsmoke
Hitching post
Florida Ave grill
Henry’s
Creole on 14
Hen and Fin
Honeymoon chicken

This is a sold list. Oohs and Ahhs is so rich though. Eat one meal and you be good for a day and a half.

 

[Bigblackted4]

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.

There’s a lot of new shyt that came in 2021-2022 though it was much different than when I first start going to dc

 

[Bigblackted4]

i didn't say it had bad food, i think it's mediocre, especially given it's stature. IMO, it's a tier 3 food city, on the east coast alone i'd put it behind NY, Philly, Baltimore and possibly Boston

Your tripping I moved from DC to Boston and it is in no way fukking with DC. They onlh staple is seafood and it’s the bland kind.

 

[Diunx]

Comet Pizza is great

 

[Silky Johnson]

Your tripping I moved from DC to Boston and it is in no way fukking with DC. They onlh staple is seafood and it’s the bland kind.

Word. There was a soul food spot on Columbus Ave in Roxbury/south end that was aight back in the day but everything else there was trash.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Your tripping I moved from DC to Boston and it is in no way fukking with DC. They onlh staple is seafood and it’s the bland kind.

lol @ the bland kind...seafood isn't meant to be smothered in sauce or cajun seasoning/old bay.

 

[DaPresident]

Jinya is a chain spot. Check out Toki Underground or Daikoku instead

Been to both, just got mad love for Jinya

 

[Bigblackted4]

lol @ the bland kind...seafood isn't meant to be smothered in sauce or cajun seasoning/old bay.

lol you a hater but I don’t eat seafood only fish. I’ve legit only had like 3 spots that I say damn I’ll go back there out of all the places I’ve been

 

[tuckgod]

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 DCaka 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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