Category Archives: DC

Shanghai Tea House

Shanghai Tea House, 2400 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-338-3816, open every day (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | MenuPages | Yelp | Chow Hound] Sietsma likes this place but it is only OK. It does … Continue reading

Posted in Chinese, DC, Other | 3 Comments

Teddy’s Roti Shop

Teddy’s Roti Shop, web site, 7304 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-882-6488. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp] Any of the rotis with goat are superb, make sure … Continue reading

Posted in Current Favorites, DC, The Best, Trinidadian, Walter Reed/Silver Spring | 1 Comment

Rumba Cafe

Rumba Café, web site, 2443 18th Street NW, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC, 202-588-5501 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] A mix of Colombian and Puerto Rican dishes, with … Continue reading

Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, Colombian, DC, Puerto Rican | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Super Tacos & Bakery

Super Tacos & Bakery (same place, used to be called Tacos Pepitos Bakery 2), 1762 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-232-7121 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] Maybe the most authentic Mexican place in DC … Continue reading

Posted in Bakery, Cleveland Park/National Zoo, DC, Mexican | 1 Comment

Tabard Inn

Tabard Inn, web site, 1739 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-785-1277 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | DC Foodies | openlist | Yelp | InTowner | Gayot] It is … Continue reading

Posted in American, DC, Dupont Circle | 1 Comment

Shashamene

Shashamene, 1909 9th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-328-2223 , where Abiti used to be. A new entry for the 9th Street Ethiopian row. The menu is narrower than most but quality is above average and the vegetarian sampler is especially … Continue reading

Posted in Columbia Heights/Howard University, DC, Ethiopian | 1 Comment

Cafe Trope

Café Trope, web site, 2100 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-223-9335 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | Yelp | Gayot] Caribbean food, cooked by a Gambian. It is right now one of … Continue reading

Posted in Caribbean, DC, Dupont Circle | 3 Comments

Gerard Pangaud Bistro

Gerard Pangaud Bistro, web site, 915 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-737-4445 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Menuism | Don Rockwell | Yelp] A resurrection of the old Gerard’s restaurant in the form of a … Continue reading

Posted in DC, Downtown, Fine Dining, French | Comments Off on Gerard Pangaud Bistro

The Source

The Source, the new Wolfgang Puck restaurant, web site, 575 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-637-6100, across from the National Gallery, on 6th and Pennsylvania, in the modernist office building (next to the Newseum). (Metro Trip Planner – opens in … Continue reading

Posted in American, Asian (Pan-Asian), Chinatown/Verizon Center, DC, The Best | 1 Comment

The Source

The Source, web site, 575 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-637-6100 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | The Hill | WaPo | Yelp] Yes sir, I know what is best, and I will bring it to … Continue reading

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