The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
"Chef Ryan Ratino’s buzzy bistro on lower 14th Street NW whips up prix fixe dinners filled out by tuna crudo with Calabrian chile, wild fennel, makrut lime and foie gras gateau with pistachio, strawberry, celery, and anise. The ambitious chef, who’s among the youngest to ever earn a Michelin star, also incorporates a vintage French duck press gifted by gourmet supplier D’Artagnan into a theatrical tableside offering. A boundary-pushing bar program spearheaded by beverage director Will Patton is also not to miss. Chef’s tasting menus ($158) can be augmented with seasonal delicacies like luxe winter truffles. The fast-growing team behind two-Michelin-starred tasting room Jônt upstairs just opened a new restaurant in Fort Lauderdale and expands to LA this year." - Tierney Plumb, Eater Staff
