D.C.’s 38 Best Restaurants | Eater DC

"Chef Ryan Ratino’s buzzy bistro on lower 14th Street NW whips up dinners dreamed up by the ambitious chef, who’s among the youngest to have a restaurant earn a Michelin star. For spring, sample yellowtail crudo with shiso, cacio e pepe with taleggio and Pecorino, or its much-loved Amish chicken. The restaurant pushes boundaries everywhere: The menu incorporates a vintage French duck press gifted by gourmet supplier D’Artagnan into a theatrical tableside offering, while the bar program spearheaded by beverage director Will Patton is also not to miss. Chef’s tasting menus ($175) can be augmented with seasonal delicacies, and there’s now a la carte availability and an abbreviated prix fixe option ($95). This fast-growing team, which is also behind two-Michelin-starred tasting room Jônt upstairs, is a 2025 James Beard finalist for Best New Restaurant (Ômo by Jônt in Winter Park, Florida). Must-try dish: Pull-apart brioche bread with cultured butter accented by fleur de sel" - Tierney Plumb