D.C.’s 38 Best Restaurants | Eater DC

"Situated between Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan, Anju, which is from the 2025 James Beard Award-nominated restaurant group behind casual hit Chiko, serves Korean bar food with a refined touch. James Beard Award-nominated chef Angel Barreto leads a kitchen that plates up standouts ranging from pork and kimchi mandu (dumplings) and smoky gochujang-glazed fried chicken with white barbecue sauce to a seafood fried rice (bokkeumbap) and seared rib-eye galbi boards. Weekend brunches brings on a smash galbi burger with caramelized onions and pickled gochu peppers (plus an impossible version), the gochujang chicken with corn cheese waffle, and a juk (rice porridge) topped with kimchi, lamb sausage, and a poached egg. Meanwhile, Chiko’s Capitol Hill flagship that started it all revived its experimental tasting menu a few nights a week ($75 or $105). Best for: Happy hour down in the bar from 5 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, where you can sample the flavorful mandu ($6 for 3) or a honey barbecue chicken sandwich ($10) before committing to a full meal." - Tierney Plumb