"Partner-chef and hospitality vet Sébastien Giannini taps into his French Riviera roots at L’Avant-Garde. The date-night hot spot currently offers a four-course lobster tasting menu (in addition to a la carte). Popular orders include bouillabaisse (which draws from his grandmother’s recipe), branzino with lemon and caper beurre blanc, and filet mignon. Also not to miss: crispy clarified butter french fries dipped in a house-made bearnaise. Over at next-door sibling L’Annexe, a library-like cocktail lair caters to Georgetown’s stylish set at the zinc-topped bar, a back lounge surrounded with vats of colorful, glowing infusions, and a petite patio up front." - Tierney Plumb