L'Ardente

Italian restaurant · Downtown

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Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: April 3 | Eater DC

"A glam Italian spot whose well-known lasagna is indulgent — 40 layers of short rib and truffle mornay sauce — but the pappardelle is a sleeper hit: wide housemade noodles married to a heavy white ragu and veal, balanced by spicy green chilis and slightly pickled mushrooms. The funghi sourdough pizza shows off a perfect chewy crust from the open kitchen’s pizza oven; with pizzas priced at $25 or less, the reviewer plans a return visit for a more relaxed bar night, peering into the fiery oven and splitting a pie and a few cicchetti with a friend." - Eater Staff

https://dc.eater.com/2025/4/3/24400573/favorite-best-dishes-dc-dmv-eater-editors-april-3

200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 Get directions

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