Ned's Club Washington, DC

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"I found Ned's Club occupying the top three floors of an old bank building just off Pennsylvania Avenue to be a hushed, carefully appointed private-members' refuge with princely fees (a Founders Dining Room seat reportedly tied to a $125,000 founding membership, $5,000 for regular membership) and a no-posting culture signaled by green stickers on phone lenses. Gareth Banner oversees the Washington outpost of the international club owned by Michael Milken; the kitchen, led by a disciple of José Andrés, serves inventive breakfast items like an Avocado Royale built with fennel-crusted avocados and a fruit plate sprinkled with marigold blossoms, tequila-forward cocktails, and an often-coveted jumbo Maryland crab cake that draws members from both parties." - Adam Platt