"You’re a complex person, so you need a restaurant that’ll transition with you throughout the night as you go from flower child to party animal. Tokyo Pearl, one of the Dupont spots with entrances on both Connecticut Avenue and 18th Street, uses its dual doors to create two separate worlds that come together over fun food like the Ol’ Bae sushi roll made with blue crab (get it?). The back patio at this Japanese restaurant is a playground full of flowers, butterflies, and swing chairs where you can have an intimate laugh with a friend or get silly with the whole squad. Inside, there’s a bar covered in glow-in-the-dark graffiti, which turns into a full-on nightclub after 10pm." - tristiana hinton
Nina Palazzolo
