Harry's Fine Foods
Restaurant · Capitol Hill ·
Seasonal American fare, cocktails, wine, and patio seating
Seasonal American fare, cocktails, wine, and patio seating
"Knowing that Harry’s Fine Foods exists is like remembering that Oprah once gave everyone in her talk show audience a car - it makes you feel good. This is a low-key neighborhood spot away from the busier parts of Cap Hill, and inside it’s like a cross between a fancy parlor and a general store, if general stores contained ferns and really good negronis. The menu has everything from lasagna to crudo to a delicious cheeseburger that comes with incredible herb-infused fries and a tangy green sauce." - aimee rizzo
"It’s wet out, and you’d rather be in a living room than anywhere else. But Harry’s Fine Foods, a quiet corner spot on Capitol Hill, looks like someone’s dark, antique-filled parlor, so it’s basically the same thing. They make one of the tastiest burgers in town, but if you’re feeling a little fancier, they have things like braised short ribs and crudo. Whatever you do, get a negroni." - aimee rizzo
"Owned and led in the kitchen by Julian Hagood, the spot highlights lesser-known foraged ingredients: Hagood raves that “These small flowers on the ends of big leaf maples have a soft maple flavor to them and are a delicious garnish or addition to salads.” He also celebrates the tactile and visual appeal of wild ingredients: “There’s a vibrancy to these imperfect organisms. They’re all so different in size and shape... when you’re washing them and laying them out on your counter, it’s like a gorgeous still life,” and adds, “Part of foraging is being outside in nature, maybe camping overnight, cooking the morels by the campfire.”" - Alicia Erickson
"Joining the ranks of awesome restaurants in quiet pockets of the neighborhood is Harry’s Fine Foods, a little corner spot that reminds us of a fancy parlor and a general store combined. This place just has the Feel Good Factor™, and it also happens to have very good negronis. Food ranges from pasta to crudo to one of our favorite cheeseburgers in the city. You would do well to get that burger, plus crispy herbed french fries with green “601” sauce." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"This Capitol Hill spot debuted a lunchtime-only, comes-with-fries smashburger operation every Wednesday to Friday from 12-3pm, and it's worth the 20-minute wait for an order. While the single option skews salty, the double-stack is excellent. Patties are so squashed that beef crunchies break off like little snacks, slivered onions are sweaty in certain places and fried to a crisp in others, and a buttery sesame bun only sliced two-thirds through means less mess. But what makes Harry's smashburgers truly stand out is the special sauce, loaded with a pickled pepper essence that weaves vinegary tang throughout." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente