Jônt
Fine dining restaurant · U Street ·
Intimate chef's counter with Japanese-influenced tasting menus
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Intimate chef's counter with Japanese-influenced tasting menus
"Chef Ryan Ratino's ambitious counter is an experience like nothing else in the city. Sitting just above Bresca, the room is a constant hive of activity with sharp-suited servers gliding about and laser-focused chefs working in perfect tandem. From the cutlery to the cooking, expect beauty and boldness. Top-rate seafood and meat from Japan and beautiful sauces form the core of this menu. Think delicate tarts with wagyu tartare, grilled sawara with beet and pomegranate sauce, and a particularly striking king crab rice cooked in a donabe. Dessert is its own counter that ends with a treasure box of mignardises. All throughout, a high-energy playlist matches a high-performing team who want nothing more than for guests to enjoy themselves." - The MICHELIN Guide
"A two-starred tasting room up top, this Hive Hospitality project underscores the team’s fine-dining pedigree." - Tierney Plumb
"A two-Michelin-starred D.C. restaurant represented through chef Ryan Ratino, who is cooking the black-tie awards gala dinner." - Henna Bakshi
"An eight-seat counter offshoot of chef Ryan Ratino’s acclaimed D.C. operation, focused on Japanese seafood and ingredients executed with French techniques in a small, chef-led counter setting." - Skye Sherman Skye Sherman Skye Sherman is a travel writer based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Aside from traveling, she's also a pilot, scuba diver, bookworm, and fourth-generation Floridian. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Palm Beach Illustrated, Atlas Obscura, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A two MICHELIN-starred contemporary restaurant by Chef Ryan Ratino offering a unique dining experience with top-rate seafood and meat from Japan." - Kevin Chau
