Reverie
Restaurant · Georgetown
3201 Cherry Hill Ln, Washington, DC 20007
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Highlights
Michelin-starred tasting room with modernist meals & Nordic influences
Michelin-starred tasting room with modernist meals & Nordic influences
"Georgetown’s only Michelin-starred tasting room, forced to go dark in August 2022 after suffering extensive fire damage, made its long-awaited return to D.C.’s dining scene in 2024. At chef Johnny Spero’s completely rebuilt Reverie, modernist meals continue to draw culinary influences from Nordic countries, Japan, and his native Maryland. Reverie 2.0’s revised look takes a dramatic turn, swapping slick subway tiles for a striking new aesthetic full of pitch-black finishes. Spero’s resurrected flagship has been hidden in a cobblestone alleyway since 2018. Come July 1, a 14- to 16-course vegetarian tasting menu takes over for two months; make reservations here. Look for debut dishes like tempura maitake and a savory mushroom fudge made with its doenjang." - Tierney Plumb
"Nearly a year after rising from the ashes in Georgetown with a seafood-centric reboot, chef Johnny Spero is introducing lamb and other game meats for the first time tonight to complement the restaurant’s sea-focused core. While “the heart of it will always be the ocean,” he says, the idea is to “bring a different kind of richness and texture to the menu.” His 16-course modernist meals continue to draw culinary influences and techniques from Nordic countries, Japan, and Spero’s native Maryland. The prix-fixe dinner has also been reduced by $10 and now runs $245 per person." - Emily Venezky
"A restaurant by Chef Johnny Spero offering a creative menu that one must experience." - Michael He
"Chef Johnny Spero’s Georgetown restaurant rose from the ashes in February with a dramatic new look after suffering extensive fire damage in 2022 — just months after earning its first Michelin star. The tasting room has made some big changes, with a new seafood-centric menu and torched wood draping the dark new dining room. Modernist meals stretching 16 courses long ($255 now, going up to $285 in January) continue to draw culinary influences and techniques from Nordic countries, Japan, and Spero’s native Maryland. Some favorite dishes rose from the ashes and are featured on the new menu, including a savory porridge of crab meat buried under Carolina Gold rice and yolky egg." - Emily Venezky
"A Nordic-leaning tasting menu restaurant with a coastal seafood-centered menu." - Kat Odell
