Tabard Inn
Hotel · Dupont Circle
1739 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036
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Highlights
Historic inn with antiques, jazz lounge & acclaimed New American dining
Historic inn with antiques, jazz lounge & acclaimed New American dining
"D.C.’s century-old boutique hotel hideaway got a big 2023 glow-up full of French-Southern flair under culinary partner Ian Boden, the James Beard-nominated chef behind The Shack in Staunton, Virginia. Overseeing the fine-tuned changes in the charming Dupont dining room is executive chef Matthew Zafrir, a fine dining vet who honors his Maryland roots with memorable meals marked by mid-Atlantic ingredients. Highlights include crab fritters, local oysters doused in homemade hot sauce, honeynut squash, duck confit atop Carolina gold rice, and bone-in Berkshire pork chop with kohlrabi slaw. Zafrir’s close ties to family-run farm Earth N Eats also pay off on the plate, where wonderfully unique veggies show up morning to night (as do herbs plucked from Tabard’s outdoor garden). Swing by the eclectic bar up front on whiskey Wednesdays, when beverage director and Fabio Trabocchi alum Dominik Lenikowski pulls a rare bottle from the cellar to sip until it’s gone. Must-try dish: Homemade doughnuts during brunch" - Tierney Plumb
"Attributed as the oldest continually running hotel in Washington, the Tabard Inn opened up in 1922. The charming spot near Dupont Circle with a covered garden patio is now led by executive chef Matthew Zafrir, a fine dining vet who honors his Maryland roots with include crab fritters, local oysters doused in homemade hot sauce, and duck confit atop Carolina gold rice. Don’t miss the homemade doughnuts during brunch." - Tierney Plumb
"The Tabard Inn is offering a buffet dining experience for parties of six or more with seatings throughout the day for $56 per adult and $30 per child. Parties of one to five can still dine on the à la carte menu. The lineup includes shrimp and grits, challah French toast, a country ham benedict, and a leg of lamb carving station." - Vinciane Ngomsi
"The charming dining room in D.C.’s century-old boutique hotel hideaway got a big menu boost under executive chef Matthew Zafrir, a fine dining vet who honors his Maryland roots with memorable meals marked by mid-Atlantic ingredients. Highlights include crab fritters, local oysters doused homemade hot sauce, honeynut squash, duck confit atop Carolina gold rice, and bone-in Berkshire pork chop with kohlrabi slaw, plus homemade doughnuts during brunch. The eclectic bar up front is the place to be for whiskey Wednesdays, when beverage director and Fabio Trabocchi alum Dominik Lenikowski pulls a rare bottle from the cellar to sip until it’s gone." - Tierney Plumb
"You never know who you’ll run into at the Tabard Inn & Restaurant. An old colleague? An old flame? Your grad school professor? The over 100-year-old establishment is an in-the-know revolving door for DC, and even though it’s located in well-trodden Dupont Circle, chances are whoever you bring here didn’t even know this place existed. A wood-burning fireplace, live jazz on Sunday and Monday nights, and cozy, low-slung ceilings make this a great place to come for a cocktail while half listening to the music, half listening to the person you’re with." - omnia saed, tristiana hinton
