Washington, DC Restaurants

Romantic

1. Little Fountain Cafe

Neighborhood: Adams Morgan

The Little Fountain Cafe has often been described as incredibly romantic, but I would posit that any place in Adams Morgan is going to suffer from…

2. Irongate Inn…

Neighborhood: Dupont Circle

I have been to the Irongate a number of times for drinks and appetizers...and it is always enjoyable, except for the very slow and rude service.  The…

3. Mama Ayesha's

Neighborhood: Adams Morgan

My "maman" (farsi for mom) and my uncle decided to take me out for a celebration dinner back when I first got my job down in DC.  The bill comes and…

4. 1789

Neighborhood: Georgetown

Well, I hate to be a grump, but I've never experienced such a combination of good food and horribly bad service as we had last night at 1789 in…

5. Tabard Inn…

Neighborhood: Dupont Circle

Recently voted "Best Brunch in DC" in Express.  I went with a group of 10 for Sunday brunch this past weekend, and we were given a big round table in…

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Wine Selection

1. Dupont Market

Neighborhood: Dupont Circle

My former roommate raved about this place when he moved to the city and I had the idea that it was more of a restaurant type of place, but it's not…

2. A. Litteri, Inc.

Nestled between wholesalers in this gritty warehouse district, Litteri's is somewhat of a surreal experience. Open their heavy green door and you're…

3. Tallula Restaurant

Tallula has a small parking lot and is located in an out of the way residential neighborhood with various nearby streets having restricted parking,…

4. Proof Restaurant

Neighborhood: Penn Quarter

So my husband and I dine here often, meet up with friends, etc. and are normally treated well. Tonight we had an altogether different experience.  We…

5. Montmartre

Neighborhood: Capitol Hill/Southeast

Very tasty.   What I would definitely recommend is the lamb (photo available). Typically I'm not a huge fan of lamb due to its distinct flavor, but…

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