Celebrity chefs and home-grown talents take the helm at DC’s restaurants. Discover the local flavors of the Chesapeake Bay, mingle with politicos in power dining hotspots and taste the international influences that give DC restaurants their unique character.
Power Dining

Known for its power lunches and elegant State dinners, DC has established a strong presence in culinary circles. If you’re eager to mingle with the media, spot a Senator or rub elbows with a Representative, acquaint yourself with DC’s power dining spots. We even offer online restaurant reservations to make sure you can snag that top table.

Happy Hour Hits

Save money on your next DC vacation by taking advantage of happy hour bargains at restaurants throughout the city. Feast on classic favorites, plus delicious cuisine from diverse culinary traditions, including Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Salvadorean, Peruvian, Thai and more. Read up on the foodie experience in DC on a special page designed with foodies in mind...

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1400 North American $$$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
14K Restaurant and Lounge American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
15 ria American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
15 Squares Continental $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
1789 Restaurant American $$$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Acadiana Restaurant Seafood $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
American Grill American $$ Southwest - Waterfront MAP IT ADD
Aria Trattoria Italian $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Art & Soul American $$ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Article One - American Grill & Lounge American $ Capitol Hill - ADD
Asia Nine Bar & Lounge Asian $ Penn Quarter - ADD
Asian Spice Restaurant Asian $ Chinatown - ADD
Atrium American $ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Atrium American $ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Avenue Cafe & Lounge American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Avenue Grill American $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
B. Smith's American $ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Bar Dupont American $$ Dupont Circle - Kalorama - ADD
Bar Rouge Contemporary $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Beacon Bar & Grill American $$ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Belga Café Belgian $$ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Ice Cream $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Benihana Japanese $$ Maryland MAP IT ADD
Ben's Chili Bowl American $ Shaw MAP IT ADD
Birch & Barley / ChurchKey American $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama - ADD
Bistro 525 American $$ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Bistro D'OC French $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Bistro Francais French $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Bistro Ondine's American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
BlackFinn American Saloon American $ Downtown - ADD
BLT Steak American $$$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Blue Duck Tavern American $$$ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Bobby Van's Grill American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Bobby Van's Steakhouse American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Bourbon Steak American $$$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Brasserie Beck French $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Buca di Beppo Italian $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Busboys and Poets American $ U Street/Cardozo/Shaw MAP IT ADD
Cafe at the Phillips Collection American $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Café Atlantico Latin $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Cafe Berlin German $ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Café du Parc French $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Café Dupont Varies $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama - ADD
Cafe Lombardy French $ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Cafe Mozart/German Deli German $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Cafe Promenade Mediterranean $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Capital Restaurant Concepts N/A N/A Upper Northwest - ADD
Capitol Bistro American $ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Capitol City Brewing Company - Arlington American $ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Capitol City Brewing Company - Capitol Hill American $ N/A MAP IT ADD
Capitol City Brewing Company - Downtown American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Carmine's Italian $ Penn Quarter - ADD
CC Bistro American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Ceiba Contemporary $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Chartwell Grill Restaurant Continental $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Chatman's D'Vine Bakery & Café Bakery N/A Shaw - ADD
Chesapeake Grill American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Cinnabar American $ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Circle Bistro American $$ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Clyde's of Gallery Place American $ Chinatown MAP IT ADD
Clyde's of Georgetown American $ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Coeur De Lion American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
CommonWealth Gastropub British $ Upper Northwest - ADD
Crystal City Sports Pub American $ Virginia MAP IT ADD
CulinAerie Culinary Classes $$$ Downtown - ADD
Cure Bar & Bistro American $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Daily Grill American $ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Daily Grill American $$ Maryland MAP IT ADD
Dan and Brad's, Arlington's Premier Steakhouse Continental $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Dandy Restaurant Cruise Ships American $$$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Darlington House Italian $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama - ADD
DC Coast Seafood $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Democracy Bar & Grill Continental $$ Maryland MAP IT ADD
Dino Italian $ Upper Northwest - ADD
District ChopHouse & Brewery American $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Dubliner Pub Irish $$ Capitol Hill MAP IT ADD
Ella's Wood Fired Pizza Italian $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Entertainment Cruises American $$$ Southwest - Waterfront MAP IT ADD
ESPN Zone American $$ Downtown - ADD
F Street Bistro American $ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Fado Irish Pub & Restaurant Irish $ Chinatown MAP IT ADD
Farmers & Fishers American $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Filomena Ristorante Italian $$$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Finemondo Italian Country Kitchen Italian $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Fish Market Restaurant Seafood $$ Virginia - ADD
Fogo de Chao Brazilian $$$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Founding Farmers American $$ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Fyve Restaurant Lounge American $$$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Georgia Brown's American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Gordon Biersch Brewery American $ Penn Quarter - ADD
Grand Cafe American $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Grand Slam American $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Hank's Oyster Bar Seafood $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Hard Rock Cafe American $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Harriet's Family Restaurant American $ Penn Quarter - ADD
Helix Lounge American $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Hooters of Washington, DC American $ Chinatown MAP IT ADD
Hudson Restaurant and Lounge American $ Downtown - ADD
Ici Urban Bistro French $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Il Mulino New York N/A $$ Downtown - ADD
Indigo Landing American $$$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
International Market Place American $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
J&G Steakhouse Continental $$ Penn Quarter - ADD
J.Paul's American $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Jackey Cafe Chinese $ Chinatown MAP IT ADD
Jaleo Spanish $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
James Hobans Irish Restaurant & Bar Irish $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama - ADD
John F's Café and Lounge American $ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Juniper American $$ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD
Kanlaya Thai Thai $ Chinatown MAP IT ADD
Kaz Sushi Bistro Japanese $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Kellari Taverna Greek $ Downtown - ADD
La Tasca Spanish $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Lapidus Restaurant American $ Southwest - Waterfront MAP IT ADD
Lima Restaurant & Lounge Contemporary $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Luigi's Italian $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
M & S Grill American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Arlington Seafood $ Virginia - ADD
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - National Harbor Seafood $ Maryland - ADD
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Reston Seafood $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Washington, DC (F St.) Seafood $ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Washington, DC (K St.) Seafood $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Mehak Indian Restaurant Indian $$ Chinatown - ADD
Michel Richard Citronelle French $$$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Mie N Yu Contemporary $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Morrison-Clark Inn Restaurant American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Morton's The Steakhouse - Downtown DC American $$$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Morton's The Steakhouse - Georgetown American $$$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Mr. Smith's of Georgetown American $ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
MStreet Bar & Grill American $ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Napoleon Bistro & Lounge French $ Adams Morgan - ADD
Nellie's Sports Bar American $ U Street/Cardozo/Shaw - ADD
Neyla A Mediterranean Grill Mediterranean $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
No. Ten Thomas Restaurant American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Oak Leaf Restaurant American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Occidental American $$$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Old Ebbitt Grill American $$ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Old Europe Restaurant German $ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Old Glory All-American Bar-B-Que Barbecue $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
OYA Restaurant & Lounge Asian $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Oyamel Mexican $ Penn Quarter - ADD
Palm Court at Westfields Marriott American $$$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Palm Restaurant American $$$ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Paolo's Italian $$ Georgetown MAP IT ADD
Park Bistro American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
Pesce Restaurant Seafood $$ Dupont Circle - Kalorama MAP IT ADD
Phillips Flagship Restaurant Seafood $ Southwest - Waterfront MAP IT ADD
Ping Pong Dim Sum Dim Sum $ Penn Quarter - ADD
Plume Contemporary $$$ Downtown - ADD
Policy American $$ U Street/Cardozo/Shaw - ADD
Posh Restaurant & Supper Club American $$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Poste French $$$ Penn Quarter MAP IT ADD
Potenza Trattoria Italian $ Downtown - ADD
Potomac Restaurant & Lounge American $$ Virginia MAP IT ADD
President's Sports Bar American $ Downtown MAP IT ADD
Primi Piatti Italian $$ Foggy Bottom MAP IT ADD