Washingtonian magazine’s 100 Very Best Restaurants list appears in the February 2013 edition, and 10 Downtown restaurants, or 20 percent of the region’s total, made the cut—including four ranking in the Top 10. The restaurant ratings include exceptional (****), excellent (***) and very good (**).
The Downtown standouts:
- Adour (923 16th Street, located in the St. Regis Hotel) – French cuisine, ***1/2
- Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca (1100 New York Avenue) – Italian cuisine, **1/2
- Bistro Bis (15 E Street, located in Hotel George) – French, **1/2
- Brasserie Beck (1101 K Street) – Belgian/French, **1/2
- Café du Parc (1401 Pennsylvania Avenue) – French, **1/2
- Central Michel Richard (1001 Pennsylvania Avenue) – American/French, ***
- Charlie Palmer Steak (101 Constitution Avenue) – American/steak, ***
- DC Coast (1401 K Street) – American/seafood, **1/2
- Fiola (601 Pennsylvania Avenue) – Italian, ***1/2
- Graffiato (707 6th Street) – Italian, **1/2
- Jaleo (480 7th Street) – Spanish/small plates, ***
- J&G Steakhouse (515 15th Street, located in the W Hotel) – Modern American/steak, **1/2
- Johnny’s Half Shell (400 N. Capitol Street) – American/seafood, **1/2
- Mio (1110 Vermont Avenue) – Puerto Rican, **1/2
- Proof (775 G Street) – Modern American, ***1/2
- Rasika (633 D Street) – Indian, ***
- 701 (701 Pennsylvania Avenue) – Modern American, ***
- The Source (575 Pennsylvania Avenue, located in the Newseum) – Pan-Asian, ***
- Tosca (1112 F Street) – Italian, **
- Zaytinya (701 9th Street) – Greek/Lebanese/Turkish, ***1/2
Congratulations to Adour, Fiola, Proof and Zaytinya, which all made the Top 10!
The Washingtonian also listed “5 Places to Watch.” The minibar by Jose Andres (855 E Street) and Woodward Table (1426 H Street) placed first and fifth, respectively. Adour topped the 10-restaurant “Date Night” list, while Jaleo placed fourth on “The Hot List” and Brasserie Beck topped the “Good for Groups” list.