Troublesome Bubblegum brings together improbable bedfellows pisco, watermelon, chamomile, herbaceous amaro that refresh and delight us. No barriers at the entrance; a lift in the bar allows access to the main dining room. The whole menu is back in play, and its still fantastic. Lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Breakfast and lunch weekdays, brunch weekends, dinner daily. From this longtime visitors perspective, 2021 will be remembered as one of the most mouthwatering. Thirty days time makes for a pleasantly funky ferment. But would yours rival his masterpiece, whereby brioche crumbs, garlic and lemon are slipped under the skin and the chicken is accompanied by chunks of potato sauteed to an audible crisp (and better than any carryout french fries of late)? My solution: takeout or delivery, which never fails to erase a bad day, and not just because the spicy margaritas are top-shelf and true to their word. Her husband and co-owner, Louis, is responsible for the brio on the plate. Takeout via phone. Delivery via Caviar and DoorDash. Takeout Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday, no delivery. Indoor and outdoor seating for dinner; indoor dining not available for breakfast or lunch. Her papaya salad prompts beads of sweat on ones brow, and her bouncy pork sausage, made with sticky rice, is deliciously sour after a spell fermenting in the cooler. Me? ) One of the finest combinations of bread and filling in town is the epic flauta with slices of serrano ham or rugged chorizo, swaddled in paper and practically begging to go on a picnic. Jeremiah Langhorne says hes serving half as many customers as he did pre-pandemic and his is a better restaurant for it. Fans can rest assured that the original details remain in place and that the new hosts have no plans on making any changes, says Jake Addeo, who last cooked in Washington at the Occidental and Bibiana. No barriers to entry, although theres a slight incline at the entrance; ADA-compliant restroom. Were you worried there wouldnt be a fall dining guide this year? Limited indoor seating (two stools at a counter). Between the reggae and the Caribbean food from the guys who made Maydan such a draw, time spent at the addition to the Navy Yard is just what the doctor ordered. Unwind with a drink and some snacks. Order the three-day subscription and you get a dinners worth of greatest hits from Roses Luxury. Entrees $31-$59; chefs tasting menu $150, wine pairing $125. Takeout, no delivery. What we do is cook what we eat at home, says Rai. Every entree has something to recommend it, and most come with a choice of sides. A ramp leads to the entrance, where a wheelchair user might need help with double doors; ADA-compliant restrooms. Novak Djokovics winning streak on the tennis court. Voila!, for sure. Note just the meatloaf, glazed with sriracha and slightly creamy with Gruyere, a nod to the French background of chef David Deshaies. His latest creations zesty crab and roasted coconut served beneath a rice crisp, soft duck patties made tangy with goat cheese and set on orange chutney should help fill the plush seats. Takeout and delivery. Lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. Yes, please. Patrons opting for inside tables are separated from other parties by yellow curtains; come cold weather, Clarity is expanding to the second floor of the building, where a bunch of private offices will become dining pods. Krinn says, "I want to be the best part of someones day." Throw in a gracious staff and some of the best alfresco seating in the city theres no prettier alley than this one in CityCenter and you get something both refined and approachable, a delicious package deal. Avocado toast has nothing on this sensation. The constant here is consistency. You can find handmade pastas, a fantastic lamb tagine, and a snapper with red curry along with fresh salads, crudos and more. Eric Ziebold sounds surprised when he hears the distance some people travel to taste his packaged cooking. Dinner Wednesday through Sunday, lunch weekends. Then the coronavirus started dominating headlines, and he was forced to rein in anything more ambitious than survival. Over summer, diners thrilled to a rainbow of tomatoes served with what tasted like herbed ricotta but turned out to spring from pumpkin seeds, and a round of watermelon plied with chile-hot peanuts, shiso and a hidden local oyster sharpened with ginger vinaigrette. For proof, taste the cafes fresh local chicken sprinkled with herbs and slow-baked to succulence, or catfish dusted with cornmeal and flour and fried to a beautiful shade of gold. I still stand behind stalwarts Bucks Fishing & Camping in Washington and Charleston in Baltimore, which you can find in my Hall of Fame. Small plates capture big pleasures. The goods from the grill include head-on prawns splayed on a fruity quinoa salad and lamb steak atop a warm bed of grilled corn, portobello mushrooms and zucchini. Nyama choma is a dish that could keep the newcomer part of a mini-chain with a branch in Newark and plans for New York and Tysons in business. Indoor dining only. Duck confit slipped into triangular pasta, fried to a light crisp and served on a spoonful of fontina sauce merits a return engagement. Sofra tasting menu $95, chefs table at the hearth $150 per person. Wells Silverman and team seem to have sweated every detail. Indoor and outdoor seating. I appreciate the environment, open and airy, and the attention paid to the wine list. Even though Im eating in the restaurants parking lot, beneath a tent, it feels like old times when Im handed multiple menus for dinner, drinks and smoked dishes from a new outdoor kitchen and Argentine grill. Chef-owner Jon Krinn addressed the pandemic by giving customers what they were accustomed to lots of options, expanded in spring to include a cigar "bar" to the side of Clarity and making frequent adjustments to his proactive strategy. The cooking places a premium on ingredients and technique rather than the chefs ego. ADA-compliant restrooms. 6395 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, Va. Takeout via website, phone or DoorDash. Toothpicks inserted into individual chunks invite you to pluck away. Entrees $25-$47 (for the signature duck). [Head to Chennai Hoppers for some of the areas best Indian cooking]. Im talking banquettes the shade of marinara sauce, Sinatra on the soundtrack, chianti in straw-swaddled bottles and herby hot garlic bread presented with a four-cheese dunk. 111 Church St. NW, Suite 101, Vienna, Va. Dinner daily, lunch Tuesday through Friday, brunch weekends. Dinner daily, brunch weekends. Its easy enough to do when you order a "tour of the world to go" from Compass Rose, the little restaurant with the big heart and the best way I know to cure any wanderlust. Ditto Annies Paramount Steakhouse and the Hitching Post, which remain prized members of my collection of D.C.-area classics. The chef is a discerning shopper. Seize the chance to taste a role model. Culinary heroes Nobuyuki Nobu Matsuhisa and Jol Robuchon are celebrated in a sublime dish pairing the Japanese chefs silken fish in miso with the late French chefs crazy-rich whipped potatoes. Im listening to you, by the way. "Thousands of tweaks later," she emails, "it seemed like the right time to debut to the public." A server delights in explaining how the block of white cornmeal mash absorbs whatever it touches and can be used to scoop up other bits of food. Of course, it was made there. [Dauphines pays respect to New Orleans with top-notch cooking and cocktails]. This memory maker rolls up with a cart carrying an enormous dome of spun sugar hiding progressively smaller replicas inside along with dessert and a salutation on a marzipan ribbon. Think of your meal as the world tour of takeout, Kebabs $15 to $16, sides $5 to $8, Tigris tour dinner $70 (for two); seven-course Tour of the World dinner $90 (for two). Or dense and delicious morsels of lamb rolled in a grass-colored paste of raw green papaya, ginger, mint and red chiles. A cup of her dreamy tiramisu or chocolate budino feels like happy days are here again. Can I be honest? Fernandez wants staff and customers alike to be safe, so just one customer at a time is allowed inside the snug storefront. Lechon, its richness best cut with the house vinegar sauce, is by no means the sole attraction. Indoor and outdoor seating. The owner says hes doing one thing right. Thats a lot," says the chef. Hes giving his clientele delicious incentive for putting some miles on their cars. Diced fluke arranged with ribbons of compressed celery and matchsticks of green apple in a puddle of dashi adds up to the most revivifying crudo for miles. Try it, youll like it. Cheers to that. Talk about a good neighbor. Theyre being trained by some of the best in the business, foremost chef-owner Patrick OConnell, who has something fun to talk about as he chats up patrons: a bakery-cafe across the street in what used to be the hamlets post office (look for a late October launch) and a dreamy glass conservatory. Entrees with mass appeal (smoked meat, grilled fish and vegetables) that average $20, sides included? Rooster & Owl is all about making it easy for you to enjoy the restaurant, even if youre not actually inside. Takeout, no delivery. Her translation of the request highlights the light crunch of the pale, gelatinous mushroom, its ruffles dressed with lime juice, garlic oil and roasted chickpea flour for creaminess. The heart of Spanish Diner, for me, is a category of dishes toasting our grandmas cuisine, everyday food you might find in casual dining establishments or in the home of a conscientious Spanish cook. Ramps near the entrance and roomy restrooms make the restaurant wheelchair-friendly. The only way to experience Padaek is over and over. Indoor seating only. The slim storefront comes with a big caveat, but let me show the kitchen some love for a few sentences. A year like no other calls for a different dining guide. Indoor and outdoor seating. "How can we make it work? Dinner Wednesday through Sunday, lunch weekends. This years showstoppers included chanterelles wrapped in country ham and presented as tempura, lobster mousse cloaked in savoy cabbage and staged like a comet tail, and a small chocolate globe with a center of hazelnut mousse that ran yellow with persimmon sauce when cut with a spoon. The latest major change at Thamee (daughter in English and pronounced thumb-MEE) turned a full-service restaurant into a fast-casual operation. [Expect a warm welcome and dazzling dishes at Kinship in Shaw]. Badiee, 33, previously cooked at Gravitas, Cranes and Fiola three different but impressive Washington, D.C., restaurants and in New York at such notable brands as Eleven Madison Park. Meanwhile, halibut sauced with coconut milk, curry leaf and green peppercorns, part of a collection of regional classics, is an invitation to south India. As before, you should also know Three Blacksmiths still takes reservations about 200 days out and March 2022 is already spoken for. Open now : 09:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Since his Greek standard-bearer opened in 2003, he has been tinkering with pies, says his wife and business partner, Anne Marler. Like a lot of us, Deshaies says he looks for vegetables when he eats out. Takeout via phone. The $8 appetizer is familiar and finessed, just like so much of the rest of Rutas handiwork at the youngest restaurant in the realm of the prolific Ashok Bajaj. Summer beans and julienned peaches are slicked with a dressing of chile oil, lime juice and sesame seeds, plus some crunch courtesy of dried shallots and garlic.