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17° Cork by Northwest
3w ago
Image: Shrooms for the soul. Last Updated: February 2025 Overview: Haikan is one of three ramen places opened by the Daikaya team, the others being Daikaya itself and chicken-centric Bantam King. (Hatoba at Navy Yard sadly came and went). Unlike Daikaya, Haikan is a big inviting space that allows you to linger. The ramen is ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
2M ago
Image: It is great in summer, but works in other seasons too. Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Federalist Pig made its name by taking barbecue seriously. It expanded its space on Columbia Road for a larger indoor dining area, but it is still a simple, no-frills kind of spot. It has also expanded the menu ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
2M ago
Image: Bursting Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Apapacho Taqueria takes over the space recently vacated by Las Gemalas, with little changes to the décor. But it is a new place and a new team, who came from the excellent fine-dining Mexican restaurant Maiz64. The closing of Maiz64 is 14th Street’s loss and Union Market’s gain. ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
2M ago
Image: Skewered Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: The name gives it away. Bar Japonais is centered around the big bar in the middle of the space, but it is of relative maturity with people enjoying well-made cocktails, wine, sake, and beer. Like Estadio that occupied the space previously, the bar is a great place to ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
2M ago
Image: Dough oh boy. Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Supra, like its neighbor Mariscos, is a bit out of the way. Located between Logan and Mt. Vernon, north of downtown and south of Shaw it can be easy to forget. So, we are reminding you that it is really good, and it offers a ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
3M ago
Image: Boxed Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Kaz Sushi Bistro can feel like it is stepping out of time, still retaining some of its original feel from twenty-five years ago. It has lasted because it is good. While we must let go of some old standbys in D.C., Kaz remains. Perhaps not hidden, but possibly ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
3M ago
Image: Simple. Sublime. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Bar del Monte occupies a mid-century building with big windows that is a converted auto repair shop out of a Ruscha painting. It sits at the southern end of the main strip on Mt. Pleasant Street. They do not take reservations, its menu is always in flux ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
3M ago
Image: Subtle, sharp, seafood, sfincione. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Cucina Morini focuses on the food of southern Italy, especially Sicily. That means lots of fish, vegetables, and more than a hint of heat. The dishes are great and the space is cool. It immediately vaulted to the upper ranks of Italian spots in D.C ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
3M ago
Image: Ducking. Last Updated: December 2024 Overview: Mallard is a crowd-pleaser of a restaurant taking over the space previously occupied by Birth & Barley. It is also a personal restaurant from one of D.C.’s best chefs, Hamilton Johnson. Johnson hails from South Carolina, which provides the theme of the menu. The name Mallard is also ..read more
17° Cork by Northwest
3M ago
Image: Pappardelle and juicy slab. Last Updated: December 2024 Some of the best Italian on the west side of Rock Creek is happening in a low-key spot in the Palisades where locals wander in to sit at the bar or gather around tables upstairs and down. This offshoot of the reliable Lupo Verde on 14th ..read more