“Eat” listings
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Miller Lite Scoreboard Walk
It's a whole new ballgame for snacks at Nationals Park thanks to Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group. Revamped in Summer 2011, the concessions concourse now features a crackerjack selection of upscale BBQ, burgers, shakes, fries and tacos starting twoand- a-half hours before the first pitch. The last home game is September 25, so slide in to score a bite, though you might end up rooting for the visitors responsible for these gourmet eats. $ (09/2011)
At Nationals Park 1500 South Capitol St SE
202-675- 6287
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America Eats Tavern
A six-month pop-up restaurant staged in the redecorated Café Atlántico space, this José Andrés endeavor celebrates 250 years of American cuisine in conjunction with the nearby National Archives exhibit What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet. Drawing from vintage recipes ranging from rustic to refined, this gastronomy/mixology showcase reinvigorates iconic dishes. Through December. $$$ (09/2011)
405 Eighth St NW
202-393-0812
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901 Restaurant & Bar
Launched by the team behind Capitol City Brewing, this stylish restaurant-lounge is a beacon for date nights. Featuring Asian-influenced modern American small plates, as well as some richly appointed entrees, the swank, Miami-meets-Hong Kong space is equally focused on a craft brew program featuring five exclusively house drafts. $$$ (09/2011)
901 Ninth St. NW
202-524-4433
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Toki Underground
Nestled above the Pug, this underground noodle shop elevates Japanese/Taiwanese ramen and dumplings into hipster catnip. It's a small room with vinyl anime figures and skateboards for décor and seating along bar-lined walls. If there's a wait, they'll take your number while you have a beer downstairs, and it's open 'til 3am. $ (08/2011)
1234 H St NE
202-388-3086
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Todd Gray's Watershed
This restaurant is inspired by Atlantic coastal cuisine and intended to promote locally sourced produce to families. A serene patio and personalized touches (think house-made seasonings and a raw bar with oyster recovery program) enliven the experience. $$ (08/2011)
At the Hilton Garden Inn 1225 First St NE
202-534-1350
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Fiola
Featuring impeccable service and refined Italian cuisine of James Beard Award-winning Chef Fabio Trabocchi, this Penn Quarter restaurant balances heady and hearty with decadent signatures like lobster ravioli and veal lasagna. $$$ (08/2011)
601 Pennsylvania Ave NW
202-628- 2888
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Michel
Cast in grey and burgundy, this third restaurant for French chef par excellence Michel Richard offers a contemporary bistro menu. Unfussy platings draw from and update culinary traditions of both French Continental and colonial cuisines. Try the shrimp porcupine with Israeli couscous, chorizo and saffron mussel sauce. $$$$ (05/2011)
At The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner 1700 Tysons Blvd
703-744-3999
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Thai Basil
This unassuming, affordable restaurant has earned national attention for a perfect, authentic pad thai (as well as other richly flavored delicacies). Featured on the Food Network and the Travel Channel, Chef Nongkran Daks also offers weekend classes. $$ (04/2011)
14511-P Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy
703-631-8277
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Ba Bay
This lean, minimalist space on Capitol Hill offers modern interpretations of rustic and zesty Vietnamese classics. Innovations also show up in the progressive plating techniques used for both the tapas and family-style dishes. Try the house-cured meats and the pho (rice noodles, Roseda Farm rib eye, tendon, tripe, herbs). $$$ (04/2011)
633 Pennsylvania Ave SE
202-547-1787
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Galileo III
Drawing from decades of DC power-dining experience, Chef Roberto Donna returns from casual trattoria land to revive his formal twostory dining room. Also returning to the famously decadent, classic Italian restaurant is an experimental tasting menu (think tripe, sautéed lamb tongue and veal sweetbread) for $55 per person. $$$$ (04/2011)
600 14th St. NW
202-783-0083
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Kushi
A Japanese gastropub featuring top-grade raw fish and charcoal-grilled meats, this welcoming, post-industrial space offers a feast for the eyes—with seats around each of the lively kitchen prep stations—and the stomach. Sweet-potato beers, fresh ginger ales and sake stand out among the drinks. $$ (03/2011)
465 K St NW
202-682-3123
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BAYOU BAKERY, COFFEE BAR & EATERY
Finding a proper beignet and chicory coffee has gone from no small feat to a big easy thanks to this NOLA-style bakery-café opened by pastry chef and Louisiana native David Guas. It also serves housemade pralines, fruit pop-overs and savory selections. $ (01/2011)
1515 N Courthouse Rd, Arlington, VA
703-243-2410
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