100 Very Best Restaurants 2025
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Del Mar

Photograph by Christie Allison
Wharf
Spanish
No place in town puts out a better paella than Fabio Trabocchi’s luxe Spanish dining room at the Wharf. Lobster and gargantuan prawns grace the seafood version—a worthy splurge best rounded out with tapas. Some, such as the perfect pan tomate, skew traditional, while others are elevated (lemon cream and shavings of black truffle revamp a comforting potato-­and-egg tortilla). Horchata soft-serve makes a refreshing closer.
Price
Based on dinner for two, including tax and 20-percent tip:
Very expensive: $300 or more
Locations
791 Wharf St SW, Washington DC, 20024