100 Very Best Restaurants: – La Bise

French restaurant La Bise. Photograph by Greg Powers.

About La Bise

cuisines
French
Location(s)
800 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006-2703

Dozens of mirrored tiles shimmer in this bright, light teal-walled space, formerly the Oval Room. It’s a fitting stage set for modernized French fare, where gougères are jazzed up with Comté espuma and grilled octopus gets a drizzle of ’nduja vinaigrette. The winter menu stars dishes such as a tender coq au vin–inspired Cornish game hen and duck confit with Calvados, almonds, and olives. Dessert also shines, whether a dark-chocolate soufflé, buttery madeleines, or chocolate crémeux with pistachio-praline ice cream. Expensive.

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