1. Archipelago
location_on U Street

2. Blend 111
location_on Vienna
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3. Brine
location_on H Street and Dupont
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4. Buttercream Bakeshop
location_on Shaw

5. Crazy Aunt Helen’s
location_on Capitol Hill

6. Estadio
location_on Logan Circle

7. Fainting Goat
location_on U Street

8. Fancy Radish
location_on H Street

9. Four Sisters
location_on Merrifield
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10. The Gibson
location_on U Street

11. Hatoba
location_on Navy Yard

12. Ice Cream Jubilee
location_on 14th Street corridor

13. Liberty Barbecue
location_on Falls Church

14. Little Vietnam
location_on Petworth
15. Mélange
location_on Mount Vernon Triangle

16. Moon Rabbit
location_on The Wharf

17. Rabieng
location_on Bailey’s Crossroads
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18. Rincome Thai
location_on Arlington
19. Roofers Union
location_on Adams Morgan

20. Sushi Damo
location_on Rockville
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21. Tastee Diner
location_on Silver Spring

22. Tigerella
location_on West End
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23. Trapezaria
location_on Rockville
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This article appears in the December 2023 issue of Washingtonian.