{"id":2735,"date":"2017-09-26T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T15:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2017-10-03T15:41:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T15:41:36","slug":"d-c-dining-trends-shouldnt-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/2017\/09\/26\/d-c-dining-trends-shouldnt-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. dining trends you shouldn’t miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In addition to my work with news and tech partnerships at ONA, I have been writing about the food, wine and spirits scene in and around D.C. for more than a decade. I’m used to being handed the wine list \u2014 and in some cases, the entire menu \u2014 and being asked to “order whatever you think will be awesome.”<\/p>\n

And there are a lot of awesome things about the dining scene in D.C., named Restaurant City of the Year in 2016 by Bon App\u00e9tit.<\/a>\u00a0The food options are as diverse as the population, from a dozen places to try Ethiopia’s spongy sour injera bread<\/a>\u00a0to Mexican street tacos and agua frescas\u00a0at Taqueria Nacional<\/a> on\u00a0busting 14th Street.<\/p>\n

Special Dishes: <\/strong>One of my favorite D.C. food pieces each year is the Washington Post’s\u00a040 most essential D.C. restaurant dishes list<\/a>. This is food list porn at its greatest. Some of my can’t-miss favorites from 2017 include: the Gnocchi Bokki at Hazel<\/a>, the\u00a0Happy Camper at D.C. bakery must-stop Buttercream Bakeshop<\/a> and the\u00a0Shouk burger at Shouk<\/a> \u2014 D.C.’s best vegan spot (as in, you’d never know it was vegan).<\/p>\n

Late Night: <\/strong>The city has always been for night owls, but the late-night eats scene is on an upswing with the addition of Top Chef alum\u00a0Spike Mendelsohn’s new menu at The Chickery<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 open until 3:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday in nearby Dupont Circle. You can order the spicy Dan Dan noodles at new Hong Kong darling\u00a0Tiger Fork<\/a>\u00a0in Shaw until midnight and\u00a0venerable Old Ebbitt<\/a> shucks oysters until 1 a.m. Oh, and there’s always the Jumbo Slice crawl in Adams Morgan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sips for Supper:<\/strong>\u00a0The city has a growing list of breweries<\/a>, distilleries<\/a> and a just-opened urban winery<\/a>. The Columbia Room<\/a> in Shaw was named “Best American Cocktail Bar” earlier this year and chef Jose Andres’s temple of alcoholic molecular gastronomy\u00a0Minibar<\/a> earned two of D.C.’s first-ever Michelin stars. \u00a0If you have a car and are sticking around after ONA17 ends, take a Sunday drive to Loudoun County, Virginia \u2014 D.C.’s wine country \u2014 and explore the largest concentration of wineries in the state<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Secret Spots: <\/strong>Virginia-based donut chainlet Sugar Shack recently expanded into the District and brought with it\u00a0a speakeasy<\/a>. These tiny, often not-so-secret drinking spots dot the city. Dram and Grain<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 only open on Saturdays and located not far from the host hotel between Dupont and Adams Morgan \u2014 just released a new drinks lineup featuring house ingredients like\u00a0pineapple husk Drambuie\u00a0and\u00a0chocolate-covered raisin liqueur.<\/p>\n

Lines<\/strong>: If you have patience and time, go early to get in line for amazing Filipino at Bad Saint<\/a>, sushi at tiny gem Himitsu<\/a>, affordable Thai at\u00a0Little Serow<\/a>\u00a0in nearby Dupont or anything chef Aaron Silverman wants to feed you at ultra hot Rose’s Luxury<\/a>. The wait may be a drag, but the meals will be memorable.<\/p>\n

Brunch<\/strong>: D.C. loves its brunch, and two favorites of mine couldn’t be more different. At Indique, within walking distance of the hotel in nearby Cleveland Park, $25\u00a0unlimited brunch includes<\/a>\u00a0masala omelettes and a dosa spread with speculoos cookie butter. While at Duke’s Counter across from the National Zoo, you can order one of the best hangover burgers in the city<\/a>, piled with gouda, bacon, avocado and egg. You may need it.<\/p>\n

Want more recommendations? See where D.C. local and Washington Post’s social media producer Tauhid Chappell likes to eat and drink.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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