CIRCA at Foggy Bottom

2221 I St NW

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Mr. Henry's

601 Pennsylvania Ave SE

A Capitol Hill institution where the crowd is as much the point as the food—themed parties mean you're likely to catch the room mid-celebration, and the regular cast of neighborhood characters keeps things genuinely lively.

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Restaurant Nora

2132 Florida Ave NW

Chef Pouillon built something quietly radical here: a restaurant that proved organic cooking didn't require pretension, just conviction. A neighborhood institution for nearly forty years, it shaped how Washington thinks about food.

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America's Best Wings

8841 Greenbelt Rd

This spot delivers exactly what it promises: hot wings and burgers that don't require apologies, whether you're eating them at the counter or having them sent your way.

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American Grill

480 L'enfant Plaza, S.W.

A straightforward spot for people who want solid American food without overthinking it, situated right in the thick of the L'Enfant Plaza office crowd.

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Applebee's

1020 King St

Reliable spot for group dinners where everyone finds something they want to eat, and the bar keeps the conversation flowing without pretension.

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Ardeo + Bardeo

3311 Connecticut Ave NW

Anyone hunting for serious American cooking in a neighborhood that tends toward casual finds something real here, a place where the kitchen clearly thinks about what it's doing and the crowd appreciates the difference.