loading…loading…loading…Chef David Deshaies elevates diner classics with the precision of haute cuisine—meatloaf that tastes nothing like your mother's, pot-pie poppers that disappear too fast, cocktails that match the ambition of the food.
comfort food restaurant · 1207 9th St NW
No upcoming events listed here yet. Run this venue? Claim it and publish your own
Make a day of it
More like this
cocktail bar
101 National Plz
Cocktail lounge in a hotel setting where you can settle into a proper drink without the scene—good for a quiet evening or catching up with someone you actually want to hear.
french restaurant
2900 Wilson Blvd
For someone who wants good French food without the stuffiness, this spot in Arlington delivers the real thing—bistro classics executed with a quiet confidence that makes you feel taken care of.
landmark and historical building
700 Pennsylvania Ave NW
The building itself houses the country's founding documents—the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights—displayed in a hushed, almost church-like rotunda that makes their actual existence suddenly real. Go if you want to stand in front of something that genuinely matters, not just read about it.
asian restaurant
809 King St
Anyone craving something beyond the usual suspects should slip into this Old Town spot where the kitchen takes Asian ingredients seriously and actually knows what to do with them.
mexican restaurant
2900 Wilson Blvd
If you want Mexican food that takes itself seriously but doesn't take itself *too* seriously, this Arlington spot gets the balance right—kitchen-driven cooking in a space where you can actually linger over a drink.
american restaurant
822 E St NW
Cedar serves the kind of American food that changes with the seasons and actually tastes like intention, with a serious cocktail program and a separate vegan menu for people who came to eat well, not to compromise. Good for a theater-district dinner when you want to feel like you're in on something.
Own Unconventional Diner?
Claim it to publish your own events and become the source of truth.