CAM wrote: > > My wife and I will travel to the DC are this spring and would > appreciate recommendations about good restaurants in Georgetown and > surrounding areas. (I know from abother string to avoid the Pizza > Hut!) Looking for moderate price range, perhaps higher end for a > special evening. Not concerned about type of food. Would prefer > seafood, but steaks, Italian or ethnic would be appreciated as well. > > Thanks for your help, > > cam After over 20 years in DC, my first advice is to generally avoid all of the restaurants in Georgetown... By and large they are overpriced and under quality. Exception: Citronelle - Michel Richard (of Citron in LA) has a good restaurant in the Latham Hotel on M Street...French with a classic touch and just a slight bow to modern trends (a little asian spice here and there, Etc.) Expensive ! Some suggestions... all within a few dollars cab ride from Georgetown: Upscale: Vidallia - A young, inventive chef's take on southern cooking. Not the greasy fried stuff. Kinkade's - Modern American with emphasis on seafood. Obilesk - Fixed price dinners - wonderful, fresh look at northern italian cuisine La Taberna Alabadero - Expensive but classical Spanish cuisine at a restaurant owned by a Spanish Priest...other branches in Madrid and Barcelona... a genuine treat (ask for a table near the glass enclosed kitchen) Moderate to less expensive: Loreal Plaza - the best in town for value/food/fun Polish your spanish - this is mexican and central american Christina can guide you through the menu with skill and care... Good luck.
Washington, DC
DC/Gerogetown area dining
Someone wrote: > When I'm in DC I always make a point of going to brunch at the Cafe Petito > on Sunday. Very good Italian fare. Casual. Inexpensive. Give it a try. > Steve <SNIP> Sadly, Cafe Petito is no more. There is a place there now called Cafe Parma. Almost the same menu, many of the same staff, but nowhere near the quality that it used to be. Although, I haven't had brunch there since the changeover... Might still be good. -Sarah
I wouldnt avoid Clyde's (M Street) or Au Peid du Cochan.(Wisconsin at M) Clyde's has the best crab cakes i've ever had, better than any Baltimore or Maryland Eastern shore rest. I've experienced. The smoked salmon app. is also sublime. Au Pied has amazing eggs served any way,.....is open late and is generally a blast. MY two cents..... Jeff
Bluemountn wrote: > > I wouldnt avoid Clyde's (M Street) or Au Peid du Cochan.(Wisconsin at M) > > Clyde's has the best crab cakes i've ever had, better than any Baltimore > or Maryland Eastern shore rest. I've experienced. The smoked salmon app. > is also sublime. > > Au Pied has amazing eggs served any way,.....is open late and is generally > a blast. > > MY two cents..... > > Jeff Clyde's fried calamari appetizer is great. Comes with a garlic aioli that you will want to dip yourself in. One time it came out soggy, we told the server and we got a whole new basket. It's a huge portion. Bob Wells