I'll be in Washington DC in December, and I'm looking for realy good, but moderately priced ($25-$30 per person max) restaurants. I'll be staying downtown, so I'm not that interested in suburban places. I have a pretty good list so far (below), but if you know of an even better place in any of the cuisine categories, (or any other category, the more exotic the better), I'd love to know about it. Washington DC -- By Cuisine =========================== Bamiyan -- Afghan Mike's American Grill -- American Vinnies -- American Las Pampas -- Argentinian Red, Hot & Blue -- Bbq Burma -- Burmese Fish, Wings & Tings -- Caribbean Montego Bay -- Caribbean City Lights -- Chinese Meskerem -- Ethiopian Red Sea -- Ethiopian La Colline -- French Taverna Kretikou -- Greek Bombay Club -- Indian Haandi -- Indian Filomena's -- Italian Galileo -- Italian ($$$) Landini Bros -- Italian Landino Bros -- Italian Woo Lae Oak -- Korean Union St Publick House -- Southern Ivy's Place -- Thai Thai Hut -- Thai Thai Room -- Thai Food for Thought -- Vegetarian Saigonese -- Vietnamese Bukom Cafe -- West African Washington DC -- In Alphabetical Order ====================================== Bamiyan -- Afghan 300 King St, Old Town Alexandria Also in Georgetown (new, excellent food, lunch menu 1/2 price with same portions. Try Aushak, Sambosay Goshti, Kebab e Murgh, Kadu) Bombay Club -- Indian K St, NW (elegant) Bukom Cafe -- West African 18th St in Adams Morgan (very good West African food; good mashes, nice ambience, Afro-pop music in the background) Burma -- Burmese 6th & H City Lights -- Chinese Connecticut Ave (block N of Dupont Circle) (Great Chinese restaurant, especially good because of the lightly sauced food) Filomena's -- Italian M & Wisconsin, Georgetown (really great food) Fish, Wings & Tings -- Caribbean 18th St in Adams Morgan Food for Thought -- Vegetarian just above Dupont Circle (bohemian) Galileo -- Italian ($$$) nr 20th & P, NW (new menu daily, fresh ingredients) Haandi -- Indian Virginia Suburbs Ivy's Place -- Thai Cleveland Park Metro La Colline -- French (excellent french restaurant with very good service) Landini Bros -- Italian King St, Old Town Alexandria (excellent meals at a reasonable price) Landino Bros -- Italian Arlington Las Pampas -- Argentinian 30th & M Sts, Georgetown (Good steak, chorizo, black beans & rice) Meskerem -- Ethiopian 18th St in Adams Morgan (possibly the best one) Mike's American Grill -- American Backlick Rd in Springfield, Va (Excellent food - Can be a long wait for a table - Seafood is always a good bet - the ribs are excellent...) Montego Bay -- Caribbean 18th St in Adams Morgan Red, Hot & Blue -- Bbq Wilson Blvd in Roslyn, VA also in Manassas (good Memphis BBQ) Red Sage -- Southwestern 1333 F St NW, (202) 638-4444 (A fantastic restaurant -- creative, spicy & delicious. Good chile dishes, excellent poultry & seafood, great vegetarian sampler entree. Nicely done southwestern interior decorations. Pricy but worth it. Need reservations) Red Sea -- Ethiopian 18th St in Adams Morgan (one of the better ones) Saigonese -- Vietnamese 18 St Taverna Kretikou -- Greek Old Town Alexandria Thai Hut -- Thai downtown Silver Spring (no ambience, mostly carry-out, but very good) Thai Room -- Thai Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase (try Chicken w Basil, Beef w Hot Chili & Garlic, Special Chicken) Union St Publick House -- Southern Union St (nr King St), Old Town Alexandria (Delicious Southern US food, Great Pasta Jambalaya) Vinnies -- American Burke VA (excellent beef, superb fresh veal dishes and great daily specials plus is a family owned and operated restaurant. Dad cooks, mom and daughters wait tables....they know how to treat people right!) Woo Lae Oak -- Korean Arlington, nr Pentagon City metro stop (excellent food, best Korean food in area)
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