Family visiting from London - what food is better here?

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Anonymous wrote:I would also focus on chefs more than cuisine. It might be nice to go to one of Jose Andres' restaurants, for example.

THIS!

Also, breakfast at a diner or basic restaurant.

Oyamel is great for haut cuisine Mexican.

China Chilcano also would be quite different than what they could find there.

Perhaps not Jaleo or Zatinya as they are so close to Spain and Greece, but if they don't travel there than perhaps those.

A really good local coffee shop would be better here.

Much better coffee shops in London so don't go out of your way. Of course they may want coffee anyway. Good quality American cheese is fine but I wouldn't get too excited.

Definitely Mexican, Southern, BBQ, other Latin American and maybe Korean. Steakhouse or burger place good. Pancake place. Not Thai, Chinese or Japanese unless they particularly want to. Bagels better here.

What's funny about the coffee comments is that both of you are wrong. The best spots in DC and London are very comparable nowadays. Not at all the case 10-15 years ago, when London was on the leading edge of specialty coffee, and there were only a few good spots in DC. But since then really good places have become common in DC and every big US city. And I don't mean Starbucks or Peet's or Compass Coffee. Places like The Coffee Bar and Peregrine Espresso.

Good to hear good coffee places very common in D.C. Unfortunately not in Bethesda yet. Another poster said they are actually better in D.C. the thing is they can get great coffee in London so would suggest going to something different here. Love the idea of a crab place as you don’t find that in London.

Ceremony Coffee right at the Bethesda metro is very good.

And also Grace Street Coffee Roasters on Old Georgetown Road

I’ll have to try them. But I am Australian and we are a bit precious about our coffee so my standards are high. The Australian Olympic Committee has even sent three baristas to Paris to ensure its athletes get top notch flat whites. That might have given Titmus her edge.

I never knew this! You need to talk to the owners of Bluestone Lane and tell them they are not well representing Australia because I think their food and coffee are pretty meh.

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Anonymous wrote:I would also focus on chefs more than cuisine. It might be nice to go to one of Jose Andres' restaurants, for example.

THIS!

Also, breakfast at a diner or basic restaurant.

Oyamel is great for haut cuisine Mexican.

China Chilcano also would be quite different than what they could find there.

Perhaps not Jaleo or Zatinya as they are so close to Spain and Greece, but if they don't travel there than perhaps those.

A really good local coffee shop would be better here.

Much better coffee shops in London so don't go out of your way. Of course they may want coffee anyway. Good quality American cheese is fine but I wouldn't get too excited.

Definitely Mexican, Southern, BBQ, other Latin American and maybe Korean. Steakhouse or burger place good. Pancake place. Not Thai, Chinese or Japanese unless they particularly want to. Bagels better here.

What's funny about the coffee comments is that both of you are wrong. The best spots in DC and London are very comparable nowadays. Not at all the case 10-15 years ago, when London was on the leading edge of specialty coffee, and there were only a few good spots in DC. But since then really good places have become common in DC and every big US city. And I don't mean Starbucks or Peet's or Compass Coffee. Places like The Coffee Bar and Peregrine Espresso.

Good to hear good coffee places very common in D.C. Unfortunately not in Bethesda yet. Another poster said they are actually better in D.C. the thing is they can get great coffee in London so would suggest going to something different here. Love the idea of a crab place as you don’t find that in London.

Ceremony Coffee right at the Bethesda metro is very good.

And also Grace Street Coffee Roasters on Old Georgetown Road

I’ll have to try them. But I am Australian and we are a bit precious about our coffee so my standards are high. The Australian Olympic Committee has even sent three baristas to Paris to ensure its athletes get top notch flat whites. That might have given Titmus her edge.

I never knew this! You need to talk to the owners of Bluestone Lane and tell them they are not well representing Australia because I think their food and coffee are pretty meh.

Yeah that's because they are actually owned by a bunch of venture capital firms, no surprise. The Aussie angle is just a marketing thing.

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Parisian here. Paris and London have great ethnic food of many types (including Vietnamese, PP!), but I agree that Mexican, South American and southern US recipes haven't crossed the Atlantic well.

My parents don't like the types of cuisine that I mentioned (they like mediterranean, northern African and Japanese), so for them coming here is just like eating in Paris or London. Less good, in fact.

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Anonymous wrote:I would also focus on chefs more than cuisine. It might be nice to go to one of Jose Andres' restaurants, for example.

THIS!

Also, breakfast at a diner or basic restaurant.

Oyamel is great for haut cuisine Mexican.

China Chilcano also would be quite different than what they could find there.

Perhaps not Jaleo or Zatinya as they are so close to Spain and Greece, but if they don't travel there than perhaps those.

A really good local coffee shop would be better here.

Much better coffee shops in London so don't go out of your way. Of course they may want coffee anyway. Good quality American cheese is fine but I wouldn't get too excited.

Definitely Mexican, Southern, BBQ, other Latin American and maybe Korean. Steakhouse or burger place good. Pancake place. Not Thai, Chinese or Japanese unless they particularly want to. Bagels better here.

What's funny about the coffee comments is that both of you are wrong. The best spots in DC and London are very comparable nowadays. Not at all the case 10-15 years ago, when London was on the leading edge of specialty coffee, and there were only a few good spots in DC. But since then really good places have become common in DC and every big US city. And I don't mean Starbucks or Peet's or Compass Coffee. Places like The Coffee Bar and Peregrine Espresso.

Good to hear good coffee places very common in D.C. Unfortunately not in Bethesda yet. Another poster said they are actually better in D.C. the thing is they can get great coffee in London so would suggest going to something different here. Love the idea of a crab place as you don’t find that in London.

Ceremony Coffee right at the Bethesda metro is very good.

And also Grace Street Coffee Roasters on Old Georgetown Road

I’ll have to try them. But I am Australian and we are a bit precious about our coffee so my standards are high. The Australian Olympic Committee has even sent three baristas to Paris to ensure its athletes get top notch flat whites. That might have given Titmus her edge.

I never knew this! You need to talk to the owners of Bluestone Lane and tell them they are not well representing Australia because I think their food and coffee are pretty meh.

Yeah that's because they are actually owned by a bunch of venture capital firms, no surprise. The Aussie angle is just a marketing thing.

Woite til they hear about Outback Stoikhouse!

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Anonymous wrote:How about a fun, good-old fashioned American diner?!

I recalled this posting on "X" from the spring--it now has over 12 million views.

"I have never been to America but it is a dream of mine to one day go and to go to a proper diner and have pancakes with that streaky bacon and syrup from one of those jugs and coffee that a waitress will refill from one of those coffee pots"

https://x.com/hansmollman/status/1790756284607660518?s=43&t=afdFR_yoXSjTWcT4mIP7iw

I took a German friend to Ted’s Bulletin (yeah I’m aware that Ted’s is not the most authentic diner experience!) and she was enthralled by it. Absolutely loved it. Instagrammed it and said it was her favorite restaurant of the trip. It was cute.

My FIL loved American pancakes with flavored syrup. I fund it yuck and prefer scones with clotted cream, but I guess it's different.

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A travel writer friend often takes her overseas visitors to busboys and poets for the vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:A travel writer friend often takes her overseas visitors to busboys and poets for the vibe.

Not for the food! But it is a nice vibe.

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I know some Europeans absolutely love buckwheat pancakes.

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Briit living here!

here is what i really like and never got in Thr UK:

#1 Peruvian
Cuban
Upscale Mexican
Crabcakes preferably from Logan’s
NY Style sandwiches (i love “The Deli”)


Definitly not BBQ. So much sugar i think it’s an acquired taste for sloppy sugar filled food.

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Pick Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants.

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/district-of-columbia/washington-dc/restaurants/bib-gourmand?sort=distance

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Anonymous wrote:Briit living here!

here is what i really like and never got in Thr UK:

#1 Peruvian
Cuban
Upscale Mexican
Crabcakes preferably from Logan’s
NY Style sandwiches (i love “The Deli”)


Definitly not BBQ. So much sugar i think it’s an acquired taste for sloppy sugar filled food.

Good call on Peruvian. Good stuff, and lots of good places in the region.

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The UK has horrible Italian food so take them to a great Italian place if they want better pizza or Italian dishes.

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There are indeed plenty of Chinese restaurants in London and the rest of the UK, but they aren’t good compared to what you get here. And range of regional Chinese food is limited in the UK

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Anonymous wrote:I know some Europeans absolutely love buckwheat pancakes.

That's a galette. They probably love them because they originated there (Brittany)

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Anonymous wrote:I know some Europeans absolutely love buckwheat pancakes.

That's a galette. They probably love them because they originated there (Brittany)

They're not the same at all.