Anonymous
Post 10/15/2023 08:15     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Jaleo
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2023 07:48     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Izakaya -- the second floor upstairs at Daikaya. https://www.daikaya.com/

Really innovative and well executed Japanese with western touches. A cool room, too.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:42     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Anonymous wrote:I have a friend visiting from NY and staying downtown. I want to take her out to a place that passes for ‘cool’ in DC. Unfortunately my go-tos all seem to be serving fixed menus now - the Dabney, Tail Up Goat, even Kinship. I dont want a long drawn out multi-course thing or something stuffy (Marcel’s, Fiola, any steakhouse) just a neat atmosphere and good food we can order a la carte.

Recs? Anywhere from Penn Quarter to West End/Georgetown, or up as far as DuPont, Adam’s Morgan, 14th St Corridor. Prob would avoid the Hill or H St Corridor.

Thanks!


7th st. in Penn Quarter has Jose Andreas properties. All good. You could do a crawl starting at Oyamel, then Joleo then Zitanya. Or work backwards. But Cranes is across the street (Roughly) from Zitanya and more unique. IMO (Forgive all my spelling)
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:42     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's "cool," but Supra is really good. https://supradc.com


Supra is amazing. Great food. Warm service. Plenty to talk about with Georgian knickknacks.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:39     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it's "cool," but Supra is really good. https://supradc.com


Not oP but thanks for this suggestion!
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:39     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Anonymous wrote:Rasika. If you like Indian.


I like it and Indian but I"m over it. Everybody always wants to go and it's always crowded and I'm not sure it's cool. Either one.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:38     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Anonymous wrote:Allegory is great for drinks/snacks. Maybe combine with Immigrant Food?


Immigrant Food is very heavy on the butter, oil and cheese so prep for a nap after.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2023 10:36     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Have you tried Crane's DC? It has a Michelin star (or more) and is a very cool fusion of Japanese and Spanish food. I've been many times and thus far, they have not sold out during week days.
https://cranes-dc.com/
Excellent food.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 22:08     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
I would go for something from Michelin’s Bib Gourmand list.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 22:01     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Allegory is great for drinks/snacks. Maybe combine with Immigrant Food?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 21:59     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
I don't know if it's "cool," but Supra is really good. https://supradc.com
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 21:59     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Tosca is awesome but understated and not “cool” but they will take good care of you and the food is delicious
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 21:22     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Convivial, Centrolina. Maybe Amazonia?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 21:17     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
Rasika. If you like Indian.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2023 20:52     Subject: help me find the right cool restaurant downtown (ish)
I have a friend visiting from NY and staying downtown. I want to take her out to a place that passes for ‘cool’ in DC. Unfortunately my go-tos all seem to be serving fixed menus now - the Dabney, Tail Up Goat, even Kinship. I dont want a long drawn out multi-course thing or something stuffy (Marcel’s, Fiola, any steakhouse) just a neat atmosphere and good food we can order a la carte.

Recs? Anywhere from Penn Quarter to West End/Georgetown, or up as far as DuPont, Adam’s Morgan, 14th St Corridor. Prob would avoid the Hill or H St Corridor.

Thanks!