Hello All! I will be visiting DC soon and was wondering if anyone has any restaurant recommendations? What places are your ATFs?

Since you are from Texas, I will refrain from recommending any bbq joints since it will probably be an extreme let down.

Good recommendations, but The Inn at Little Washington ain’t anywhere near downtown DC.

A couple recommendations:

Thanks for the recommendations! One of my girlfriends mentioned Clydes also so I will check it out

Clyde's is a local chain. Georgetown was the first one, and in DC there's another one at Gallery Place. Old Ebbitt and Hamilton are also owned/managed by that company.

I don't know about fine dining in DC, but here are some upscale traditional and alternative restaurants.

Centrolina and DelFrisco at City Centre

Of course not. But the request was for "preferred" location.

Clyde's in Georgetown is great. And yes an institution as mentioned somewhere here. Also some cool shops around that area -- if you are into shopping. lol

One of my favorites is Masseria, and don’t let the neighborhood fool you. They’ve maintained their michelin star as far as I know. I recommend any of their pastas (all made in-house with flour imported from Italy) and the Masseria Calamari that their sister location, Officina, also serves. Officina is a beautiful concept at the DC Wharf with prime view of the cherry blossoms and fireworks. Officina also dry-ages their own beef if you’re into steaks which I believe they share with Masseria as well. Both have very extensive wine offerings and fairly unique cocktails.

All of Jose Andres restaurants:  
Minibar, Zaytinya, Jaleo, Oyamel, China Chilcano.

Somewhat of an “old” list (pre-Covid times), e.g. Proof is permanently closed. But there are many newer excellent restaurants in DC that are Michelin rated, Gravitas, Pineapple and Pearls, Rose’s Luxury, to name a few.