After 30 years of slinging rum-fueled Painkillers in Annapolis’ Ego Alley, Pusser’s Caribbean Grille closed its doors this fall. All is not lost for fans of the tropical paradise, however, as Pusser’s ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Ayat, regarded as one of New York City’s best Palestinian restaurants, opened in D.C. on Wednesday, ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Housed in the former El Centro space, the Oak Room is led by James Beard Award-winning chef and ...

Press Club, named for “pressing” of both records and food ingredients (and a nod to the nearby national institution for journalists), divides drinks into two sections: the core “track list,” and a ...

Emily Venezky is a Social Media Manager at Eater and a proud Washingtonian. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes. In our Dining ...

Located just across the D.C. line and tucked inside the Beltway, three Maryland neighborhoods combine to make up one of the best areas for Mexican food in the greater metropolitan area. Riverdale Park ...

Charles Kia measures his restaurant career not in years but decades. For 30 years, he ran Haad Thai in downtown D.C., but under the tight pressures of the pandemic and a lease renegotiation, he ...

The challenge in Annandale is not eating on the cheap; it’s simply choosing from the wide array of Korean, Japanese and Chinese restaurants. Whether it’s bibimbap bowls, spicy tofu soup or ...

Fugassa (Genovese focaccia) is impossibly thin, dimpled, and doused with Ligurian extra-virgin olive oil ($6). It’s hard to go wrong on the pasta front, but a good gateway is a twirled nest of ...

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And the "Obama bump" matters. People want to eat where the First Lady eats. "The guests that were coming down here [last time the First Lady visited] came to investigate personally: 'Where did she sit ...

With zesty tacos and cult hoagies to bracing Korean soups, there’s nourishment available at any hour if you know where to look. Here are spots around D.C. and beyond that are giving it everything they ...