Elizabeth's Gone Raw

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Elizabeth's Gone Raw in Washington, DC
Elizabeth's Gone Raw
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Elizabeth Petty [1]
ChefFrancisco Hernandez [2]
Food typeVegan
Street address1341 L St. NW
CityWashington, D.C.
Postal/ZIP Code20005
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 38°54′14″N77°01′53″W / 38.90392°N 77.03126°W / 38.90392; -77.03126
Seating capacity56 [3]
Website www.elizabethsgoneraw.com

Elizabeth's Gone Raw is a vegan fine-dining restaurant in Washington, D.C. [4] [5] The restaurant has been named as one of the best vegan restaurants in the world.

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The restaurant opened as an "occasional restaurant" in July 2010 on the second floor of a row house, [6] serving three Friday nights per month. [7] In September 2018 it added Saturday night service. It serves only a prix fixe seven-course tasting menu. [3] In addition to being vegan, much of the food is also raw. [8] [9] The menu changes monthly. [3]

Reception

In 2019, Big 7 Travel named them one of 50 best vegan-friendly restaurants in the world. [10]

In 2018 Eater named them the best vegan restaurant in D.C. [11] and Modern Farmer named them one of the 15 best vegan restaurants in the US. [12]

In 2017 the Evening Standard named them one of the 18 best vegan restaurants in the world [13] and Tasting Table named them one of the eight best vegan restaurants in the US. [14]

In 2015 PETA named them one of the six best vegan fine-dining restaurants in the U.S. [5] and BuzzFeed named them one of 24 "bucket list" vegan restaurants. [15]

In 2014 Relish named them one of the 15 best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the U.S. [16]

Food & Wine listed them as one of 19 best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the US. [17] The Washington Post called it "an upscale vegan dinner party." [3] Washington Life magazine called the vegan tasting menu a masterpiece. [2] Food Network named them one of the top 20 vegan restaurants in the United States. [18]

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