List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.

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The Inn at Little Washington, a multi-year 3-star Michelin restaurant

This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.. The Washington, D.C. guide started in 2017, and is the first US Michelin Guide released in a new region since the Chicago guide in 2011. [1] It is the fourth US guide after New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago. Although originally stating that all restaurants would be within the city limits, Michelin awarded stars to The Inn at Little Washington, which is in Virginia. [2]

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As of the 2023 guide, there are 25 restaurants in the DC-area with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.

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Albi Middle Eastern DC – Navy Yard
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Blue Duck Tavern American DC – West End
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Bresca American DC – Logan Circle
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Causa Peruvian DC – Shaw
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Cranes Fusion DC – Penn Quarter
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The Dabney American DC – Shaw
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El Cielo Colombian DC – Union Market
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Fiola Italian DC – Penn Quarter
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Gravitas American DC – Ivy City
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Imperfecto Latin American DC – West End
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Inn at Little Washington American Virginia – Rappahannock County
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Jônt Contemporary DC – Logan Circle
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Kinship French DC – Mount Vernon Square
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Komi Mediterranean DC – Dupont Circle
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Little Pearl Contemporary DC – Capitol Hill
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Masseria Italian DC – Union Market
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Maydan Middle Eastern DC – Columbia Heights
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Métier French DC – Mount Vernon Square
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minibar Contemporary DC – Penn Quarter
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Oyster Oyster Vegetarian DC – Shaw
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Pineapple & Pearls Contemporary DC – Capitol Hill
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Plume Contemporary DC – Downtown
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Rania Indian DC – Penn Quarter
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Reverie Contemporary DC – Georgetown
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Rooster & Owl Fusion DC – Columbia Heights
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Rose's Luxury Contemporary DC – Capitol Hill
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Siren Seafood DC – Logan Circle
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Sushi Nakazawa Japanese DC – Federal Triangle
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Sushi Taro Japanese DC – Dupont Circle
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Tail Up Goat Contemporary DC – Adams Morgan
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Xiquet Spanish DC – Glover Park
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Reference [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Key
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See also

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