Pineapple & Pearls | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2016 |
Owner(s) | Aaron Silverman |
Rating | (Michelin Guide) |
Street address | 715 8th Street SE |
City | Washington, D.C. |
Coordinates | 38°52′50.5″N76°59′43.2″W / 38.880694°N 76.995333°W |
Pineapple & Pearls is a restaurant located on Barracks Row in Washington, D.C., serving a fixed-price multi-course dinner. The Washington Post gave the restaurant a four-star review, writing that Aaron Silverman, the chef and owner, "...pushes the fine-dining cause in only exquisite directions." [1] Pineapple & Pearls was a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Awards in 2024. [2]
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