Nicholas Stefanelli is an American chef and restaurateur in Washington, D.C., known for his Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Masseria.
Rose's Luxury is a restaurant on Barracks Row in Washington, D.C., created by chef-owner Aaron Silverman. It is known for not taking reservations which creates long lines, such that a nearby bar's top cocktail is called 'Waiting for Rose's' and line waiters are reported to make up to thirty dollars an hour waiting in line. President Barack Obama celebrated his 54th birthday at Rose's after First Lady Michelle Obama previously ate at the restaurant. The opening of Rose's Luxury in 2013 was the subject of a documentary, New Chefs on the Block. Chef Aaron Silverman had prior experience at Momofuku. It opened a fine dining restaurant next door to Rose's Luxury named Pineapple & Pearls in 2016. Silverman has been the subject of a profile in The Washington Post, which characterized his work as mastery of 'the art of serious play'.
Vikram Sunderam is an Indian-American chef. He serves as the James Beard Award-winning chef at Rasika restaurant in Washington, DC and is co-author of a cookbook by the same name.
Ashok Bajaj is a restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.. He is head of the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group.
Founding Farmers is an American upscale-casual restaurant owned by the North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG). The restaurant was founded in 2008 when Farmers Restaurant Group co-owners Dan Simons and Michael Vucurevich partnered up with the North Dakota Farmers Union to open the flagship Founding Farmers on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Founding Farmers was the first LEED Gold Certified restaurant in Washington, D.C. Since opening Founding Farmers DC in 2008, FRG has opened 6 other locations in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Founding Farmers also has a sister restaurant, Farmers Fishers Bakers, located in Washington, D.C.
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." Pineapple & Pearls was a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Awards in 2024.
Fabio Trabocchi is an Italian chef and restaurateur based in Washington, D.C., where his restaurant Fiola earned a Michelin Star. Before opening his own restaurants, Trabocchi ran kitchens in London, Virginia, and New York, winning a James Beard Foundation Award in 2006.
Roberto Donna is an Italian chef and restaurateur in Washington D.C.
Oyster Oyster is a restaurant by chef Rob Rubba, serving plant-based, American cuisine in Shaw, Washington, D.C. The restaurant has received a Michelin star.
Rooster & Owl is a restaurant in Washington, D.C. that focuses on American cuisine. The restaurant has had one Michelin star since 2021.
Sushi Taro is a Japanese restaurant in Washington, D.C. The restaurant specializes in sushi, and has received a Michelin star.
Tail Up Goat is a Mediterranean restaurant in Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C. The restaurant opened in 2016 and has received a Michelin star.
Xiquet is a Spanish restaurant by chef Danny Lledó in Washington, D.C. The restaurant has received a Michelin star.
Reverie is a restaurant serving American / New American cuisine in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood. The restaurant has received a Michelin star.
Jônt is a restaurant in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Operated by chef Ryan Ratino, the restaurant was established in 2020 and has received two Michelin stars. The interior has a 14-seat counter. The menu has included live scallop, Dungeness crab with koshiibuki rice, and dry-aged duck.
Maydan is a Middle Eastern restaurant in Washington, D.C. Gerald Addison and Chris Morgan are chefs.
Albi is a restaurant in Washington, D.C. Established in February 2020, the restaurant serves Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine. The menu has included barbecued lamb kebabs and baba ganoush. Albi has received a Michelin star.
Imperfecto: The Chef's Table, or simply Imperfecto, is a Latin American restaurant in Washington, D.C., United States. The restaurant has received a Michelin star. Its chef is Enrique Limardo.
L'Ardente is an Italian restaurant in Mount Vernon Triangle, Washington, D.C.
Victor Albisu is an American chef and restaurateur. He has created fine-dining Latin American restaurants Del Campo and Poca Madre in D.C. and the fast-casual chain of taquerias Taco Bamba, featuring traditional as well as inventive house-special tacos often influenced by other culinary traditions. Opened in 2013 in the Falls Church, Virginia shopping center where Albisu’s mother has a Latin market, as of June 2024 Taco Bamba has 15 locations in the D.C. area and nearby states. In 2015, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington named Albisu chef of the year, and in 2016 and 2020, he was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region.
