The 100 Very Best Restaurants in Washington
A lot has changed since we last published Washingtonian’s annual list of the area’s 100 Very Best Restaurants, back in the early days of 2020.
61 Venues
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Area + Rooftop Patio | 100 | - |
| Rooftop Patio (Rupa Rupa Rooftop) | 75 | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Dining Room | 10 | - |
Acclaimed
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Mezzanine Lounge | - | - |
| Main Dining Space | 24 | 40 |
Acclaimed
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| The Claiborne House | 12 | 30 |
| The Ballroom | 30 | 90 |
Acclaimed
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Dining Room | 18 | - |
| Main Dining Room and Bar Booths | 60 | 150 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Omakase Counter | - | - |
| Dining Room | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Semi Private Space | 20 | - |
| Bar Area | 20 | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Caruso's Grocery - Washington, DC | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Queen’s English | 40 | 35 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout Of The Anafre DC | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Aracosia McLean | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Dining Room | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Event Space | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Chang Chang | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of El Cielo | - | - |
Acclaimed
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Main Dining Room | 65 | 80 |
| Mezzanine Private Dining Room | 20 | 30 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Dining Space | - | - |
Acclaimed
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Entire Restaurant Buyout | 145 | 175 |
| Foosball Alcove | 45 | 50 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout | - | - |
| Chef's Table | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Makan | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Dining Room | 40 | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Event | - | 100 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout Of The Melina | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of Moon Rabbit by Kevin Tien | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Dining | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Dining Room | - | - |
| Patio | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Dining Room I | - | - |
| Private Dining Room II | - | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Buyout of St. Anselm | 120 | 200 |
| Beefsteak Room | 16 | 25 |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Private Dining Room | 100 | - |
| Spaces | Seated | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| Dining Room | - | - |
| Full Buyout | - | - |
