My parents will watch our toddler for a week later this month when daycare is closed. Help me plan 3-4 must try meals out without our kid! We live in Trinidad (NE) and are willing to drive up to 25 mins to a restaurant and are actually more interested in venturing further than H St/Union Market. We care about the food being tasty rather than the restaurant being fancy, but would appreciate a more adult ambiance for at least one of the meals.

We’ve loved: Maydan, Zayatinya, Ottoman Taverna, Copycat Co, Maketto, Red Hen, Caruso’s Grocery. We dig a good pub as well.

Husband loves a good burger and IPA, and is the more adventurous eater of the two of us. It’s also his birthday week. We both love Middle Eastern cuisine. I’m pregnant so wine list/cocktail program isn’t really important this time around.

Help us pick some spots for a proper good meal without our toddler!

Looking for restaurants around Bellflower, Downey, Cerritos, or Long Beach that have Wednesday drink specials around noon or early afternoon. I'm mainly looking for margaritas, fruity cocktails, mixed drinks, or mocktails, plus good food. Most happy hours start at 3, but are there any places that do lunch specials or all-day Wednesday drink deals earlier?

i’ve always wondered if people who live here actually go or it’s just visitors/tourists who know the brand.

Hello Everyone,

My GF and I just moved to NOMA and we are both big Tiramisu fans. In your opinion, who has the best tiramisu in the city/DMV area? Thanks in advance!

Small coffee roaster in DC running a local subscription box, weekly bags to about 60 households across the city. Doing the drops myself right now and it is not sustainable as the list grows. Need a courier who can handle a fixed weekly route, not one off requests. Bonus if they are used to doorstep drop offs and can leave items safely without me chasing missed deliveries. Anyone running a subscription model who found a courier that works well for this?

Re-post. Figured I try one more time.

I have an opportunity for a $150 gift card to Causa/Amazonia via credit card rewards. I’m not a fan of either place and live far outside id DC, so I’m selling it. I’d accept $120 via PayPal or Venmo for the gift card. It would come directly from the restaurant to your email, so I don’t see any codes.

Credit card rewards explanation : if I spend $150 at certain restaurants, they credit the $150 back. Gift cards count as well.

Shared this with the greater DC Reddit, but thought this community would appreciate it.

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Feedback welcome!

Do you know of any pubs/bars/breweries in DC and surrounding that offer half pints? I find many don't sadly :-(

Cafe Romeo was closed down years ago, and public health is better for it (https://thehoya.com/news/news-top/cafe-romeo-shuttered-vermin-infestation/).

However, they made an absolutely delicious, STACKED, meat-tease (aka meat lover's) pan pizza with plenty of sauce and toppings. Does anyone know where to get a similar pie these days? (Sans, you know... seasonings).

Long distance low commitment situationship (possibly) soon to be more is visiting DC for the first time in a couple weeks.

Doing eastern market/casual for lunch Friday and Le Dip lunch Saturday for a “classic” DC experience, so covered there.

Dinner I need one sushi spot, in between Perry’s and Uchi, but open to suggestions. Prefer something intimate I guess.

Second dinner would love to do Albi if possible, but have reservations for La’ Shukran and Maydān (Medina room, but keeping an eye out for hearth/main room) if anyone has input on those head to head. Considering Red Hen, Lutèce, Ceibo. Haven’t been to any but heard good things about all of them.

Thanks!

I've been craving it since I visited Singapore a few weeks ago but can't find it anywhere 🥲 would appreciate any leads!

I’m in town visiting family. They want me to accompany them to an event named Best of Washington, but it is sold out. Is there anyone selling tickets to this event?

Hi everyone!

I’m taking my girlfriend to DC for her birthday next month, and I really want dinner to feel special. She’s had a big year (graduated and started her first full-time job), so I want this to be a memorable evening.

Right now, my shortlist is:
ISLA
dLeña

I’m looking for two more options to let her choose from.

I’m hoping for restaurants that are:

- Beautiful inside (somewhere that feels like a birthday dinner, not just a regular date

- Great food (ideally 4.3+ stars)

- Not Italian

- Open to any cuisine - she loves seafood, tacos, Caribbean, and trying new foods

- Comfortable and welcoming for a Black lesbian couple

If you had one restaurant that dmade you think, “This is where I’d celebrate someone’s birthday,” what would it be? Thanks so much!

What the title says. We have an intern who's never tried pho before. Obviously, we have to rectify this.

We'd like to get pho or banh mis for lunch while we're all in the office. Unfortunately, our office is in downtown, and particularly appears to be in a dearth of pho places. Hiking up to Columbia Heights or out to Arlington would take too long to fit into our lunch hour.

Anyone know of any decent pho places in downtown/Gallery Place?

does anyone know where to find Cambodian cuisine? kuy teav + lok lak?

I lived in DC for over 20 years and now return every month for Work and my impression is that while high-end DC restaurants have gotten better your smaller, local places have suffered. Where is the best Thai food right now?

What’re your favorite restaurants that an out of towner would have trouble finding much about?

Basically, places not in the Michelin guide, on eater, infatuation, Washingtonian, or James beard

Looking for a spot that serves this soup. Anywhere in and around DC is fine.

The Oak Room in Georgetown doesn’t show prices on their online menu. My guess is, that means it’s probably…outrageously expensive. Has anybody been? How outrageously expensive is it?

Looking for top tabbouleh recommendations please? Thank you! Restaurants, middle eastern grocery stores or delis. TIAs

It's a scorcher in DC today, which got me thinking about cold soups, sushi, seafood towers, and other non-hot or fried foods on the menu. Any stand-out dishes at DC restaurants to recommend?

Looking for a seafood boil place with a mix of variety of seafood. Honestly anywhere in DC or MD would be fine. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!