Rye, cognac, lime-creme de cacao, and chocolate bitters make up the smooth Silent Star. Rey Lopez/Eater DC The dangerously sippable Cafe Caribe filled with rum and cold brew. Rey Lopez/Eater DC “I ...

Emily Venezky is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washington, D.C. resident. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes.

Critically-acclaimed D.C. chef and restaurateur Matt Baker — behind Michelin-starred Gravitas, French-influenced Michele’s, ...

Rey Lopez/Eater DC “You’ll see this sort of, like painting on door frames in India, on window frames,” says Datta, pointing to the crescent-shapes arching over the bar. Owens spent two weeks hand ...

The upper level of Elmina is dressed with colorful prints. Rey Lopez/Eater DC Elmina reaches into his roots, “redefining and reclaiming” West African history and cuisine. Named for a fishing port ...

Emily Venezky is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washington, D.C. resident. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes.

Missy Frederick is the cities director for Eater, and directly oversees coverage in the South and Northeast regions. She has covered D.C. restaurants since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting ...

Emily Venezky is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washington, D.C. resident. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes. If ...

The Game made a last-call closing announcement on Sunday, February 16, saying its last dish would be served that same night. Eater has now learned the subterranean space will undergo a full renovation ...

Emily Venezky is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washington, D.C. resident. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes.

Emily Venezky is an Editorial Associate at Eater and a proud Washington, D.C. resident. She fell in love with food while growing up in Los Angeles, eating plenty of street tacos and Sichuan dishes.

Stephen Starr’s French brasserie Pastis debuted a year ago in the Union Market district. Rey Lopez/Eater DC “I was under the impression that unions generally serve the worker. We don’t need that with ...