Eater writers and editors always get the same question. Friends, family, acquaintances, and randos all want to know, “Where should I eat right now?” That’s where the Eater Heatmap enters the conversation, pointing diners toward the most intriguing or otherwise
buzzy new restaurants in the D.C. area. This list considers restaurants that have been open for six months or less. For the hottest new bars in D.C., go here. And for our map of the region’s 38 essential restaurants, go here.
New to the list: Tenleytown Provisions, a three-part comfort foods place in its namesake D.C. neighborhood; the Oak Room, a posh American grill with a supper club up top in Georgetown; Cafe Cino, an all-day addition to Anacostia; Oribu, a Japanese showpiece with a Mediterranean twist downtown; the Angie, a chic French bistro for Ballston, Virginia; Emma’s Torch, a promising cafe in Silver Spring, Maryland; Cielo, a lively Latin restaurant in Clarendon, Virginia; Little Birdie, a polished fried chicken pad in Del Ray, Virginia.
And for this latest monthly refresh of our heatmap, we take off: Ulivo, Kiyomi, Bazaar Meat, Yu Noodles, Canton Disco, and Maru San.
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