Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants Former Inn at Little Washington staffers strike out on their own. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants Often excellent cooking paired with spiffy cocktails and a lounge-like setting. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants White House staffers flock to this bright and pretty dining room. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants The excellent cooking makes this unassuming dining room a destination. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants A plush and gracious French dining room. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants Bright Vietnamese flavors hide in a Clarendon office building. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants A stately Washington institution with a menu that balances tradition (rack of lamb) with adventure (lamb tongue salad). Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants A steakhouse that feels like a 1940s supper club. Cost: Jan 24, 2007
Food January 2007: 100 Very Best Restaurants A formal, spare Japanese dining room known for its omakase. Cost: Jan 24, 2007