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Terrific Tasting Menus to Try in D.C. Right Now

Fantastic prix fixe feasts ranging from affordable to excessive, and brand new to tried-and-true

by Tierney Plumb and Eater Staff Updated
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Karma Modern Indian just unleashed a new multi-course menu filled with fiery meats.
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by Tierney Plumb and Eater Staff Updated

Despite their high price tags, tasting menus continue to have a home in D.C. The Michelin Guide has reinforced the splurge-worthy movement over the few years, naming the Inn at Little Washington the region’s first three-star restaurant in 2019. A total of 25 restaurants, from internationally-inspired kitchens like El Cielo and Sushi Nakazawa to modern American fixtures like Gravitas, Rose’s Luxury, and soon-to-be revived Reverie, currently hold coveted Michelin stars.

Tasting menus are as much about the experience as they are about the food. All that to say, the city’s top tasting menus don’t come cheap — starting around $55 and soaring to $325 — often before drinks, taxes, or gratuities. With restaurants still recovering from a difficult few years, menus and pricing are subject to change as chefs navigate supply and pricing challenges. This prix fixe list includes a mix of brand new options, big-ticketed Michelin meals, and less-expensive tasting menus to try.

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Xiquet by Danny Lledó

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Chef Danny Lledó’s gastronomical adventure up in Glover Park earned him both a Michelin star and AAA’s Five Diamond designation. The tasting menu is cooked within view of diners over an open, wood-burning flame or a smoker and ends with after-dinner delights in their elegant mezzanine lounge. The experience costs $265 per person (or discounted to $195 during the week) with an option to add $195 for a standard wine pairing or $345 for Xiquet’s premium beverage service.

2404 Wisconsin Ave NW B, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 913-4671
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Kappo DC

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With just 21 seats, this polished Palisades newcomer is the spot to be for a more intimate tasting experience. The zen dining room showcases a parade of luxe Japanese wagyu and fish dishes alongside extensive sake, wine, and unique cocktail programs. Seatings are available by reservation only, and the eight-course meal runs $150 per person. The name “Kappo” refers to more casual-leaning restaurants in Japan that encourage a playful, dinner-party atmosphere and frequent interactions with the chef at work. Caviar and uni add-ons are $100 and sake pairings are $80.

4822 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 885-9086
(202) 885-9086

BRESCA

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Chef Ryan Ratino holds a trio of Michelin stars. One of those comes courtesy of his work at Bresca, a French-accented modern bistro that celebrates seasonality and puts a treasured duck press to work. The restaurant offers a decadent chef’s tasting ($158) featuring springtime highlights like kanpachi crudo in a citrus dashi. And lead bartender Sara Chaudhuri’s thoughtful Ethos II cocktail tasting menu is not to miss, taking bar-goers on a “a day in the life” journey across five complex drinks ($115). A la carte dishes are now a new feature at the marbled bar.

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1906 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-7926
(202) 518-7926
Lead bartender Sara Chaudhuri’s Ethos cocktail menu is in its second iteration.
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El Cielo

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The Union Market district’s Michelin-rated Colombian marvel boasts a bar tasting menu featuring three cocktails filled with Latin spirits and fruits alongside snacks like tuna tartare, crab empanadas, ceviche, and yuca gnocchi. Exclusively served at its illuminated, seven-seat bar, the $99-per-person situation is a cool way to try a snapshot of the dining room’s prix fixe menu that sets back diners anywhere from $178 to $289.

1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 569-9855
(202) 569-9855

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Oyster Oyster

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Oyster Oyster chef Rob Rubba is also a member of the D.C. Michelin-starred club, garnering attention for his sustainable and avant-garde, vegetarian-focused tasting menus. Fresh off a huge 2023 James Beard Award win for best chef in America, Rubba continues to spotlight hyper-seasonal veggies plucked from small farms. Expect plenty of earthy surprises on his current “vernal” multi-course menu for spring, starting with ramps and morels he forages himself. Dishes jump from celery root with herby tofu puree to spiced carrot with fennel-kraut, dill, and rye flatbread. It runs $135, with natural wine pairings for extra.

1440 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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Oyster Oyster chef Rob Rubba shows off a fresh batch of mushrooms
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Casa Teresa

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At downtown’s well-received Spanish newcomer, minibar alumn Rubén García puts plenty of personal touches into his prix fixe menus ($38 at lunch or $110 during dinner). Must-try odes to the Catalonian cuisine he was raised on include ibérico ham, creamy croquetas, and canelones. The attached Square food hall is also home to KIYOMI Sushi by Uchi, a 15-course omakase counter led by a Sushi Nakazawa alumn ($100 for lunch and dinner).

919 19th Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

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Causa

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Named for Peru’s iconic national dish, 22-seat Causa opened in Blagden Alley in summer 2022 with an ambitious, prix fixe-only format that aims to capture the bounty of the South American country in one sitting. One of Eater’s best new restaurants in America that’s since earned a Michelin star is now open Wednesdays to Saturdays. Peruvian-born chef and co-owner Carlos Delgado sends out six-course dinner menus ($175) centered around seafood delicacies and ingredients from the high-altitude Andes Mountains. The fine-dining venture sits under its color-soaked, more casual counterpart Amazonia.

920 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 629-3942
(202) 629-3942
Causa’s “tasting experience” lets diners add on whole fish, meat, and seafood for the table, based on daily selections and preparations.
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Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier

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Chef Robert Wiedmaier’s posh European standby that turns 25 this month continues to impress Foggy Bottom diners across 5-course tasting menus ($148) with macarons to finish. Seasonal highlights include lacquered squab breast dressed with floral honey and pan-seared scallops adorned with leeks and a sunchoke puree.

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 296-1166
(202) 296-1166

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Seven Reasons

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Seven Reasons’s stylish new location in CityCenter offers a Latin-leaning tasting menu ($160) from chefs Enrique Limardo and Jose “Nacho” Useche, with a wine pairing for $140. Stayed tuned for an over-the-top meal inside its private dining room, where Limardo will lead guests through an escape room-like expedition full of blindfolds and puzzles. Seven Reasons Group’s West End portfolio is also ripe with tasting options, from six-course menus full of Mediterranean flavors at Imperfecto ($175 or $300 more for a truffle tasting) to the elaborate, 10-plus-course “Degustación Experience” that earned it a Michelin star ($265). And Spanish-themed The Saga’s “Copas Table” offering surrounds diners with eight wine glasses and paired bites like ibérico pork tenderloin ($180-$250).

931 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

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Love, Makoto

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Chef Makoto Okuwa’s culinary love letter offers two impressive tasting menus, one for meat lovers and another for sushi enthusiasts. Beloved BBQ’s omakase option starting at $85 promises starters and beef in the form of short ribs and a chuck roll with a mango shiso popsicle for dessert. Dear Sushi’s menu up front starts at $75 for appetizers, hand rolls, and more. Add a sake pairing for $40.

200 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 150, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 992-7730
(202) 992-7730

Karma Modern Indian

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Penn Quarter’s Bib Gourmand-designated Indian restaurant debuted an anticipated tasting menu under chef Ajay Kumar’s watch this year. Venison lal maas pays homage to the vibrant flavors of Rajasthan, simmered in rich gravy with fiery Mathania chiles and served with caraway potato mash. Gucchi chicken, surrounded in morel mushrooms and pine nuts, is another gorgeously plated dish. The six-course spread is $125 per person and an extended nine-course option is for $165, with curated wine pairings for $80. 

611 I St NW (btwn 6th & 7th St NW), Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 898-0393
(202) 898-0393
Chef Ajay Kumar’s culinary masterpiece loops in colorful Indian chiles.
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The Duck & The Peach

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New American cooking and seasonal, local ingredients are the vision at Capitol Hill’s woman-owned The Duck & The Peach. A new three-course duck feast for two captures the best of the season’s bounty with dessert ($180). The spring lineup also includes a la carte dishes like asparagus risotto and Roseda Farm beef tartare. 

300 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 431-1913
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Little Pearl

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Choose to partake in Little Pearl’s $115-per-diner tasting menu in their cozy private dining room, glass-enclosed conservatory, covered patio, or the bar. They offer a custom wine pairing to go alongside a seven-course meal that goes heavy on seasonal ingredients. A master sommelier offers two baller wine pairings ($85 or $150 per person), or opt to sip a la carte.

Carriage House, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 618-1868
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Shilling Canning Company

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Reid Shilling’s Mid-Atlantic restaurant and raw bar with a wood-burning oven offers a seven-course chef’s tasting menu that changes weekly, featuring local products from fishermen in the Chesapeake and partner farms ($150 per person, $65 for wine pairings).

360 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 554-7474
(202) 554-7474
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Shilling Canning Co.’s glossy oven.
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Lutece

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Georgetown’s acclaimed neo-bistro from the Popal family and chefs Matt Conroy and Isabel Coss integrates caviar into a $105-per-person menu stretching four courses long (plus some surprises sprinkled in). Guests can opt for a $70 wine pairing or $45 spirit-free option assembled by general manager Elizabeth Parker and advanced sommelier Chris Ray. 

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1522 Wisconsin Ave NW (btwn P & Q St NW), Washington, D.C. 20007

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Xiquet by Danny Lledó

2404 Wisconsin Ave NW B, Washington, DC 20007

Chef Danny Lledó’s gastronomical adventure up in Glover Park earned him both a Michelin star and AAA’s Five Diamond designation. The tasting menu is cooked within view of diners over an open, wood-burning flame or a smoker and ends with after-dinner delights in their elegant mezzanine lounge. The experience costs $265 per person (or discounted to $195 during the week) with an option to add $195 for a standard wine pairing or $345 for Xiquet’s premium beverage service.

2404 Wisconsin Ave NW B, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 913-4671
(202) 913-4671

Kappo DC

4822 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington, DC 20007

With just 21 seats, this polished Palisades newcomer is the spot to be for a more intimate tasting experience. The zen dining room showcases a parade of luxe Japanese wagyu and fish dishes alongside extensive sake, wine, and unique cocktail programs. Seatings are available by reservation only, and the eight-course meal runs $150 per person. The name “Kappo” refers to more casual-leaning restaurants in Japan that encourage a playful, dinner-party atmosphere and frequent interactions with the chef at work. Caviar and uni add-ons are $100 and sake pairings are $80.

4822 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington, DC 20007
(202) 885-9086
(202) 885-9086

BRESCA

1906 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

Chef Ryan Ratino holds a trio of Michelin stars. One of those comes courtesy of his work at Bresca, a French-accented modern bistro that celebrates seasonality and puts a treasured duck press to work. The restaurant offers a decadent chef’s tasting ($158) featuring springtime highlights like kanpachi crudo in a citrus dashi. And lead bartender Sara Chaudhuri’s thoughtful Ethos II cocktail tasting menu is not to miss, taking bar-goers on a “a day in the life” journey across five complex drinks ($115). A la carte dishes are now a new feature at the marbled bar.

1906 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-7926
(202) 518-7926
Lead bartender Sara Chaudhuri’s Ethos cocktail menu is in its second iteration.
Bresca

El Cielo

1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC 20002

The Union Market district’s Michelin-rated Colombian marvel boasts a bar tasting menu featuring three cocktails filled with Latin spirits and fruits alongside snacks like tuna tartare, crab empanadas, ceviche, and yuca gnocchi. Exclusively served at its illuminated, seven-seat bar, the $99-per-person situation is a cool way to try a snapshot of the dining room’s prix fixe menu that sets back diners anywhere from $178 to $289.

1280 4th St NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 569-9855
(202) 569-9855

Oyster Oyster

1440 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Oyster Oyster chef Rob Rubba is also a member of the D.C. Michelin-starred club, garnering attention for his sustainable and avant-garde, vegetarian-focused tasting menus. Fresh off a huge 2023 James Beard Award win for best chef in America, Rubba continues to spotlight hyper-seasonal veggies plucked from small farms. Expect plenty of earthy surprises on his current “vernal” multi-course menu for spring, starting with ramps and morels he forages himself. Dishes jump from celery root with herby tofu puree to spiced carrot with fennel-kraut, dill, and rye flatbread. It runs $135, with natural wine pairings for extra.

1440 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Giant fresh mushroom.
Oyster Oyster chef Rob Rubba shows off a fresh batch of mushrooms
Rey Lopez/Eater DC

Casa Teresa

919 19th Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

At downtown’s well-received Spanish newcomer, minibar alumn Rubén García puts plenty of personal touches into his prix fixe menus ($38 at lunch or $110 during dinner). Must-try odes to the Catalonian cuisine he was raised on include ibérico ham, creamy croquetas, and canelones. The attached Square food hall is also home to KIYOMI Sushi by Uchi, a 15-course omakase counter led by a Sushi Nakazawa alumn ($100 for lunch and dinner).

919 19th Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Causa

920 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001

Named for Peru’s iconic national dish, 22-seat Causa opened in Blagden Alley in summer 2022 with an ambitious, prix fixe-only format that aims to capture the bounty of the South American country in one sitting. One of Eater’s best new restaurants in America that’s since earned a Michelin star is now open Wednesdays to Saturdays. Peruvian-born chef and co-owner Carlos Delgado sends out six-course dinner menus ($175) centered around seafood delicacies and ingredients from the high-altitude Andes Mountains. The fine-dining venture sits under its color-soaked, more casual counterpart Amazonia.

920 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 629-3942
(202) 629-3942
Causa’s “tasting experience” lets diners add on whole fish, meat, and seafood for the table, based on daily selections and preparations.
Rey Lopez/Eater DC

Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037

Chef Robert Wiedmaier’s posh European standby that turns 25 this month continues to impress Foggy Bottom diners across 5-course tasting menus ($148) with macarons to finish. Seasonal highlights include lacquered squab breast dressed with floral honey and pan-seared scallops adorned with leeks and a sunchoke puree.

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 296-1166
(202) 296-1166

Seven Reasons

931 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Seven Reasons’s stylish new location in CityCenter offers a Latin-leaning tasting menu ($160) from chefs Enrique Limardo and Jose “Nacho” Useche, with a wine pairing for $140. Stayed tuned for an over-the-top meal inside its private dining room, where Limardo will lead guests through an escape room-like expedition full of blindfolds and puzzles. Seven Reasons Group’s West End portfolio is also ripe with tasting options, from six-course menus full of Mediterranean flavors at Imperfecto ($175 or $300 more for a truffle tasting) to the elaborate, 10-plus-course “Degustación Experience” that earned it a Michelin star ($265). And Spanish-themed The Saga’s “Copas Table” offering surrounds diners with eight wine glasses and paired bites like ibérico pork tenderloin ($180-$250).

931 H Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Love, Makoto

200 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 150, Washington, DC 20001

Chef Makoto Okuwa’s culinary love letter offers two impressive tasting menus, one for meat lovers and another for sushi enthusiasts. Beloved BBQ’s omakase option starting at $85 promises starters and beef in the form of short ribs and a chuck roll with a mango shiso popsicle for dessert. Dear Sushi’s menu up front starts at $75 for appetizers, hand rolls, and more. Add a sake pairing for $40.

200 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 150, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 992-7730
(202) 992-7730

Karma Modern Indian

611 I St NW (btwn 6th & 7th St NW), Washington, D.C. 20001

Penn Quarter’s Bib Gourmand-designated Indian restaurant debuted an anticipated tasting menu under chef Ajay Kumar’s watch this year. Venison lal maas pays homage to the vibrant flavors of Rajasthan, simmered in rich gravy with fiery Mathania chiles and served with caraway potato mash. Gucchi chicken, surrounded in morel mushrooms and pine nuts, is another gorgeously plated dish. The six-course spread is $125 per person and an extended nine-course option is for $165, with curated wine pairings for $80. 

611 I St NW (btwn 6th & 7th St NW), Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 898-0393
(202) 898-0393
Chef Ajay Kumar’s culinary masterpiece loops in colorful Indian chiles.
Rey Lopez for Karma Modern Indian

The Duck & The Peach

300 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

New American cooking and seasonal, local ingredients are the vision at Capitol Hill’s woman-owned The Duck & The Peach. A new three-course duck feast for two captures the best of the season’s bounty with dessert ($180). The spring lineup also includes a la carte dishes like asparagus risotto and Roseda Farm beef tartare. 

300 7th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 431-1913
(202) 431-1913

Little Pearl

Carriage House, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003

Choose to partake in Little Pearl’s $115-per-diner tasting menu in their cozy private dining room, glass-enclosed conservatory, covered patio, or the bar. They offer a custom wine pairing to go alongside a seven-course meal that goes heavy on seasonal ingredients. A master sommelier offers two baller wine pairings ($85 or $150 per person), or opt to sip a la carte.

Carriage House, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 618-1868
(202) 618-1868

Shilling Canning Company

360 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Reid Shilling’s Mid-Atlantic restaurant and raw bar with a wood-burning oven offers a seven-course chef’s tasting menu that changes weekly, featuring local products from fishermen in the Chesapeake and partner farms ($150 per person, $65 for wine pairings).

360 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 554-7474
(202) 554-7474
Shilling Canning Co. oven
Shilling Canning Co.’s glossy oven.
Rey Lopez/Eater D.C.

Lutece

1522 Wisconsin Ave NW (btwn P & Q St NW), Washington, D.C. 20007

Georgetown’s acclaimed neo-bistro from the Popal family and chefs Matt Conroy and Isabel Coss integrates caviar into a $105-per-person menu stretching four courses long (plus some surprises sprinkled in). Guests can opt for a $70 wine pairing or $45 spirit-free option assembled by general manager Elizabeth Parker and advanced sommelier Chris Ray. 

1522 Wisconsin Ave NW (btwn P & Q St NW), Washington, D.C. 20007

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