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The 100 Very Best Restaurants in Washington, DC
Your ultimate guide for where to eat in the DC area. Here is our ranked list of the top restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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IT’S TIME—Introducing Washingtonian’s 100 Very Best Restaurants 2025! 🍽️
Your ultimate dining guide to the DC region. This is our annual ranked list of the top 100 restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Who’s hungry? ⤵️
Your ultimate dining guide to the DC region. This is our annual ranked list of the top 100 restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Who’s hungry? ⤵️
From beauty products to fancy edible treats, here are 22 advent calendars that will have you counting down the days in December.
17 Advent Calendars For Grownups
Brands from Le Mer to Atlas Brew Works have created adult-specific advent calendars worth checking out.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
From beauty products to fancy edible treats, here are 22 advent calendars that will have you counting down the days in December.
The weather outside may turn frightful, but the cocktails at these holiday bars sound pretty delightful. Here are 12 area bars and pop-ups serving up loads of festive cheer.
Toast the Season at 12 Holiday Bars and Pop-Ups Around DC - Washingtonian
Where to find gingerbread-scented cocktails, Menorah shots, tons of tinsel, and Home Alone-inspired nostalgia.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The weather outside may turn frightful, but the cocktails at these holiday bars sound pretty delightful. Here are 12 area bars and pop-ups serving up loads of festive cheer.
Shop locally this year for holiday gifts! Here's 65 businesses in the DC area worth checking out:
65 Businesses to Shop Local in Washington, DC
From fashion to home goods, here are more than 45 DC-area small businesses to shop.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Shop locally this year for holiday gifts! Here's 65 businesses in the DC area worth checking out:
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Experience the season’s most enchanting light displays and holiday attractions with family and friends this year. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite bright lights to help you choose:
12 Enchanting Holiday Light Displays and Attractions Around the DC Area
Make your holidays sparkle with drive-through light shows, winter wonderlands, and fireworks.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Experience the season’s most enchanting light displays and holiday attractions with family and friends this year. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite bright lights to help you choose:
There are a lot of options to keep your relatives entertained during the Thanksgiving break. Here are things to do in the DC area this weekend:
26 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
Visit the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, watch the Washington Ballet’s "Nutcracker," and more.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
There are a lot of options to keep your relatives entertained during the Thanksgiving break. Here are things to do in the DC area this weekend:
From self-care to entertaining, we've got you covered. Here's 67 gift ideas you can buy locally this holiday season 🛍️ 🎁
67 Great Holiday Gifts You Can Buy in the DC Area
Art prints, crafting kits, leather goods, toys, and other great finds from local artists, artisans, and shops. Plus, tips for sourcing and giving the best gifts.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
From self-care to entertaining, we've got you covered. Here's 67 gift ideas you can buy locally this holiday season 🛍️ 🎁
Grateful for the beautiful city we get to call home🧡
Happy Thanksgiving, Washingtonians! 🦃🍂
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Happy Thanksgiving, Washingtonians! 🦃🍂
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November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Grateful for the beautiful city we get to call home🧡
Happy Thanksgiving, Washingtonians! 🦃🍂
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Happy Thanksgiving, Washingtonians! 🦃🍂
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“We’re positioned in a food hall, but we’re not like the other fast food places where you can get your food in two minutes. Everything is fresh, everything is made to order.”
Gigi’s Pasta Is Already Drawing Long Lines at Western Market - Washingtonian
Gigi's Pasta, 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (inside Western Market) Two weeks in, lines are already long almost every day at Gigi’s Pasta, a Western Market food hall stall with a fringed yellow awning…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“We’re positioned in a food hall, but we’re not like the other fast food places where you can get your food in two minutes. Everything is fresh, everything is made to order.”
Former local real estate editor Marisa Kashino is using her knowledge for her debut novel, Best Offer Wins, a satirical thriller about a DC publicist driven to extremes by the horrors of house hunting.
How DC Inspired Marisa Kashino’s “Best Offer Wins”
The wild novel is set in the DC real estate world.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Former local real estate editor Marisa Kashino is using her knowledge for her debut novel, Best Offer Wins, a satirical thriller about a DC publicist driven to extremes by the horrors of house hunting.
Take a look at the most expensive homes sold in Washington last month–including a $22 million McLean flip and the mansion owned by former Capitals star T.J. Oshie.
The Most Expensive Homes Sold in Washington in October - Washingtonian
Including a $22 million McLean flip and the mansion owned by former Capitols star T.J. Oshie.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Take a look at the most expensive homes sold in Washington last month–including a $22 million McLean flip and the mansion owned by former Capitals star T.J. Oshie.
For as long as the powers that be have bigfooted their constituents, We the People have fought back with protest art.
How DC Resists Through Protest Art
Posters, go-go bands, murals, and more: Washington has a long history of fighting the power—and the government—through creative and colorful dissent.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For as long as the powers that be have bigfooted their constituents, We the People have fought back with protest art.
Skate, spin, and glide at these outdoor spots.
10 Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks Around DC
Go skating at these outdoor ice skating rinks in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Skate, spin, and glide at these outdoor spots.
Looking for a nonprofit to support? Here are charities around the DC area you can donate to:
21 DC-Area Charities Where Your Donation Will Make an Impact
These organizations are vetted by Spur Local, an annual catalog highlighting area nonprofits.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking for a nonprofit to support? Here are charities around the DC area you can donate to:
Make your holidays sparkle this year with friends and family at our favorite enchanting displays and attractions around town:
12 Enchanting Holiday Light Displays and Attractions Around the DC Area
Make your holidays sparkle with drive-through light shows, winter wonderlands, and fireworks.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Make your holidays sparkle this year with friends and family at our favorite enchanting displays and attractions around town:
Since opening in 2022, Ingle Korean Steak has become a standout on the Korean barbecue scene for its higher-end vibe.
One of the DC Area's Best Korean Barbecue Restaurants Opens on 14th Street
Ingle Korean Steakhouse is known for prix-fixe menus with American wagyu.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Since opening in 2022, Ingle Korean Steak has become a standout on the Korean barbecue scene for its higher-end vibe.
The first appearance we could find in the Washington Post came from columnist Petula Dvorak, who in 2011 described the “pearl-clutching and hand-wringing” reaction to an article she’d written about growing diversity in the suburbs.
Why Is the Phrase “Pearl-Clutching” So Popular Around DC?
It was first used in the Washington Post in 2011.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The first appearance we could find in the Washington Post came from columnist Petula Dvorak, who in 2011 described the “pearl-clutching and hand-wringing” reaction to an article she’d written about growing diversity in the suburbs.
- Administration launches new doomed investigation as Comey and James prosecutions collapse
- Gold-painted “Oval Office” sign disappears from White House exterior
- DOGE may or may not still exist
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- Gold-painted “Oval Office” sign disappears from White House exterior
- DOGE may or may not still exist
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Administration Launches New Doomed Investigation as Comey and James Prosecutions Collapse, Gold-Painted “Oval Office” Sign Disappears From White House Exterior, and DOGE May or May Not Still Exist - Washingtonian
Good morning. Take it easy if you're traveling today—we'll have clouds and rain chances with a high around 59, then rain from about 5 pm on. Rain overnight, with a low near 53. The Wizards host the...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
- Administration launches new doomed investigation as Comey and James prosecutions collapse
- Gold-painted “Oval Office” sign disappears from White House exterior
- DOGE may or may not still exist
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- Gold-painted “Oval Office” sign disappears from White House exterior
- DOGE may or may not still exist
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From a new wintry playground at Nationals Park, to the return of our cherished ice rink at the National Gallery of Art, there are a lot of options to keep your relatives entertained during the Thanksgiving break.
26 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend
Visit the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, watch the Washington Ballet’s "Nutcracker," and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
From a new wintry playground at Nationals Park, to the return of our cherished ice rink at the National Gallery of Art, there are a lot of options to keep your relatives entertained during the Thanksgiving break.
Our food critic checked out Barbouzard and Brasserie Royale, two fresh takes on French cuisine.
French Food Is All Over DC—Here Are Two Fresh Takes
Our critic checks out Barbouzard and Brasserie Royale.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Our food critic checked out Barbouzard and Brasserie Royale, two fresh takes on French cuisine.
Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, RFK Jr. and others have found themselves involved in the biggest sex scandal DC has seen in years. We rated their responses with two seasoned crisis PR professionals.
Crisis PR Experts Have Advice for Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza - Washingtonian
PR experts rate responses to DC's latest sex scandal. How are Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, RFK Jr., Cheryl Hines, Mark Sanford, and Keith Olbermann handling it?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, RFK Jr. and others have found themselves involved in the biggest sex scandal DC has seen in years. We rated their responses with two seasoned crisis PR professionals.
The country-western bar and live-music venue Desert 5 Spot recently made its debut in Union Market, bringing with it the city’s only mechanical bull.
How to Ride DC's First Mechanical Bull
What to expect at the new country-western bar Desert 5 Spot.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The country-western bar and live-music venue Desert 5 Spot recently made its debut in Union Market, bringing with it the city’s only mechanical bull.
A crowd estimated in the thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on Saturday.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A crowd estimated in the thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment on Saturday.
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Marisa Kashino spent years covering local real estate as an editor at Washingtonian and the Washington Post. Now she’s using that knowledge for her debut novel, Best Offer Wins, a satirical thriller about a DC publicist driven to extremes by the horrors of house hunting.
How DC Inspired Marisa Kashino’s “Best Offer Wins”
The wild novel is set in the DC real estate world.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Marisa Kashino spent years covering local real estate as an editor at Washingtonian and the Washington Post. Now she’s using that knowledge for her debut novel, Best Offer Wins, a satirical thriller about a DC publicist driven to extremes by the horrors of house hunting.
The Smithsonian National Zoo announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh, is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the facility in nearly a quarter century.
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Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at DC’s National Zoo - Washingtonian
The baby calf, expected after mid-January, would be the first in nearly 25 years born at the zoo.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Smithsonian National Zoo announced today that one of its Asian elephants, Nhi Linh, is pregnant and could give birth to the first baby calf born at the facility in nearly a quarter century.
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