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Washington

Everywhere we track in Washington — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

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23 restaurants

Rooster & Owl

4.6 out of 5(980 reviews)Fine Dining Restaurant · $$$$

Upscale option furnishing modern American tasting menus & wine in a simple dining room with a patio.

Resy credit · seen Sep 9Michelin · formerly starred
2436 14th St NW, Washington

Imperfecto

4.7 out of 5(1,213 reviews)Mediterranean Restaurant · $$$$

Sophisticated restaurant preparing elegant seafood & steak dishes with seasonal ingredients.

1124 23rd St NW, Washington

Zaytinya

4.5 out of 5(10,159 reviews)Mediterranean Restaurant · $$

Chef José Andrés' light, airy mainstay offers Eastern Mediterranean small plates & regional wines.

Michelin · Bib GourmandResy credit · not checked yet
701 9th St NW, Washington

The Red Hen

4.5 out of 5(1,033 reviews)Italian Restaurant · $$

Creative wood-fired Italian eats in an airy, rustic-industrial space with open kitchen & large bar.

1822 1st St NW, Washington

Dauphine’s

4.3 out of 5(962 reviews)Restaurant · $$

Polished restaurant with familiar dishes, including chicken, veal chops & steak plates.

1100 15th St NW, Washington

Seven Reasons

4.7 out of 5(3,030 reviews)Latin American Restaurant · $$$$

Leafy, brick-clad eatery offering Latin American plates & chef's tastings, plus cocktails & wines.

931 H St NW, Washington

Rumi's Kitchen - DC

4.6 out of 5(3,061 reviews)Persian Restaurant · $$$

Vibrant, contemporary restaurant serving creative Persian cuisine alongside cocktails & wine.

640 L St NW, Washington

Maydan

4.6 out of 5(2,301 reviews)Middle Eastern Restaurant · $$$$

Rose Previte's trendsetting eatery showcases Caucasian, North African, and Middle Eastern cuisines.

1346 Florida Ave NW, Washington

The Pembroke

4.6 out of 5(1,703 reviews)American Restaurant · $$

Classic French fare in the Dupont Circle Hotel, with floor-to-ceiling windows plus a patio.

1500 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington

Jaleo

4.5 out of 5(6,202 reviews)Restaurant · $$$

Buzzy Spanish spot from chef José Andrés serving tapas, paella & sangria in a striking, artsy space.

Michelin · SelectedResy credit · not checked yet
480 7th St NW, Washington

Getting there on points

Published award prices from Washington, from our own pricing run.

Flights

CUNBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
SJDBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
KEFBusiness · Aeroplan
60,000 mi
LHRBusiness · Aeroplan
60,000 mi

Hotels

Hyatt Regency Kyoto
15,000/night
Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile
15,000/night
Park Hyatt Dubai
20,000/night

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for Washington, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.

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