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Prepare for pure delight as you dig into DC’s dining scene. MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANTS What was once a tomato cannery in Ivy City is now Gravitas, where chef Matt Baker showcases the bounty of the Chesapeake in dishes like the yellowfin tuna sashimi with Osetra caviar. You’re not getting a menu at Sushi Nakazawa. Chef Daisuke Nakazawa has gathered fresh seafood into a 20-course dining experience that will leave you breathless. Chef Nicholas Stefanelli’s mastery drives Masseria. The flavors of Puglia course through inventive seafood, meat and pasta dishes. Plume, housed inside The Jefferson hotel, serves up inspired European dishes from German-born chef Ralf Schlegel. Try the beeswax-poached king salmon. Culinary art and food science converge at minibar by José Andrés, the super chef’s two-star, molecular gastronomy restaurant in Penn Quarter. BITES ON A BUDGET The London-based LEON offers sustainably sourced fast food. Everything, from gluten-free chicken nuggets to vegan sweet potato falafel, is under $10. Around the corner from Union Market lies Stellina Pizzeria. Think modern Neapolitan pies and Italian street food like “cuoppo,” short for fried seafood in a paper cone. Rocklands Barbeque has all the ingredients for the perfect barbecue experience from pulled pork sandwiches to beef brisket to cornbread to a wall full of hot sauce. Created by James Beard Award nominee Sam Fox, FlowerChild has vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, including the Glow Bowl, which features spicy potato noodle, bok choy and sunflower butter. Ivy City Smokehouse, located in the heart of the emerging Ivy City neighborhood, serves up seafood smoked to perfection in-house, including salmon, rainbow trout and whitefish.
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