DINING 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. DINING DYNAMIC 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, Flower Child 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. 32 OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE
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