D.C.’s 2025 Michelin Winners

From Michelin stars to Bib Gourmand, say hello to the 2025 class of Michelin honorees in D.C.

Dauphine's

• Rating: 4.4 (1.7K reviews)
• Cuisine: Contemporary American
• Price: $$
• Description: The French Quarter meets Midtown Center at this NOLA-inspired standout from the team behind The Salt Line. Chef Douglas Alexander in tandem with Chef/Partner Kyle Bailey put their own excellent spin on such Crescent City classics as gumbo, crawfish bisque, and jambalaya — theirs is made with duck.

Residents Cafe & Bar

• Rating: 4.6 (4.7K reviews)
• Cuisine: European
• Price: $$
• Description: The name here was inspired by the owners, all immigrants who settled in Washington. Come for the show-stopping cocktails, especially the espresso martini. There’s also a raft of bottled and seasonal cocktails and, if you’re so inclined, non-alcoholic versions of the espresso martini and ginger cocktails, too.

Unconventional Diner

• Rating: 4.6 (15K reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $
• Description: The four-course menu unravels like a flavor-packed reverie, and we’d expect no less from fine-dining vet Yuan Tang, who extols the flavors of multiple regions and cuisines, from the Carolinas and Thailand to France and Japan, seamlessly.

Amparo Fondita

• Rating: 4.5 (1.2K reviews)
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Price: $$
• Description: It’s all about the details here. The supple, handmade corn tortillas, either on their own or stuffed with meltingly-good seared fish, lamb barbacoa, or cochinita pibil.

Karizma

• Rating: 4.5 (479 reviews)
• Cuisine: Indian
• Price: $$
• Description: Because there’s nothing quite like the signature Nirvana dish at Karzima: a towering salad made with 37 ingredients that a server knocks down and mixes in a bowl tableside.

Sushi Nakazawa DC

• Rating: 4.8 (8K reviews)
• Cuisine: Sushi
• Price: $$$$
• Description: Rethink your concept of fish in two hours and 20 bites at Sushi Nakazawa. At a sleek, minimalist counter, chef Daisuke Nakazawa, of Jiro Dreams of Sushi fame, prepares a sushi omakase unlike any other.

Fiola DC

• Rating: 4.8 (1.7K reviews)
• Cuisine: Italian
• Price: $$$$
• Description: Citronelle veteran David Deshaies and his team rethink Italian classics and create new ones of their own at this spectacular trendsetter, with its double-high ceilings, Murano glass chandeliers, and attention-grabbing wood-fired grill.

Rooster & Owl

• Rating: 4.8 (10K reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $$$
• Description: The four-course menu at Rooster & Owl unravels like a flavor-packed reverie.

L'Ardente

• Rating: 4.7 (18K reviews)
• Cuisine: Italian
• Price: $
• Description: Signature 40-layer lasagna with truffle mornay and short rib sugo is a must.

The Red Hen

• Rating: 4.8 (13K reviews)
• Cuisine: Italian
• Price: $$
• Description: For those nights when all you want (or need) is a satisfying bowl of pasta and a glass of nice wine.

Lapis

• Rating: 4.7 (5.9K reviews)
• Cuisine: Afghan
• Price: $$
• Description: Everything is on point, from the dumplings to the baked eggplant, kebabs, and braised lamb shank.

Ellē

• Rating: 4.7 (4.5K reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $$
• Description: A bakery and cafe by day and full-service restaurant by night, the Mount Pleasant eatery wows in every regard.

Sababa

• Rating: 4.8 (7K reviews)
• Cuisine: Israeli
• Price: $$
• Description: Juicy kebabs, creamy labneh, and next-level vegetables are devoured at this modern Israeli stunner.

Toki Underground

• Rating: 4.6 (2.6K reviews)
• Cuisine: Japanese
• Price: $$
• Description: Critically-acclaimed mainstay Toki Underground continues to draw inspiration from the noodle soups of Japan.

Maketto

• Rating: 4.8 (4.9K reviews)
• Cuisine: Southeast Asian
• Price: $$
• Description: Erik Bruner-Yang puts his stamp on Cambodian and Taiwanese eats, spinning dim sum, noodles, and fried chicken like no other.

Daru

• Rating: 4.7 (2.3K reviews)
• Cuisine: Indian
• Price: $$
• Description: Vibrant Indian flavors mixed with influences from all over.

Ivy City Smokehouse

• Rating: 4.3 (1.3K reviews)
• Cuisine: Seafood
• Price: $$
• Description: Seafood with a touch of craft.

Hitching Post DC

• Rating: 4.8 (403 reviews)
• Cuisine: Southern
• Price: $$
• Description: This Petworth classic has stood out brilliantly for its no-nonsense Southern cooking.

Astoria DC

• Rating: 4.7 (2.9K reviews)
• Cuisine: Chinese
• Price: $$$
• Description: Craft cocktail bar that has some of the city’s best Sichuan food, too.