DC DINING BUCKET LIST

Today marks the start of DC's summer Restaurant Week! Hosted by RAMW, DC Restaurant week is a week where hundreds of DMV restaurants offer pre-fixe menus for both lunch ($20) and dinner ($35). Its great because it allows dinners to experience some of the best DC dining for an affordable price.

Every year, I try to make at least one reservation (this year I've made my reservation at RIS) at a restaurant I haven't tried yet. This year I also decided I would start trying to cross off all the restaurants on The Washingtonian's "Best Restaurants" List.  Eating out is probably one of my favorite ways to spend time, especially in a city with such a great dining scene. So while I have a very long ways to go, here's to finishing the list by the time I move away from DC (and who knows when that will be):

List via The Washingtonian (2013 version)

The Top 10:

1. The Inn at Little Washington   /   2. Komi   /   3. CityZen   /   4. Fiola   /   5. Marcel's

6. Adour   /   7. Little Serow   /   8. Blue Duck Tavern /   9. Zaytinya   /   10. Proof

Everyone Else:

Central Michel Richard RIS The Majestic Ripple Bistro Bis Makoto The Source Raskia/Rasika West End Sushi Sono Unum Black Market Bistro Plume Birch and Barley Fiola Vermilion 2 Amys Lyon Hall Jaleo Ray's to the Third Volt DGS Delicatessen Rice Paper Estadio Bourbon Steak Mio Trummer's on Main L'Auberge Provencale Menomale BlackSalt Brasserie Beck

Black's Bar and Kitchen Eola Tosca Montmarte Brabo by Robert Wiedmaier Cafe du Parc The Atlas Room Mintwood Place Seasonal Pantry 701 Jackie's Pearl Dive Oyster Palace Cashion's Eat Place Izakaya Seki Passage to India Et Voila Johnny's Half Shell Nava Thai Rogue 24 Indique/Indique Heights Vin 909 Wineccafe Cava Mezze Obelisk Vidalia 1789 Passsion Fish Weekend Bistro Pabu Liberty Tavern Cork

Willow L'Auberge Chez Francois/Jacques' Brasserie The Bombay Club Toki Underground Ethiopic Sushi Taro Maple Ave Restaurant Restaurant Eve Bibiana Woodberry Kitchen Bistro Provence Boqueria The Ashby Inn & Resturaunt J&G Steakhouse Sushiko Kaz Sushi Bistro Graffiato La Limena Ruan Thai Ray's the Steaks/Ray's the Classics 8407 Kitchen Bar Al Dente Sichuan Jin River Ardeo & Bardeo Nostos Bartlett Pear Inn DC Coast Charlie Palmer Steak Palena/Palena Cafe Green Pig Bistro Corduroy

I'll be keeping a link posted to this list on my sidebar so hopefully you'll be seeing some progress throughout the years. Cheers to happy dining!