1789 Restaurant & Bar

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Top 1% of restaurants in Washington DC
8 / 10

14 expert reviews

“Start with the foie gras or beef crudo two ways and move on to a main course of Alaskan halibut or rack of lamb.”

– Michelin Guide

Frommer's Frommer's
"This 50-year-old restaurant near Georgetown University draws from its upper-crust neighborhood of media types, socialites, politicians, and corporate execs." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Chef Anthony Lombardo's roast pheasant and Carolina red snapper are served on Limoges china and silver, and the whole affair is warmed by fireplaces and a gas chandelier." Full review
Zagat Zagat
""White gloves and pearls" might suit this "distinguished" Georgetown "classic" with a "refined", "historic" townhouse setting and "expertly prepared" "farm-to-table" New American cooking." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Ye olde colonial dining room imbues Georgetown ethos in a walnut shell. Baroque on the outside, ceremonial on the inside."
Gayot Gayot
15.0
"Perhaps the grande dame of Washington restaurants, 1789 plays host to many of DC'€™s and the nation'€™s power players." Full review
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