A convincing Parisian brasserie on 14th Street that's been one of DC's see-and-be-seen rooms since it opened.
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The verdict
Worth the table for…
Great for
Couples
Solo travellers
Foodies
Photographers
Romantics
Depends
Travellers on a budget
If you've only got a day
Families with kids
Night owls
Not for
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Worth it for couples, solo travellers and foodies.
What to order
The plates that decide it
Steak frites — the brasserie benchmark, done right
French onion soup and the bread basket — the bakery program is a genuine strength
Raw bar / oysters — reliable but you're paying brasserie prices for them
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
A Stephen Starr room that gets the brasserie look exactly right — it's one of the most reliably atmospheric tables in the city.
Not independently verified — estimated
It's perennially busy and politician-spotting popular, so prime-time tables and the terrace are tough without booking well ahead.
Not independently verified — estimated
What it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
Couples
You'll love it if the room is half the point — a 14th Street terrace table at golden hour is people-watching theater. If you want the food to be the event, the cooking is good-not-revelatory and you're paying for the scene.
Multigenerational
The safest French crowd-pleaser in DC: a broad menu of brasserie classics nobody at the table will object to, in a room that feels like an occasion without a dress code.
Good to know
Before you go
Cost
Moderate-to-upper per head + wine
Time
1.5–2 hours
Last verified
2026-06-17
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