Best American Restaurants in Washington DC

The Dabney, Rose's Luxury, and Little Pearl top the list, backed by James Beard Winners from 2018 and 2016. Behind them, Unconventional Diner and Chloe land at Delicious, and seventeen more hold Damn Good across the city — Bibs, Selected, and a run of Beard semifinalists among them. This is American food in DC with real depth below the headliners.