Martin's Tavern has held its corner of Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown since 1933, making it the oldest family-run restaurant in the neighborhood. The Martin family has owned and operated it across four generations, and the dining room still carries that history in its wood booths — including the one where John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier, a detail regulars and staff alike point out to visitors.
The kitchen serves upscale American classics: crab cakes, prime rib, pot roast, shepherd's pie, and french onion soup, alongside burgers, salads, and salmon. Brunch runs every day, with steak and eggs and eggs benedict among the fixtures guests come back for.
Fourth-generation owner Billy Martin Jr. has described the goal simply: make people feel recognized, important, and at home. That approach to hospitality has kept the tavern a fixture of Georgetown for close to a century.
The kitchen serves upscale American classics: crab cakes, prime rib, pot roast, shepherd's pie, and french onion soup, alongside burgers, salads, and salmon. Brunch runs every day, with steak and eggs and eggs benedict among the fixtures guests come back for.
Fourth-generation owner Billy Martin Jr. has described the goal simply: make people feel recognized, important, and at home. That approach to hospitality has kept the tavern a fixture of Georgetown for close to a century.