The Michelin guide, now in its fourth year of awarding stars to Washington restaurants, is known for prizing stability over flash, crediting high-quality food available at a reasonable price.
Forty four restaurants in Washington, DC made Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmands up from 39 in 2019. This year’s addition features 10 new restaurants. No change at the top: the Inn at Little Washington retained its three-star status, and the two restaurants previously awarded two stars each — Pineapple and Pearls and Minibar — remained with this status.
Four single-star level restaurants joined the elite club including the Ivy City’s industrial-chic Gravitas, hearth-fired Middle Eastern hot spot Maydan, Capitol Hill café and wine bar Little Pearl, and Sushi Nakazawa, the New York import located in the Trump hotel downtown.
The addition of Little Pearl, the Capitol Hill gem that transforms from a cafe by day to a wine bar by night, is a coup for chef and owner Aaron Silverman. He’s also the force behind the two-star Pineapple and Pearls and one-star Rose’s Luxury, which means all three of his properties now have stars, a feat unmatched by other Washington chefs with multiple restaurants.
The Michelin Guide was created almost a century ago by a tire company with the goal of getting diners out on the road to discover far-flung gourmet destinations. For a complete list of Washington, DC’s Michelin Guide Bib Gourmands click here
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