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Best Classic D.C. Restaurants and Bars
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D.C. is a city brimming with history, and its restaurants are no exception. To qualify for the following list of classics, restaurants had to open before 1970 and stand the test of time inside District lines.
Even more stalwarts can be found in the suburbs, including Quarry House, Tastee Diner, the Original Ledo Pizza, Woodside Delicatessen, Old Angler's Inn. In Virginia there's Chadwicks, the Vienna Inn, 29 Diner, Bob & Edith's Diner and L'Auberge Chez Francois.
Here are 18 must-try classics in D.C. And for a guide to the city's most iconic dishes, go here.
D.C. is a city brimming with history, and its restaurants are no exception. To qualify for the following list of classics, restaurants had to open before 1970 and stand the test of time inside District lines.
Even more stalwarts can be found in the suburbs, including Quarry House, Tastee Diner, the Original Ledo Pizza, Woodside Delicatessen, Old Angler's Inn. In Virginia there's Chadwicks, the Vienna Inn, 29 Diner, Bob & Edith's Diner and L'Auberge Chez Francois.
Here are 18 must-try classics in D.C. And for a guide to the city's most iconic dishes, go here.
Established in the midst of the Great Depression, classic watering hole Martin's Tavern in Georgetown has hosted every president from Harry Truman (booth 6), through George W. Bush and his family (table 12). John F. Kennedy even reportedly proposed to Jackie at the restaurant in 1953. The tavern is currently owned by fourth-generation Billy Martin, Jr. Top orders include clam chowder, French onion soup, and chicken ala king.
