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Le Diplomatevs1789 Restaurant & Bar
Both Le Diplomate and 1789 Restaurant are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Le Diplomate ranks marginally better than 1789 Restaurant. Le Diplomate has a TripExpert Score of 87 with approval from 11 publications such as Frommer's, Time Out and Gayot.
Le Diplomate
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1601 14th St NW, 202-332-3333, Washington DC, DC 20005
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Zagat4.5
"Trendy 14th Street NW feels a bit like the Champs-Élysées at Stephen Starr's movie set of a French brasserie, with its zinc bar, tile floors and vintage fittings plus a sidewalk cafe." Full review
Time Out "Fourteenth Street’s transformation is never more apparent than when you walk into Le Diplomate." Full review
Gayot14.0
"Bustling Le Diplomate features a Parisian bistro atmosphere with its smoky mirrored walls and dark wood interiors." Full review
Not For Tourists "France Meets U Street."
Travel + Leisure "Situated on the bustling 14th Street corridor, Le Diplomate is Philly restaurateur Stephen Starr’s DC debut—and it’s a winner." Full review
Fodor's "Even award-winning chef and owner Stephen Starr was surprised by how revered his first D.C.-area concept became within days of its opening in early 2013." Full review
Where "From Philly’s Stephen Starr: red banquettes, zinc-topped bar and a “garden room” for Michael Abt's steak frites, foie gras “parfait,” lavender roast duck, Dover sole meuniere, sorbets." Full review
The Infatuation "Everything we’ve had here has generally ranged from delicious to f*cking delicious, so order anything with confidence." Full review
Tasting Table "Picture-perfect French bistro, complete with lazy sidewalk seating, towering seafood plateaux and a bar that looks plucked straight out of Montmartre." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"From the shiny and large brass windows to the zinc bar and the mosaic-tiled floor, it is all très Français...this is straightforward traditional bistro food at its best." Full review
1789 Restaurant & Bar
Frommer's Travel + Leisure Zagat
BlackBook Gayot
DK Eyewitness Michelin Guide Time Out
Washington Post Not For Tourists Show All Reviews
1226 36th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20007-2627
From $50/night
Frommer's "This 50-year-old restaurant near Georgetown University draws from its upper-crust neighborhood of media types, socialites, politicians, and corporate execs." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Chef Anthony Lombardo's roast pheasant and Carolina red snapper are served on Limoges china and silver, and the whole affair is warmed by fireplaces and a gas chandelier." Full review
Zagat ""White gloves and pearls" might suit this "distinguished" Georgetown "classic" with a "refined", "historic" townhouse setting and "expertly prepared" "farm-to-table" New American cooking." Full review
BlackBook "Ye olde colonial dining room imbues Georgetown ethos in a walnut shell. Baroque on the outside, ceremonial on the inside."
Gayot15.0
"Perhaps the grande dame of Washington restaurants, 1789 plays host to many of DC's and the nation's power players." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Chef Dan Giusti, one of Washington’s premier chefs, makes a creative use of seasonal ingredients."
Michelin Guide "Start with the foie gras or beef crudo two ways and move on to a main course of Alaskan halibut or rack of lamb."
Time Out "Georgetown’s 1789, site of countless graduation fêtes and anniversary dinners, is evocative of a Washington of old, when men wore ties and women smiled and nodded." Full review
Washington Post Editors' Pick
"A Georgetown institution with a sense of Old World dignity staffs a talented kitchen producing seasonal delights." Full review
Not For Tourists "1789: Age of the patrons, or total for your bill?"
