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Washington DC Restaurants and Washington DC Dining (Washington, DC, USA)



Washington DC has been considered one of the best places for ethnic dining in America for many years, but more recently Washington DC has expanded its variety of cuisine and now has an enormous selection of restaurants, serving food from all over the world. These Washington eateries range from basic snack bars and coffee shops, to high-class Washington restaurants and gourmet haunts.

Restaurants in Washington are usually excellent value for money and there are also a number of restaurants in Washington that serve food 24 hours a day. Most restaurants offer discounts on meals for both children and senior citizens eating in Washington.




Dining out in Washington is immensely popular and there are literally thousands of Washington restaurants, many with outdoor seating areas and excellent views. The more distinctive cuisine in the Washington DC area is served around the coastal areas, where fresh seafood and fish dishes and extremely popular. Further to the south, in the Virginia area, typical Southern-style cuisine predominates.

Washington restaurants and diners that serve breakfast usually open between 06:00 to 07:00. Standard breakfast choices in Washington include bagels, coffee, fruit juice, bacon, ham, eggs, grits (a hot cereal of ground hominy seasoned with butter and salt) and many types of biscuits. Several coffee shops and fast-food outlets offer breakfasts in Washington around the clock.

Lunch in Washington DC is served from around 11:30 to 15:00 and many office workers take a lunch break between 12:00 to 13:00. A typical lunch in Washington can range from freshly made sandwiches, salads and hamburgers, to elaborate lunch menus at many of Washington's restaurants. These lunch menus tend to be identical to the main dinner menus, although the prices are reduced at lunchtime. Also, many restaurants in Washington DC serve lunch buffets, where you can eat as much as you want, providing good value for money.

Dinner in Washington DC is the largest, most formal and most expensive meal and is generally served between 18:00 to 22:00, although many restaurants offer early specials at around 17:00, where the prices are reduced to attracts customers at this time of the day. Sunday dining in Washington Dc is an important meal and is eaten as early as midday in the South, usually straight after traditional church services. Sunday brunch is also a popular meal in Washington and many hotels and restaurants provide an elaborate buffet between 10:00 to 14:00.

Fresh produce is available at Washington's many farmers' markets and there are often prepared foods, meats and freshly made bread, which is ideal for budget snacks and picnicking in Washington's parks and gardens. Grocery stores also offer prepared foods for cheap takeaway meals.

Washington has a number of large fast-food outlets and pizza chains are particularly plentiful in Washington. Typical American food and diners are also popular in Washington and serve steaks, juicy burgers and large, fresh sandwiches. The cosmopolitan city of Washington is too diverse to be known for one type of food and there are many excellent restaurants situated throughout Washington, including:

• Washington African restaurants - there are a number of African restaurants in Washington, serving typical ethnic cuisine
• Washington American restaurants - serving barbecue to all-American diner food, including burgers, grilled food and salads
• Washington Brazilian restaurants - serving a variety of Caribbean cuisine
• Washington Chinese restaurants - Washington has numerous traditional Chinese restaurants, particularly concentrated in the Chinatown area, and these all feature authentic Chinese cuisine, such as fried rice, noodles, egg foo young and many American-style Cantonese dishes
• Washington French restaurants - serving classic French haute cuisine, in bistros and brasseries
• Washington Greek restaurants - well-known for authentic, tasty Greek food in traditional tavernas
• Washington Italian restaurants - serving a variety of creamy pasta dishes, tomato-based pasta dishes and also some superb traditional pizzas
• Washington Japanese restaurants - there are a number of Japanese restaurants in Washington DC, known for sushi dishes and traditional Asian-style cuisine
• Washington Mexican restaurants - serving tasty, spicy Mexican dishes, including chili based meals, salsas and guacamole
• Washington Seafood restaurants - the Tidewater and coastal region are famous for fresh fish and the regional specialty is crab cakes and shellfish
• Washington Southern-style restaurants - specializing in crispy fried chicken, Virginia ham, barbecue ribs, cornbread and vegetables
• Washington Spanish restaurants - offering a broad spectrum of this type of Mediterranean cuisine
• Washington Thai and Vietnamese restaurants - serving typical Thai curries, rice dishes and freshly prepared vegetable dishes
• Washington Vegetarian restaurants - some vegetarian restaurants exist in Washington, but vegetarians should also consider Chinese and Southeast Asian restaurants, where there are many tasty meat-free dishes

 
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