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Where to eat in Washington: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Washington, DC, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 150 picks in the city, of which 107 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 12 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Washington for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

Day 2: about $78 a person

Day 3: about $87 a person

About $285 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in Washington

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

• minibar by José Andrés · American & Other · $$$$ · 2 MICHELIN Stars
• Jônt · American & Other · $$$$ · 2 MICHELIN Stars
• Bresca · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Rooster & Owl · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Imperfecto: The Chef's Table · Latin & Caribbean · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Xiquet · German & European · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Masseria · Italian · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Elcielo Washington DC · Latin & Caribbean · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Albi · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• MITA · Healthy & Vegan · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Little Pearl · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Pineapple and Pearls · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Causa · Latin & Caribbean · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Sushi Nakazawa Washington DC · Japanese & Sushi · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Oyster Oyster · Healthy & Vegan · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• The Dabney · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Rania · South Asian · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Rose's Luxury · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Fiola · Italian · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Omakase at Barracks Row · Japanese & Sushi · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
• Annie's Paramount Steakhouse · Steakhouse · $$$ · James Beard America's Classic
• Hitching Post Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Cane · Latin & Caribbean · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Sababa · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Toki Underground · Japanese & Sushi · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Daru · South Asian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Ivy City Smokehouse · Seafood · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Dauphine's · Soul & Southern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Amparo Fondita · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand
• Astoria DC · Chinese · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Karizma Modern Indian · South Asian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Zaytinya · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Ellē · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• The Red Hen · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• L'Ardente · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Your Only Friend · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Lapis · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Maketto · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• Yellow · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
• La Tejana · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.