Best lunch/dining experience in D.C. Part Two.

The best of the best dining place in D.C. for me was Open City, a small coffehouse/diner/bar on 2331 Calvet Street. You can tell it is a very popular community gathering place once you're in there. It is always crowded! We had to wait about an hour to get a table. But all the waiting time was worth the friendly service we received and the yummy food we enjoyed.

Open City positions itself as a "third place." Indeed, you'll feel its welcoming home atmosphere once you're in there. Open City is famous for serving traditional breakfast all day long. So, if you are in D.C. and want eggs at midnight, you know the place to go. Open City has a great selection of main dishes, appetizers, house-made pastries and desserts. It also has a great selection of cocktails, wine, and beers, right girls? Gluten-free menu is also available. Below we are pictured at Open City waiting for our so needed dinner to be served. I can't recall exactly what everyone ordered, but everything was delicious! Thank you Alexa for this photo!

Enjoying some wine/beer before dinner at Open City 

Two other places I need to mention when talking about the best of the best places to have dinner at in D.C. are: Bertucci's on Pennsylvania Av. and Moby Dick's in Georgetown. If Open City is famous for its all day long breakfast, Bertucci's is famous for its brick oven. Yes, in the center of every Bertucci's you'll see a huge brick oven where many of its dishes are cooked. It keeps the dishes fresh and enhances their natural flavors. Make sure to ask for their home-made bread and olive oil for dunking! It is great!

Moby Dick's offers a great variety of healthy and fresh fast food. Enjoy dishes with lamb, chicken, tenderloin, fish, vegetables, and rice with their special house seasoning (that is kept in secret). They serve big portions, so go there when you are hungry! Make sure to try their house-made baklava. It is delicious!

Unfortunately, I didn't make any pictures in neither of those places. But I enjoyed their food a lot and just couldn't help but making a notice about them.


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