Editorial List
8 Best Date-Night Restaurants in DC
Bookable, walkable, and actually romantic — not just loud and expensive.
The ThingsToDC Editors
Published August 20, 2025 · Updated May 2, 2026
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No. 1
Le Diplomate
u street · $$$
Le Dip has been the city's best date-night answer for a decade. The bar seats are more fun than a booth and the steak frites is not a cliche on purpose.
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Columbia Room
u street · $$$$
If they take cocktails seriously, bring them to Columbia Room. James Beard award, tasting-menu format, hidden in Blagden Alley. Reservation is essential.
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Blues Alley
georgetown · $$$
Dinner plus jazz in the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the country. It is a more interesting evening than another tasting menu.
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