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Brunch · Dupont Circle

Founding Farmers DC

4.4$$Closed · opens 07:00

Founding Farmers takes a lot of heat for being big and popular, but the chicken and waffles is genuinely excellent and the cocktails are better than they need to be. Weekend brunch is a 3-week-out reservation; weekday breakfast is a walk-in.

date nightfamilytourist must

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