Full bar service. Trader Vic's Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. The variety is appealing, from hors d'oeuvre plates that are fresh vegetable salads and tiny bits of pate, sardines and the like, to moist bluefish in nantua sauce to cassoulet or just a rib eye steak with french fries. Under the roof of the Mazza Gallerie is an indoor sidewalk cafe that is a more appropriate break from shopping at Neiman Marcus than, say, the Mcdonald's next door, but not the sort of French restaurant for which you would cross the city. Open daily. Fox's Pizza Den. Must all good things really come to an end? 920-7892. MC, V. Reservations accpted. Street parking. Street parking. Closed Sun, Mon. Full bar service. Try chicken malai in a highly perfumed, buttery sauce of vegetables, yogurt and sour cream, or lamb with fresh spinach and tomatoes. Company Inkwell 4109 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. L $3.75-$5.95, D $6.50-$12.50. AE, CB, D, V. Reservations suggested. Chez Juliette 1047 West Broad St., Falls Church. washington, dc restaurants in the 1980s. Location. Street parking or commercial lots. 1213 Wilson Blvd. Ledo is probably Prince George's County's longest running hit, for nobody can remember not seeing a line outside its front door. 232-8400. Full bar service. SE. L $4-$8, D $5.75-$16. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. Full bar service. Bamiyan 3320 M St. NW. Open daily. Joe and Mo's 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW. D $6.95-$13.95. 820-5775. Dinner is the time to try it, for the same menu is available for lunch and is priced high for midday eating. 365-2425. New China 660 S. Pickett St., Alexandria. MC, V. Reservations suggested. 234-6969. Closed Sun. Open daily. Cool "Disco" Dan was a graffiti artist in DC in the 1980s. Closed Mon. Bailey's Crossroads. Parking in rear. 466-4264. Full bar service. The hamburger costs all of 1.45, big, lean and spatula-flattened. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking in commercial lots. Lotus Inn 2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW. It's always spring at 209 1/2, the mauve of the walls repeated in the flowers and the multicolored Chinese service plates. Full bar service. Open daily. Apana 3066 M St. NW. The restaurant serves light snacks and full dinners, in quiet leisure or late night disco. D daily. And the service is still quietly efficient. 966-7600. 549-4010. Every couple of years, it seems, La Fonda comes up with a redecoration scheme; this year's is tile. How do you get to Mt. L $2.95-$3.50. Children's prices. Secretly enclosed behind a large wooden fence, entering the restaurant reveals a warm outdoor lounge with firepits and fairy lights that . Start dinner with a champagne and framboise cocktail and end by taking home a quiche or plum tart for tomorrow when you wish you were back at Chez Francois. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. Reservations suggested.Parking lot. The shrimp themselves are hugh and extremely fine. Main courses, too, are good, particularly the liver with sage or any veal dish. Parking in front. MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking next to building. Parking in rear. Small and unassuming yet clearly Japanese in character (right down to the electric sake warmer), Mikado serves pristine little dishes of marinated vegetables, grilled skewered meats, noodles afloat in broths, raw and grilled fish and a few rich and densely meaty casseroles. Parking lot. Full bar service. Open in Google Maps. 298-5985. 638-6828. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. The grilled meats -- lamb chops, pork chops, hamburgers -- are pretty good, but most of the menu is lighter fare, e.g., large, colorful salads, creamy quiches. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. Reservations suggested. 6 $8.50-$10, D $15.50-$30. Full bar service. 966-2172. L $4-$10.50, D $8.50-$13.50. Bethesda Square. L $3.75-$6, D $4.95-$12. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The Tides Lodge Irvington, Va. 804/438-6000. Street parking. 10. No-smoking section. The hummos special, topped with ground beef and almonds, was not a prettily arranged or as tangy. Full bar service. 659-8220. Harvey's 1001 18th St. NW. Street parking or commercial lots. Kramerbooks brasserie is an all-day place, a kind of Reader's Digest Condensed Books version of the Champs Elysees. Lang Lin 1331 University Blvd. And soak up a lot of atmosphere for very little money. Phyllis C. Richman Assisted Carole Sugarman; Phyllis C. Richman is restaurant critic of The Washington Post. Menus. 842-0070. Country Living Cafe 4849 1/2 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 525-42439 L $6-$10.50,, D $12.50-$25. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. $4.25-$9.25, D $5.75-$9.50. L $4.25-$7.25, D $7.25-$9.50. The Prime Rib 2020 K St. NW. 321-9440. The Washington, DC of the 1980s and '90s was a dramatically different place than the Washington, DC of 2017. Full bar service. Like the drinks, the food is, at best, unobjectionable and likable. Children's prices. L $4.50-$5.95, D $5.95-$9.50. Oxtail soup, in contrast, is disappointing. But except for the sushi and sashimi -- and the seating of strangers at our table in a half-empty room -- the meal was a gem. Parking lot. L, D daily. Full bar service. AE, MC, V. Reservation suggested. E, Hyattsville. Street parking. 483-2266. Capucine 1645 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Several restaurateurs have talked lately about opening a grill restaurant specializing in charcoaled meats and fish, but while they talked, T. Gregory's did it, and did it exceedingly well. L $3.50-$8.25, D $6.25-$13.95. With costs of everything rising more rapidly than menus can be reprinted, the profit margin is narrowing. Open daily. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Reservations accepted. Except for a few silk flower arrangements, the decor is standard Virginia Shopping Center Ethnic: dark wood veneer paneling, booths along the sides, red tablecloths and candles in red globes, and American colonial brass chandeliers. D daily. Overambition shows in the crude rabbits pate en croute; on the standing menu, you are safest ordering the poached oysters as appetizer, perhaps the tangy beef sauteed with vinegar as main course. The dining rooms are ample but still of intimate scale. 203 Strand St., Alexandria. Full bar service. Valet parking. Armand's Chicago Pizzeria 4231 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Full bar service. No-smoking section. No-smoking section. The history of restaurants in the Nation's Capital. Sit in the country-French-tinted inside cafe or at the "outdoor" mall tables, first casing the pastry case for dessert and take-homes. Private party facilities. 1443 K St. NW. Street parking. eParking at nearby garage. Parking next door before 5 p.m., valet parking after 5 p.m. Full bar service. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Sandwiches L only $2.25, platters L and D $7-$19.75. Harry's Restaurant. The focal point of the menu is the daily specials, most around $4 or $5 for large portions of good, simple French cooking. And though the menu still offers only main courses, no appetizers or desserts, you can drink everything from imported German beer to homemade honey wine in individual jugs, and even Perrier or Sprite. Falls Landing 774 Walker Rd., Great Falls, Va. 759-4650. Rustic and reasonable, with creditable food, Vietnam Georgetown is a neighborhood ethnic restaurant that just doesn't happen to be in an ethnic neighborhood. At Chrisfield you ought to know what to order, for the crab cakes are bready and heavily permeated with green pepper, and the broiled, baked or sauteed seafoods outshine any of the fried ones. Free parking in rear at dinner. In an era that values light eating, Ikado's high prices for small portions detract little from its agreeability. Open daily. 821-1976. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $3.95-$7.95, D $7.50-$8.95. My Brother and Me 1700 K St. NW. The service is dignified. Jun 3, 2015. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Closed Sun. AE, D, MC, V. No reservations. AE, MC, V. No reservations.Parking lot. One of the most attractive and ambitious Italian restaurants in town has succumbed to lassitude. Commercial parking lots. The Magic Pan 5252 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 686-5500. Fortunes shift, and fans shift back and forth between Georgetown's two side-by-side Vietnamese restaurants with this, the corner one, being the insiders' current favorite. L, D daily. 301/428-8593. Open daily. . L daily, D daily ex Sun. Full bar service. The captains may be prone to practical jokes, but they are experts at flaming a duck or carving a rack of lamb. Free parking in adjacent lot after 4 p.m. Full bar service. Look for big changes this year in Le Pavillon, at least in the design of the room. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Le Manouche is one of those unfathomable French restaurants where the food is wonderful and dreadful, reasonable and expensive, a little of the best and the worst. No credit cards. The dining room is small, the booths just large enough for four slim diners, the decorations limited to a few carnations, some cardboard cartons and a refrigerator with a few stray bottles of wine and beer. Over the years, it has moved to a few different locations in the downtown area. When it opened -- to much fanfare among old India hands -- it was a rather expensive restaurant. Children's prices. No-smoking section. L daily ex Sun, D daily. 667-5350. Vietnamese. Parking lot. But I found no dish that meets any desire. Discount parking in garage. And the staf does sing a rousing version of "Happy Birthday." Lamb is also excellent here, wither the filet with tarragon or the rack of lamb with a border of very good vegetables. And even a welcome mat. Caffe Italiano 3516 Conecticut Ave. NW. For dessert, the baklava is outstanding, the cardamom-secented cornstarch pudding an acquired taste and the oversize slab of sugared fried dough pleasant to nibble. Street parking and nearby lot. The 19 Greatest Restaurants in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is a city rich with history and tradition a trait that plays out in the city's restaurants, many of which have been open for decades (or in some cases, a century!) 422-8622. emily in paris savoir office. Even the expresso is as good as you are likely to make at home. L $4.50-$8.50, D $10.50-$16. 9ll-6787. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner only. D $9.95-$14.50. But service is indifferent unless you are a friend of the house, and little thought is given to the sensitivities of the diner. Black Horse Tavern 1236 20th St. NW. Full bar service. L, D daily. D $6.50-$14.95. Street parking. With salad or quiche and pastry, a shopping break for under $10 is worth adding to your list. Old Angler's has its standards, but they need to be applied to the kitchen. 657-8775. To your right is a bar bathed in a golden glow of blond wood and hanging glasswar. Then match the nearly two dozen main dishes -- Cornish hen with ginger, lemon, coriander and cognac; shrimp with yogurt and coconut; beef with nuts and cream; and, of course, the fish -- with puffed or grilled breads, chutneys made with fresh herbs, vegetable side dishes, to concoct a highly personal Indian feast. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. You might wonder how this can be considered a decent restaurant, unless you were clever enough to order shrimp de jonghe, jumbo shrimp firm and moist, in a garlic and shallot flecked butter sauce. L $2.25-$5.95, D $7.95-$13.95.Open daily. Closed Sun. Closed Sun. Trader Vic's. The Polynesian-themed restaurant was in Seattle's Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) and capitalized on the tiki-fad of the 1950s and 1960s. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted for five or more only. Landini Brothers is a restaurant that grows on you, even during the meal. Full bar service. Frederick, Md. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. AE, CB, D MC, V. Reservations suggested. No-smoking section. It is one of those exciting cities where you could visit a different restaurant every day for six months and still not get to all the good ones. Among main dishes, the crab imperial is historically and currently excellent, and dishes with hollandaise or bearnaise sauces fare well. Full bar service. Open daily. L, D daily. L $2.25-$5.95, D $6.50-$12.95. Thank goodness the shish kebab was perfectly cooked and well-trimmed tender meat, and the orange cream pudding a refreshing contract of tart and sweet. Full bar service. Past the 1950s, White Tower, its restaurants mostly relegated to urban areas, began to fade away; it never made the move to the more lucrative suburbs, like many of its fast-food competitors did . Full bar service. The menu overlaps with French but is largely Russian and Yugoslavian; its offerings range from earthy ground meat kebabs -- cevapcici -- and stuffed cabbage to sophisticated kulebiaka of salmon and veal Orloff. Parking lot. 393-3330. Try them. Siam Inn 11407 Amherst Ave., Wheaton. Your plate will be laden not with delicacies but with large portions of good earthy food, a lot of substance for the money. Valet parking, free at dinner. Beer and wine only. Parking lot. Food For Thought 1738 Connecticut Ave. NW. NYC's Best Restaurant Patios. Washington's French restaurants tend to look significant, with canopies and pompous entrances. 338-2000. This is a restaurant where every dinner can turn into an impromptu banquet. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Street parking. NW. L $2.95-$3.25, D $3.50-$6.45. 986-0707. 6201 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. L $3.25-$6.25, D $7.25-$14.75. Although the name suggests the restaurant's specialization in seafood, there are meats on the menu. No credit cards. Full bar service. Hidden below the bustling cormer of 17th and K Streets NW is a bustling bar where it's easy to relax and forget the over-head traffic jams. Children's prices. Order small bowls of stewed chicken, lamb or beef, either mildly spiced with cumin, cinnamon and the like, or hotly peppered with red pepper paste; spoon mounds of the meats and side dishes of braised cabbage and green beans and carrots in between, then start tearing and scooping. L $3.25-$7.95, D $4.50-$9.50. Full bar service. L $6-$9, D $9.75-$13. Children's prices. Foggy Bottom Cafe The River Inn, 924 25th St. NW. 338-3901. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. One of the prettiest restaurants in town, with a floating stairway up the two-story dining room and contemporary stained glass tinting the old brick, Da Vinci serves some of the best pasta in town. No resrvations. AE, MC, D, V. Reservations accepted only for six or more. L $4.85-$7.75, D $7.95-$12.95. L, D daily. The Frat House. Free parking in adjacent lot after 5:30 p.m. Beer and wine only. D $11.50-$16.25. L $4.75-$8.25, D $9.25-$15.50. McGuire's 1330 Pennsylvania Ave. Most interesting, though, are the daily specials, from simle breast of chicken with mustard to exotic snails wrapped in puff pastry. Chadwick's 3205 K St. NW. L, D $1.50-$12.50. Ae, MC, V. Reservations suggested. NW. A brisk, cheerful place to eat, La Brasserie allows the option of eating lightly or substantially, and inexpensively if you are careful. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. L $2.25-$9.95, D $5.75-$14.75. Street parking. Blackie's House of Beef 1217 22nd St. NW. And, for dessert, strawberry shortcake is unusual and creamy. Closed Mon. Pigfoot 1812 Hamlin St. NE. Parking in adjacent lot. The variety of house wines and beers complement the menu, and desserts, especially the chocolate walnut cake, are worth the splurge. 209 1/2 209 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. Skip to the inside pages for appetizers, particularly for shrimp toast and cold sour cabbage flavored with chili peppers and sesame oil. Street parking. Mamma Desta 4840 Georgia Ave. NW. DC wasn't exactly termed "safe". Some establishments -- Paul Young's and Sans Souci, for example -- were dropped at the last minute because of major staff changes whose effects I had no opportunity to evaluate.