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“A great variety of Mediterranean foods”

Zaytinya by Jose Andres
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Ranked #46 of 3,910 Restaurants in Washington DC
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: $32 - $33
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Good for: Large groups, Business meetings, Bar scene, Special occasions
Dining options: Late Night, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Reservations
Dining style: Casual Elegant
Neighborhood: Downtown
Cross street: G St.
Transit: Gallery Place/Chinatown station. 9 th & G St exit on the red, green and yellow lines.
Description: Zaytinya offers an innovative mezze menu inspired by Turkish, Greek and Lebanese cuisines, under the direction of renowned chef José Andrés, served up in a sleek and modern setting. Shared small plates, creative cocktails and unique Mediterranean wines make this spot one of DC’s top dining destinations.
Reviewed December 28, 2018

It was great to find a restaurant which serves such a variety of Eastern Mediterranean foods. Most of the dishes were served on small plates as in Is common in Lebanon. A great way to share and sample many dishes The calamari was excellent as was the
fried cheese. I highly recommend this restaurant . Atmosphere is modern and not Middle eastern which is OK

Date of visit: December 2018
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Reviewed December 27, 2018

Easily one of the top 3, if not the top, lunch option we've experienced. We didn't have reservations, but scored a table near the bar and went with the mezze lunch option and seriously, every course was just spot on perfection. For the quality and the volume of the food, a great buy if you're in DC.

Date of visit: November 2018
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Reviewed December 25, 2018

Visited with another couple and although we had reservations we had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. This place is larger than most DC restaurants, it is very popular, and gets extremely busy. Once we got seated we were waited on quickly, and the food came surprisingly fast. We shared several items, and every dish was tasty. It is worth a visit, and I will return.

Date of visit: December 2018
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Reviewed December 24, 2018

another favorite restaurant in DC, great food, atmosphere and close to pretty much everything! mix of traditional and the plates are inventive meze, the bar scene is a nice, though it can be a little too loud.

Date of visit: October 2018
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Reviewed December 18, 2018

We grandparents had the Hommus Ma Lahm, Falafel, Spanakopita, and Hünkãr Beğendi--all outstanding. Others had Mushroom Saganaki and Grape-Leaves Dolmades, as well as three more orders of Spanakopita. Everybody loved everything. The pita bread was hot and fabulous, and was extremely popular with everybody. Several of us shared a bottle of St. Thomas red wine from the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, which we greatly enjoyed and wished we could buy locally. The two teenagers also got dessert -- Turkish Delight and vanilla ice cream with bits of baklava, and their parents got Turkish Coffee Chocolate Cake--all enjoyed them. It was a great get-together. We regretted that they don't have baklava, even though they have it in ice cream.

Date of visit: December 2018
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