Restaurants Washington DC - Kanlaya Thai Cuisine

This is a simple, but good Thai restaurant in China town.

Apart from the waiter that was a little spaced out and brought the wrong dishes, the food was ok. The Panang curry, which is a red curry was a little bit spicy but had nice flavours. The shrimps with a yellow curry sauce was everyone's favourite! The chicken with cashew nuts was alright, but it tasted a little more like greasy spoon chinese (simple sauce thickened with corn starch).

The food is not very expensive. The main dishes are around $10 including rice.

The desert: sticky rice with mango was a nice way to finish off the meal on a sweet note.

Kanlaya Thai Cuisine

740 6th Street NW

Washington DC 20001

www.kanlayathaicuisine.com

Restaurants Washington DC - Hank's Oyster Bar (recommendable)

This is a great oyster bar near Dupont Circle. You can do some serious oyster tasting here! You can choose them by areas; it becomes noticeable that oysters from different geographical areas have very different flavours. Some are more salty than others.

The sable fish had a delicious balsamic vinegar reduction which was delicious and light. The sweet potatoes were a nice side dish and the french fries were homemade which was nice.

Each oyster costs $2 and the main dishes were around $21. However a main is not filling so it is necessary to order 1 or 2 side dishes which each cost around 5$. So I guess, it is around $30 per person.

Overall I would definitely recommend this place.

Hank's Oyster Bar

1624 Q St NW, Washington DC

Tel. 202 462 4265

www.hanksdc.com

Restaurants Washington DC - Commissary

This is a great breakfast place if you feel like a hearty breakfast which is inexpensive (near Logan Circle).

The hash and eggs with multi grain is good, but they put a lot of sauce which makes the whole dish quite heavy. The Huevos Rancheros were simple, but tasty. A tiny bit on the greasy side, but I did not expect a healthy meal here.

The only thing I wish breakfast places would do is squeeze their own juices. They have a large variety of juices on their menu and when we asked if they were fresh the told us they were all packaged. The orange juice is fresh, but one can tell that they did not press it themselves (it tastes like Tropicana).

They have tables outside which was great since the sun was shining. We were lucky to get a table and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Each main dish costs around $8 which is a good price for breakfast.

Commissary

1443 P St NW

Washington DC 20005

Tel 202 299 0018

www.commissarydc.com

Restaurants Washington DC - Founding Farmers (recommendable)

If you are going to a conference or meeting in the IMF or World Bank this Restaurant is conveniently located at 19th street.

This is a great restaurant for lunch. It is a little bit on the expensive side, but the wait is not long and the food is all very fresh. One can eat the meat here without having a bad conscience since the animals were all treated well which is their main selling point

It is very American with corn bread, lots of sandwiches, but they also have healthy choices on their menu such as salads or fish. I tried the Plank salmon which had a delicious sweet maple syrup glazing. The others tried the Sand Barackwurst (a more sophisticated hot dog - with sophisticated I mean better meat etc) and the Cheeseburger which were both delicious.

(One thing I noticed is that they claim to make their own bread, but when I asked if the bread was with lactose products, the waiters said they have to call their bakery and ask.)

The main dishes were all around 13 USD, however the plank salmon was a little bit on the expensive side and was 30 USD.

Overall I would recommend this place for a quick and healthy lunch.

Founding Farmers

1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington, DC 20006

Tel 202 822 8783

www.wearefoundingfarmers.com

Restaurants Washington DC - Rice

Washington DC is a beautiful city with a good variety of Restaurants. The weather was very mild (everything is relative - comparing to Canada it is), especially this year and therefore it was possible to sit outside and enjoy ones food in mid November!

Rice is a nice little place in a very trendy area of Washington DC (near Logan Circle). The food is simple Thai food in a pleasant setting.

It is advisable to go there before 20:00 or make a reservation because after 20:00 it gets very full. For some it may become a little loud after a while due to the acoustics there. The food comes very quickly and the waiters bring the check at the same speed without asking if one wants anything else. So my impression was that it is perhaps not a place for a long chat or extensive dinner.

The main dishes cost around $16 each which is reasonable value for money.

Rice
1608 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

Tel. 202-234-2400n

www.simplyhomedc.com