Best Restaurants for Casual Hangouts in District of Columbia

Guest praise · District of Columbia

Finding best restaurants for casual hangouts in District of Columbia is a way to choose a meal for more than an address. Let easy company without a formal occasion shape the shortlist. An ordinary catch-up deserves its own good table. Casual dining can make a simple invitation feel like time well spent. Keep a table for conversation beyond the meeting room in mind while choosing the kind of visit to District of Columbia you want to make. In the District of Columbia, a restaurant can connect a busy schedule with a moment that feels entirely your own. The current list includes restaurants in Washington.

Before choosing your table in District of Columbia, find a restaurant that fits the way you want to spend time together rather than inventing a special reason to meet. If your plans centre on Washington, choose a table that fits the rest of your visit to District of Columbia. For another view of the same destination, explore Coziest Atmosphere in District of Columbia and Great Value in District of Columbia. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond District of Columbia, follow Best for Casual Dining across the United States.

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Best for Casual Dining · District of Columbia

Top 3 · Best for Casual Dining in District of Columbia

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#4

Protest Pizza + Bar

Washington, District of Columbia

83.2
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#5

La Casina DC

Washington, District of Columbia

76.5
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#6

Stellina Pizzeria

Washington, District of Columbia

80.5
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#7

Gordon Ramsay Street Burger

Washington, District of Columbia

72.7
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#8

Swizzler Crispy Chicken + Smash Burgers

Washington, District of Columbia

78.2
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#9

Ella's Wood Fired Kitchen

Washington, District of Columbia

74.6
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#10

Boogy & Peel

Washington, District of Columbia

77.3
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#11

i’l campione, an Italian spot. (Inside of Squash On Fire 3rd Floor)

Washington, District of Columbia

73.5
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#12

Mission - Navy Yard

Washington, District of Columbia

80.9
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#13

The Little Grand

Washington, District of Columbia

76.0
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#14

Old Ebbitt Grill

Washington, District of Columbia

83.3
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#15

Taco Bamba City Ridge

Washington, District of Columbia

72.0
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#16

Shake Shack F Street

Washington, District of Columbia

74.1
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#17

Pizzeria Alfreda

Washington, District of Columbia

79.3
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#18

DC Pizza & Wings

Washington, District of Columbia

83.8
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#19

Matchbox

Washington, District of Columbia

75.6
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#20

Egg Yaki

Washington, District of Columbia

83.3
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#21

RedRocks Neapolitan Bistro

Washington, District of Columbia

87.3
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#22

Federalist Pig

Washington, District of Columbia

81.6
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#23

Bozzelli's Italian Deli-Vermont Ave

Washington, District of Columbia

84.6
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#24

Oz Burger & Pizza

Washington, District of Columbia

72.1
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#25

Fat Pete's BBQ

Washington, District of Columbia

16.0
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