{"id":62255,"date":"2026-10-25T03:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/62255\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T03:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:32:16","slug":"the-best-places-to-eat-on-u-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/62255\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Places to Eat on U Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Doro (courtesy Doro).jpg.webp\" width=\"900\" height=\"682\" alt=\"doro soul food biscuit\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Colada Shop, a Cuban cafe-bar hybrid is packed with pastel hues, good vibes and bold\u00a0bites that\u00a0bring to life diverse flavors best paired with a bold Cuban coffee by day or a cocktail by night.<\/p>\n<p>At the low-key\u00a0Doro Soul Food, Michelin-starred chef Elias Taddesse adds an Ethiopian flair to traditional American soul food: fried chicken, a special spin on mac \u2018n\u2019 cheese and vegan crispy tenders.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/side-shot-of-chef-cooking-at-maydan_ddc-photo.jpg.webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"The best, trendy restaurants to try now in Washington, DC - Maydan restaurant in Washington, DC \"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"instagram-username\">\n<p>  @maydandc\n      <\/p>\n<p>Just beyond\u00a014th\u00a0Street is\u00a0Maydan, set in the back alley of a 19th century brick building\u00a0and marked only by a heavy wooden door. Here, fiery flavors and eclectic decor tell the story of the restaurant team\u2019s travels across the Middle East and North Africa. Diners are greeted by the sizzling of turmeric-spiced whole chicken and chermoula sauce-marinated sardines roasting over the crackling oak-fired hearth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At chef Ryan Ratino&#8217;s\u00a0Michelin-starred\u00a0Bresca, discover a\u00a0bright-yet-earthy decor and inventive menu that melds tantalizing flavors. Think\u00a0pastrami beets served with whipped feta and dill on rye, foie gras made into\u00a0\u201cPB&amp;J\u201d and sea urchin linguini with truffles and chili.<\/p>\n<p>Paying homage to Trinidadian and wider Caribbean cuisines, the sleek St. James (alongside its street food spot Cane on H Street) serves up colorful courses ranging from Callaloo soup to 12-hour-marinated jerk brisket.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LulusWinegarden_7406630_20230228_6.jpg.webp\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Two people clink their wine glasses together at a stylish outdoor wine garden. \"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"instagram-username\">\n<p>  Lulu&#8217;s Winegarden\n<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a\u00a0casual, communal, bottle-driven wine garden (think: beer garden-style service, but with wine), with three lush garden patios, reimagined dinner party fare and a fun and affordable wine list, check out Lulu&#8217;s Winegarden.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for snacks and creative cocktails at any hour, then head to Service Bar. A rotating list of seasonal cocktails and affordable drinks will keep everyone in your group happy.<\/p>\n<p>For more quality eats and nightlife hustle and bustle, head over to 14th Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colada Shop, a Cuban cafe-bar hybrid is packed with pastel hues, good vibes and bold\u00a0bites that\u00a0bring to life diverse flavors best paired with a bold Cuban coffee by day or a cocktail by night. At the low-key\u00a0Doro Soul Food, Michelin-starred chef Elias Taddesse adds an Ethiopian flair to traditional American soul food: fried chicken, a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[6807,6804,6805,6802,6806,6803],"class_list":["post-62255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-district-of-columbia","tag-d-c","tag-d-c-dining","tag-d-c-fine-dining","tag-d-c-food","tag-d-c-grocery-stores","tag-d-c-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117499444798881588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}