Convivial bistro offering riffs on tradition, from New American (fried chicken) to French (pâté). Based on 924 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 626-0015
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Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reservations: resy.com
Reviews
Rupal Gupta
Great lunch spot! Lots of options and quick prep, with attentive and kind service. Kids and adults alike were happy with this meal. Book choy curry was yum! Profiteroles did not disappoint and were quite shareable.
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Larry Nicholson
Amazing atmosphere and nice place for lunch! It’s somewhat of a hidden gem but I’m glad I found it. I plan to visit again soon when I have more time Many thanks to Israel and everyone else on the amazing team for a good experience and nice welcome!
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Adriana Seitz
I had the beef cheeks and my partner had the fried chicken, both were DELICIOUS. Perfect portions, great quality, and prices you can’t beat. Amazing food aside, the service was exceptional. I made a reservation online and received a phone call prior asking if we wanted to dine inside or outside. The staff was so gracious and accommodating, constantly anticipating my needs and checking to see if we were enjoying ourselves. I’m not from DC but when I come back, I will be sure to visit Central again.
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Laura West
This place was absolutely FABULOUS!!!! We are out on the patio, greeted by very friendly staff. They were prompt in getting our drink order and the drinks were great. We ordered a “special” and split it along with the best wedge salad. The special was a seared flat iron steak with the best caper sauce we have had in our lives! Everything was perfect here! Don’t miss this dining spot!
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Erika Young
Great stop in for lunch! Had their lunch special – a friend chicken sandwich with pickles and red cabbage slaw with fries. The sandwich was okay overall, could use some heat or acid to cut through the creaminess of the slaw. I would order it again. Wish I had room for dessert though, the profiteroles sounded delicious! Let me know how they are!
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anin ayulac
After visiting DC’s Christian market, we were tired and hungry. We really enjoyed our dinner and the customer service. The venue was was and clean. We were seated right away and someone immediately came to our table and gave us water and then a few minutes later our waiter stopped by the table. Our reservation was at 6:45pm and they were definitely busy. However, we were served our food in a timely manner. Our food was delicious and the drinks were made perfect-at least for my liking. I will definitely will come back here again and I do recommend this place. Parking is also available in the same block d as the restaurant.
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Jimmy Chu
The best crab cake I’ve ever had. General crabmeat is highlighted by the Lobster bisque served as source. Perfect combination with a glass of champagne
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Craig Larson
A perfect taste of France in America. Superb service and beautifully French dishes, including the country pâté. Don’t worry, the crème brûlée is perfection and not to be skipped over. Our grandson cleaned all of his MANY plates. The dessert gift brought us all to tears for reasons I leave private.
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Marc Bentley
As a party of three, we started with the cheese puffs and these were excellent – very rich though. To start I had the lyonnaise salad and this was incredible- we have been to Lyon and this was just as delicious as there signature dish. We also had a lobster bisque special which was the best ever tasted and we have eaten a lot of them around the world. For main we all had chicken dishes and they were excellent, although the chicken schnitzel is huge-bigger than our head . Desserts were excellent too, pictures to follow :
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Cristian Moise
Amazing gourmet food and excelent high class service in an elegant atmosphere with a lovely view of the Waldorf Astoria. Personally, I enjoyed a trully delicious steak with pepper sauce and shared a bunch of wonderful deserts with my friends. And the price was not as high as we had expected. Really a lovely refined dining experience.
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