Best of Food & Drink

Brunch

Winner: Mon Ami Gabi 
Finalists:

  • Silver 
  • Founding Farmers 
  • Tatte Bakery & Café 

Indian Restaurant

Winner: Kadhai 
Finalists:

  • Passage to India 
  • Commonwealth Indian 
  • Tikka Masala 

Italian Restaurant

Winner: Olazzo
Finalists:

  • Pines of Rome 
  • Il Pizzico 
  • Gregorio’s Trattoria

Mexican Restaurant 

Winner: Uncle Julio’s 
Finalists:

  • Guapo’s Restaurant 
  • Gringos & Mariachis 
  • Casa Oaxaca 

Middle Eastern/ Mediterranean 

Winner: Bacchus of Lebanon 
Finalists:

  • Moby Dick House of Kabob 
  • Cava 
  • Melina 
  • Lebanese Taverna 

Outdoor Dining

Winner: Caddies on Cordell 
Finalists:

  • Mon Ami Gabi 
  • Old Angler’s Inn
  • Millie’s

Pizza

Winner: Ledo Pizza  
Finalists:

  • Frankly…Pizza! 
  • Pizzeria Da Marco 
  • Potomac Pizza 

Sandwich Shop 

Winner: Jetties 
Finalists:

  • Caddies on Cordell 
  • Potbelly 
  • Bradley Food & Beverage

Special Occasion Restaurant

Winner: Woodmont Grill 
Finalists:

  • La Ferme 
  • Mon Ami Gabi 
  • Salt Line 

Sushi  

Winner: Raku 
Finalists:

  • Kusshi Sushi 
  • Sushiko 
  • Maki Maki Sushi 

Tacos 

Winner: Fish Taco 
Finalists:

  • Taco Bamba 
  • Gringos & Mariachis 

Takeout for a Night In

Winner: Moby Dick House of Kabob 
Finalists:

  • The Big Greek Café 
  • Chiko 
  • Silver and Sons BBQ

Thai Restaurant 

Winner: Sisters Thai
Finalists:

  • Sala Thai 
  • Kiin Imm Thai 

Vegetarian Dishes  

Winner: Planta 
Finalists:

  • True Food Kitchen 
  • Flower Child 
  • Yuan Fu Vegetarian

Workday Lunch Spot 

Winner: Cava 
Finalists:

  • Sweetgreen
  • Tatte Bakery & Café 
  • Caddies on Cordell 

Locally Owned Coffee Shop 

Winner: Java Nation 
Finalists:

  • Quartermaine Coffee Roasters 
  • Grace Street Coffee  
  • Black Lion Coffee & Café 
  • Filicori Zecchini 

Brewery   

Winner: Lone Oak Brewery 
Finalists:

  • BabyCat Brewery 
  • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 
  • 7 Locks Brewing 

Bar Scene 

Winner: Caddies on Cordell 
Finalists:

  • Tommy Joe’s 
  • Hip Flask 
  • Salt Line 
  • Quincy’s 

Cocktails & Mocktails 

Winner: Hip Flask
Finalists:

  • Planta 
  • Julii 
  • Caddies on Cordell 
  • Joy By Seven Reasons 

Farmers Market  

Winner: Bethesda Central Farm Market
Finalists:

  • Kensington Farmers Market 
  • Pike Central Farm Market 
  • Montgomery Farm Women’s Cooperative Market 

Restaurant in Bethesda 

Winner: Woodmont Grill
Finalists:

  • Mon Ami Gabi 
  • Barrel & Crow 
  • Raku 
  • Salt Line 

Restaurant in Chevy Chase  

Winner: La Ferme
Finalists:

  • Lia’s  
  • Clyde’s  
  • Opal
  • Joy by Seven Reasons  

Restaurant in Clarksburg/ Damascus   

Winner: Hornet’s Nest Grille 
Finalists:

  • The Comus Inn 

Restaurant in Gaithersburg/ North Potomac  

Winner: Isaac’s Poultry Market 
Finalists:

  • Coastal Flats 
  • Il Porto 
  • Vasili’s Kitchen

Restaurant in Kensington/ Garrett Park   

Winner: Black Market Bistro
Finalists:

  • The Dish & Dram
  • Frankly…Pizza! 

Restaurant in North Bethesda/ Rockville

Winner: Julii 
Finalists:

  • Melina 
  • Summer House Santa Monica
  • Seasons 52 

Restaurant in Olney/ Sandy Spring

Winner: Mamma Lucia
Finalists:

  • GrillMarX 
  • Salt & Vine 
  • Cava Mezze 

Restaurant in Potomac

Winner: Hunter’s Bar & Grill
Finalists:

  • Renato’s at River Falls  
  • Founding Farmers 
  • Gregorio’s Trattoria 

Restaurant in Silver Spring  

Winner: Zinnia  
Finalists:

  • All Set Restaurant & Bar 
  • Miss Toya’s Creole House 
  • Mi Rancho 
  • J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse 

Restaurant in Upper Northwest D.C.  

Winner: Opal
Finalists:

  • Millie’s 
  • Matisse