The Elusive List
Direct from the host stand · 35 restaurants

Washington's most elusive reservations.

minibar. Le Diplomate. Albi. Jônt. Dōgon. Pineapple and Pearls. And 29 others you have been trying to book for months. We work directly with the restaurants to get you a reservation. You pay only when you have a confirmed reservation.

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Tier I · Achievable · 11 restaurants

I  Tier I

The DC rooms where the public phone hold-time stretches into the next century.
$150 posted
Member$50
Acqua
Bistecca · DC
I
Acqua Bistecca Washington
Washington · Italian steakhouse · Penn Quarter
$150Member $50
Ada’s.
On the River · Alexandria
I
Ada's on the River Alexandria
Washington · Steakhouse · Alexandria VA
$150Member $50
CarbonaraArlington · Pasta
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I
Carbonara Arlington
Washington · Italian · Arlington VA
$150Member $50
地球Churasuko
Vienna · Japanese-Brazilian
I
Churasuko Vienna
Washington · Japanese-Brazilian · Vienna VA
$150Member $50
IG
Iron Gate
Dupont Circle · DC
I
Iron Gate Restaurant Washington
Washington · Eastern Mediterranean · Dupont Circle
$150Member $50
Morton’s
The Steakhouse
I
Morton's The Steakhouse Washington
Washington · Steakhouse · Downtown DC
$150Member $50
Oyster Bar
Old EbbittGrill · 1856
I
Old Ebbitt Grill Washington
Washington · American · Downtown DC
$150Member $50
Rose’s Luxury.
Capitol Hill · Silverman
I
Rose's Luxury Washington
Washington · American · Capitol Hill
$150Member $50
The OccidentalPenn Quarter · 1906
I
The Occidental Washington
Washington · American · Downtown DC
$150Member $50
RH
The Red HenBloomingdale · DC
I
The Red Hen Washington
Washington · Italian · Bloomingdale
$150Member $50
dLeñaMexican · Sandoval
I
dLeña Washington
Washington · Modern Mexican · Mt. Vernon Triangle
$150Member $50
Tier II · Hard · 21 restaurants

II  Tier II

Capitol Hill, K Street, and the bridges between them. José Andrés country.
$375 posted
Member$100
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2941
Falls Church
II
2941 Restaurant Falls Church
Washington · Modern American · Falls Church VA
$375Member $100
Levantine · Michelin
A
Albi
II
Albi Washington
Washington · Modern Palestinian · Navy Yard
$375Member $100
Blagden Alley · Peruvian
Causa
II
Causa
Washington · Modern Peruvian tasting · Shaw
$375Member $100
Dōgon.
by Kwame · DC Flagship
II
Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi Washington
Washington · Afro-Caribbean · Southwest Waterfront
$375Member $100
FilomenaGeorgetown · Est 1983
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II
Filomena Ristorante Washington
Washington · Italian · Georgetown
$375Member $100
★ ★ ★
GAIA
Supperclub · DC
II
GAIA Supperclub Washington
Washington · Mediterranean supper club · West End
$375Member $100
ISLAMexican · DC
II
ISLA Restaurant Washington
Washington · Filipino · Capitol Hill
$375Member $100
L’Ardente.
Gold Ceiling · Pasta
II
L'Ardente Washington
Washington · Italian · Downtown DC
$375Member $100
Levantine · Cult
LS
La’ Shukran
II
La' Shukran Washington
Washington · Levantine · Shaw
$375Member $100
Le DiplomateBrasserie · 14th & Q
Washington DC · Stephen Starr
II
Le Diplomate Washington
Washington · French Brasserie · Logan Circle
$375Member $100
LutèceGeorgetown · One Star
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II
Lutèce Washington
Washington · Modern French · Georgetown
$375Member $100
Maydan
Levantine · One Star
II
Maydan Washington
Washington · Middle Eastern · 14th Street Corridor
$375Member $100
M
Minetta DCTavern · KKB
II
Minetta Tavern DC Washington
Washington · American · Downtown DC
$375Member $100
月兔Moon Rabbit
Vietnamese · DC
II
Moon Rabbit DC Washington
Washington · Vietnamese · Southwest Waterfront
$375Member $100
信世NOBU
Washington DC
II
Nobu Washington DC
Washington · Japanese · West End
$375Member $100
M
Mozza DCNancy Silverton
II
Osteria Mozza DC Washington
Washington · Italian · Downtown DC
$375Member $100
松尖SHŌTŌ
Hyper-Luxe · Pan-Asian
II
SHŌTŌ Washington DC
Washington · Pan-Asian · CityCenter DC
$375Member $100
中沢Nakazawa
Sushi · Penn Quarter
II
Sushi Nakazawa Washington
Washington · Edomae omakase · Penn Quarter
$375Member $100
N 87
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Bazaar · DC
The Bazaar
by José Andrés
II
The Bazaar by José Andrés Washington
Washington · Modern Spanish · Penn Quarter
$375Member $100
Shaw · Hearth Cooking
The Dabney
II
The Dabney
Washington · Mid-Atlantic hearth cooking · Shaw
$375Member $100
N 59
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Cocktail · Lab
barmini
by José Andrés
II
barmini by José Andrés Washington
Washington · Cocktail tasting counter · Penn Quarter
$375Member $100
Tier III · Very hard · 3 restaurants

III  Tier III

The tasting menus that book six months out.
$675 posted
Member$225
N 88
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Three Star · Tasting
Jônt
by Ryan Ratino
III
Jônt Washington
Washington · Progressive tasting menu, Japanese-influenced · 14th Street NW
$675Member $225
Pineappleand Pearls · Two Star
✿
III
Pineapple and Pearls Washington
Washington · Modern American tasting · Capitol Hill
$675Member $225
22 Courses · 2 Stars
minibar
by José Andrés
Penn Quarter · DC
★ ★
III
minibar by José Andrés Washington
Washington · Avant-garde tasting menu · Penn Quarter
$675Member $225