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Marcel's
2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
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Cuisine | French | |
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Hours | Sun 5:30-9:30pm; Mon-Thurs 5:30-10pm; Fri-Sat 5:30-11pm | |
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Location | Near 24th St., Foggy Bottom/West End | |
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Transportation | Metro: Foggy Bottom | |
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Reservations | Reservations recommended | |
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Phone | 202/296-1166 | |
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Web site | www.marcelsdc.com | |
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Prices | Tasting menus: 3-course $65, 4-course $80, 5-course $95, 7-course $130 (any dish on the menu may be ordered individually); pretheater dinner 5:30-7pm (including round-trip limo to/from Kennedy Center) $58 | |
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Credit Cards | AE,MC,V | |
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Chef Robert Wiedmaier's vivid style is firmly on display here, with French dishes that include nods to his Belgian training: duck breast with baby turnips, rose lentils, and Calvados sauce; venison with ragout of winter mushrooms and Madeira sauce; or the boudin blanc sausage with chestnut purée. Desserts usually include seasonal tarts, like the spring pear tart with raspberry coulis.
Service and ambience are rather formal in this dining room, whose French country decor includes panels of rough stone framed by rustic shutters and antique hutches displaying Provençal pottery. To the right of the exhibition kitchen is the more casual wine bar, which has its own menus (the full dinner menu is also available at some tables) and lovely live jazz nightly year-round. Marcel's offers seating on the patio -- right on Pennsylvania Avenue -- in warm weather. Marcel's also has a grand pretheater dinner.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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Frommer's Washington, D.C. 2012
Author: Elise H. Ford 
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0 stars | Frommer's Recommended |
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1 stars | Frommer's Highly Recommended |
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2 stars | Frommer's Very Highly Recommended |
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3 stars | Frommer's Exceptional |
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