Komi

For several years in a row now, Washingtonian magazine has named Komi the city's best restaurant. Thirty-something chef/owner Johnny Monis looks a bit like Johnny Depp and cooks like nobody's business. You may see him at work in the half-exposed kitchen at the back of the house. As young as he is, Monis knows what he wants and continues to fiddle with his menu and dining room to achieve it. In this intimate, comfortably attractive shotgun-length dining room (just 12 tables), Monis serves only that night's particular concoctions, a stream of 18 to 22 small bites that often hint of Greek tastes, like the mascarpone-stuffed dates, a ravioli of local beets with feta, Gorgonzola raviolini with pears and almonds, or a slice of slow-roasted local Iberian pig. You don't get to choose (there is no menu), you're here to lap it up. Servers are some of the most efficient and charming staff in the city. FYI: As of this writing, Komi was planning an expansion into the neighboring townhouse and the addition of an outdoor cafe.

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