Café du Parc

Frommer's Review

Although Washington has only recently come into its own as a great restaurant destination, the city has always been known for its excellent French establishments, from Le Lion D'Or 25 years ago to Citronelle today. This year has added several more French eateries, including the delightful Café du Parc, situated next to the Willard Hotel. The sunny two-level bistro overlooks Pershing Park and offers courtyard seating during clement weather. Renowned Michelin-starred chef Antoine Westermann oversees the menu and has dispatched his own assistants to staff the cafe (you can watch them at work in the open kitchen on the second floor). Café du Parc, with its dishes redolent of Paris -- les tomates farcies aux legumes (tomatoes stuffed with vegetables) and choucroute alsacienne (sauerkraut with pork and sausages) -- is a must for any francophile, though most dine here at lunch, when the ambience is decidedly livelier than later in the day. (The lunch menu is a shortened version of the dinner menu.). If the 96-seat cafe is booked, you can carry out certain items daily until 5pm.

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