Named for the narrow, three-story-tall matchbox-resembling space the eatery first inhabited, Matchbox was immediately so popular that it soon expanded to this Chinatown location and added many other Matchboxes throughout the area, including one on Barracks Row (521 8th St. SE) and in the U and 14th Street Corridors (1901 14th St. NW). Locals love the thin-crust pizzas cooked in 900 degree F wood-fired brick ovens (try the spicy meatball with crispy bacon and crushed red pepper), the appetizer of mini burgers on toasted brioche topped with onion “straws” (skinny fried onion strands), the fried chicken cob salad, and entrees like the pan-roasted salmon. Saturday and Sunday brunch are big, too.
Washington, D.C.› Restaurant
Matchbox
713 H St. NW (btw. 7th and 8th sts.)
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Downtown & Penn Quarter
Hours
Mon–Thurs 11am–10:30pm; Fri 11am–11:30pm; Sat 10am–11:30pm; Sun 10am–10:30pm
Transportation
Metro: Gallery Place–Chinatown (H and 7th sts. exit)
Phone
202/289-4441
Prices
Main courses $18–$32; pizzas and sandwiches $11–$23; brunch $9–$16
Cuisine Type
Pizza/American
Web site
Matchbox
Other
Reservations accepted

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713 H St. NW Washington, D.C.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.