How to Spend a Perfect 72 Hours Eating Your Way Through D.C.

Start your weekend off right in Washington, D.C., with a bit of American history — museums and monuments that reflect the rich tradition of America, but also cuisines that gravitate around America’s rich foodways.

Willowsong has a menu that celebrates American cuisine going back to the time of the Founding Fathers. Almost the entire menu is sourced from Mid-Atlantic farms, wineries, breweries, and distilleries, including Jefferson Distillery’s small-batch bourbons.

Chef Jeffery Williams capitalizes on spectacular seasonal products to serve an ever-evolving menu of Americana dishes, including a breakfast sandwich stuffed with Virginia spiral smoked ham, plus a fried egg and cheddar, or the Chesapeake striper-bass served in a bell pepper and eggplant ragù with tomato white wine jus and pommes soufflé. Open all day weekdays, it’s the perfect way to fuel up for a day of walking across the National Mall. It also offers Potomac River views within eyeshot of the Jefferson Memorial.

End your day at a D.C. institution that even the James Beard Foundation has called an American classic. Annie’s, which has been around for nearly eight decades, is a fixture of the Dupont Circle LGBTQIA+ community and it serves juicy steaks and a mean martini for a perfect night cap to your first day in the District.

And in a town filled with steakhouses, Annie’s might just be the best version of an old-school steakhouse. Walk-ins are always accepted, and the top dish to try here is the “bull in a pan,” a juicy sirloin tips steak with bell peppers and sautéed onions.

Call (202) 232-0395 for more information.