3 DC Restaurants are Foodie Favorites on New OpenTable List

WASHINGTON, DC — It's hard for a restaurant to break through the noise in the busy Washington, D.C. dining scene. Three restaurants are getting a big boost Wednesday — with slots on OpenTable's "100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America."

"These standout restaurants are delicious destinations for the most passionate eaters — those for whom dining out is practically sport," says Caroline Potter, OpenTable Chief Dining Officer. "Using ingredients both humble and exotic and drawing culinary inspiration from around the globe, this year's honorees consistently offer thrilling experiences sure to please even the most discerning diners."

The list includes Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier, Plume at the Jefferson Hotel, and Rasika. The "foodie" praise is likely no surprise to fans of these popular restaurants.

"'Wow' is the only way to describe it," wrote one OpenTable reviewer last week after a meal at Rasika. "Everything was spectacular. Easy to see how this is one of the top restaurants in all of D.C."

Open Table came up with its 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in America list by using overall scores from reviews in the past year for all restaurants, and then grading qualifying restaurants based on the percentage of restaurant reviews that included a "fit for foodies" designation.

Unlike the bustle around D.C.'s restaurants, Virginia restaurants on the list included unique bistros and off-the-beaten-path finds that would likely require GPS to find. They include The Goodstone Inn's restaurant in Middleburg, Occoquan's Bistro L'Hermitage and Great Fall's L'Auberge Chez François (both the main dining room and the casual-dining brasserie).

Baltimore had two restaurants on the list: downtown's Charleston restaurant and Linwoods in Owings Mills.