Komi

Komi
1509 17th St NW
Washington D.C., DC 20036-6262
Tel: (202) 332-9200

Did you know that two of DC's greatest restaurants were literally side by side? Tucked away in a nondescript Dupont Circle neighborhood, you'll find two restaurants - one with a sign and one without. The restaurant with the sign is Sushi Taro, purveyor of some of the best sushi in DC, while the one without is Komi, arguably DC's finest restaurant.

I'd heard of Komi from a friend and managed to snag a reservation for my wife's birthday (getting a reservation at Komi is like Cafe Atlantico's Minibar - you have to call a month in advance). Its prixe fixed with no set menu - the menu changes with whatever is in season and fresh. Our meal started with a succession of seafood appetizers (9 in total) starting with caviar and each dish better than the last one. We had two mains - a spaghetti as primi and a grilled lamb as secondi. The lamb was probably the best I've ever had outside of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. And to wrap it all up, there were 5 desserts. As with dining at the table of all great chefs, Chef Johnny Monis makes the diner keel over in submission with amazing tastes and textures.

Verdict: A must visit. The best food I've had in DC.

While you're not allowed to take pictures of the food, I did manage to sneak a couple in before I was politely told to refrain from taking any further pictures.