Here is a likely incomplete list of the trendy-yet-classic French bistros that have opened in and around DC so far in the roaring 2020s: Lutèce, Bistro du Jour, La Bise, L’Avant Garde, Josephine, Petite Cerise, Cafe Colline, and as of today, Pastis. That’s on top of old standbys like Le Diplomate, La Chaumiere, and Chez Billy Sud.
Winter Restaurant Week will soon be upon us; it runs from Monday, January 15 to Sunday, January 21. And while dinner prices have jumped set menus now are $40, $55, and $65 a person some of the best deals can be found during the day, when restaurants turn out $25 or $35 lunches and brunches. Agora 7911