Dining Guide
Washington Finally Has a Michelin Three-Star Restaurant
The top award goes to a classic, but there’s no recognition for the capital’s vibrant ethnic-restaurant scene.
Lessons learned from the first 2019 Michelin Guide announcements in the U.S.: You might have to wait 40 years for the top honor.
The Inn at Little Washington, which chef Patrick O’Connell opened in 1978 in Washington, Va., is the first capital-area restaurant to earn the highest Michelin award. It’s the third year the time-honored guidebook has recognized dining rooms in the nation’s capital.