Time for our Best Food in DC!! 2015 was filled with a ton of excellent and tasty food that was so memorable that we had a hard time picking out the best of the best in a metro area in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. With so much great food the area offers, narrowing down our list was complex. Here are what we thought were our favorite dishes of the year.
Best Taoas
Spiced Beef Empanadas @ Barcelona Wine Bar: It was probably one of the best tapas we have ever tasted. It was so dense, yet very soft and juicy. It was so good that we ordered it five more times that night. That doesn’t happen often, and it shows that it deserves to be on our best-of-the-year list. If not the best tapas, then the best Empanadas in the area. This dish is so good that we would have placed it on our list anyway.
Best Bacon
Pork Belly & Eggs @ Cava Mezze: Good things always come in large packages, especially for bacon. We are big bacon-size queens, so the bigger, the better. This was by far our favorite pork belly order of the year. It was nice and crispy, with a very thick yet tender layer.
Best Breakfast
Maple Pulled Pork & Fried Eggs @ Paladar: This is one of the most unique breakfast dishes we’ve ever tried. It combines savory eggs and pork with cornbread and sweet syrup, making it one of our favorite dishes of the year.
Best Cocktail
Fetish Mix Drink @ Co Co Sala: We sure have a sweet tooth, and if you combine that with our love of alcohol, you get our favorite mix drink of the year. It might be sweeter than most of the desserts we tried. With every, you feel less guilty ordering.
Best Dessert
S’Mores Bar @ Summer House Santa Monica: We are big fans of brownies in all forms, so it would surely make it to our best list for one to impress us so much. It’s not overly thick, which is surprising since we like thick things, but it’s so dense and brownie-heavy that it made up for it. A pure joy in every bite made this our favorite brownie of the year.
Best Mexican
Chilaquiles Con Chorizo Tapas @ Oyamel Cocina Mexicana: The pure beauty of this dish is enough to make it on this list, but luckily, it also tasted pretty amazing. It’s a perfect combination of Hispanic food, breakfast, and brunch, all in one chip bowl.
Best Cupcakes
Egg Nog Cupcake @ Baked & Wired: This cupcake truly represents DC: it’s big, powerful, and amazingly memorable. No cupcake can match this; every bite is like eating a whole cake.
Best Cake
Chocolate Hazelnut Indulgence Cake @ Barcelona Wine Bar: Who said cakes must be big? Instead, we’re going for this tiny thing of joy. It may be small but has more flavor than the most enormous cakes. It is the best cake we’ve had this year.
Best Pecan Pie
Pecan Pie @ Busboys and Poets in Takoma: We love pecan pie and are always happy to find one that pleases our taste buds. It’s nice and thick, with a sizable filling and crunchy pecans. Every bite fills us with happiness.
Best Lunch
Chicken Super Bibimbap @ Soul Food Wheaton: This lunch in a bowl includes everything we love about Korean Bibimbap and much more. What makes it even more fun is that it comes from a unique food joint located inside a gas station.
Best Burger
English Muffin Blue Cheese Burger @ Counter in Reston Town Center: Counter strikes back to retake its crown as our favorite burger place. These burgers are so amazing that you must drive out there to try them. You can design your burger, and they will craft it to perfection. You haven’t had a burger until you visit this place.
Best Fusion
Leopold’s Grits @ Kafe Leopold: This is on our best-of list for two reasons. First, we do not like grits, and finding one that we didn’t just enjoy but also impressed our taste buds is rare. Second, most importantly, it’s a perfect fusion of European and American cuisine.
Best Salad
Peach & Goat Cheese Salad @ SweetGreen: When we eat healthy, we like a mix of different flavors, a bit of sweetness, and veggies. This dish combines everything simple yet carefully crafted.
Best Appetizer
Braised Meatballs @ Urban Butcher: We love big balls; after all, there is always more to enjoy. These magnificent balls are nice and big with a whole lot of flavor. We love the combination of meat, cheese, and seasoning.
Best Seafood
Trout Meuniere @ All Set: Every bite was perfect and showcased their love for seafood. Trout was a true star of this dish. It was so well prepared and seasoned that eating was a pure joy. Not often can you find a dish like that.
I hope you enjoyed all the different foods we enjoyed in 2015. While these are the best Foods in DC, we enjoyed many more fabulous dishes you can find here at More Reviews of 2015