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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated July 2026.
Chang Chang · Dupont Circle
Peter Chang's Dupont Circle room serving pillowy peking duck buns and Shanghai soup dumplings alongside sweet-and-sour spareribs. It is the way to taste Chang's cooking without the trip out to Virginia.
Panda Gourmet Fusions · Ivy City
A Sichuan room in Ivy City built for heat, where Xinjiang chicken, cumin beef, and dan dan noodles all come loaded with chilies. The guide's warning is straightforward: come ready to be humbled by the spice level.
Queen’s English · Columbia Heights
A living-room-style Cantonese spot in Columbia Heights with close, intimate seating. Truffle dumplings and chili-braised beef tongue with daikon fritters push past the usual Cantonese-American script.
Chinatown Express · Chinatown
The last Chinatown storefront with roasted ducks hanging in the window, a historic holdout in a neighborhood that has lost most of its Chinese restaurants. Order the duck dropped into a steaming bowl of broth with hand-pulled noodles.