Monday night at the ANC meeting, the BID presented its plans for the next upcoming Taste of Georgetown festival. Later on, the liquor license application of Lapis, a proposed Afghan restaurant, was discussed. Perhaps he was just hungry, but it got him wondering: what types of restaurants dominate Georgetown?
Being a nerdy wonk that he is, GM made a pie chart:
Like the rest of America, we apparently really like, well, “American”, Italian (which is mostly to say: Pizza), and dessert.
Before tabulating the numbers (which were based off of GM’s last survey) GM thought that French might eek out a win, but the prevalence of pubs like Martin’s and J.Paul’s put American in first. The combination of ten different pizza places, combined with higher end Italian restaurants like Cafe Milano, put Italian squarely in second place. And despite an Ice Cream No-Man’s Land, when in Georgetown you’re never more than a few blocks from a frozen or baked treat.
The most amazing thing about this data? There are no fewer than 120 restaurants in Georgetown. 120!? That’s nuts.
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This is desperately calling out for a Venn diagram.
Which one is British? Other than the Shepherds Pie at British/Irish influenced, but still all-American, Martin’s? If there’s someplace around purveying oxtail soup and sticky toffee pudding, hear, hear, and let’s hear about it!
Sorry to disappoint you, it’s just the Guards. Honestly, it’s probably as “American” as J.Pauls or the rest, but I was feeling charitable.
Actual real deal British food can be found across town at Againn.
And which one is Austrian?
I’d love it you posted the names of all 120.
Meanwhile, RobRob on the first post — did you participate in a reality show called Solitary? A guy named RobRob did very well on it in the third season.
Kafe Leopold of course!
I’ll post the names soon. I probably even missed a couple.
For your next pie chart, GM, please outline Georgetown restaurants based on their Zagat ratings. Do we have a high or low mark on the Zagat scale, as in how many rank in the high 20s, mid 20s, low 20s and teens? Do any Georgetown restaurants make the Open Table top ten for the city?
That’s a tall order Carol. It’ll take a lot longer.
For those that are interested, here’s the list:
Café Divan
Einstein Bagels
Starbucks
Ledos
Bistrot Lepic
Casbah Café
Bean Counter
Patisserie Poupon
Manny & Olga
Georgetown Café
Pizza Movers
Basil Thai
Leonidas
Marvelous Market
Los Cuates
Dolcezza
Bonaparte
Wisey’s
Cappucino’s Pizza
Thomas Sweets
Kitchen No. 1
Georgetown Dinette
Wingos
Smith Point
Subway
Daily Grill
Five Guys
Paolo’s
Martin’s Tavern
3rd Edition
Neyla
Chopsticks
Filomena
Ching Ching Cha
Paparrazi
Prince
Sweet Green
Qdoba
Georgetown Cupcake
Leopold’s
Aditi Indian Cuisine
Rhino Bar
Crepe Amour
Georgetown Wing Co.
Harmony Café
J. Chocolatier
Pizzaria Paradiso
Quick Pita’s
Subway
Chipotle
Tackle Box
Hook
Saloun
Pizzaria Uno
Dean & Deluca
Godiva
Clyde’s
J. Paul’s
Bistro Francais
Starbucks
Haagen Dazs
Bodega
Sea Catch
Mr. Smith’s
Old Glory
Ben And Jerry’s
Johnny Rockets
Mien Yu
Ristorante Piccolo
Moby Dick
Paper Moon
Cannon’s Seafood
Miss Saigon
Fino Italian
Garrett’s
Iceberry
La Madelene
Vietnam Restaurant
Mendocino
Guards
Le Pain Quotidien
La Chaumiere
Don Lobos
Taj of India
Furins
Café Tu a Tu
Citronelle
Zed’s Ethiopean
George’s King of Fallafal
Hunan Express
K’s Deli
Mrs. Fields Cookies
Pretzelmaker
Sbarro The Italian Eatery
Seven Brothers Subs
Truffles Belgian Chocolates
Chadwicks
Hershey’s
Mate
Café Puro
Café Milano
Peacock Café
Domino’s
Booeymonger
Tuscany
Morton’s
Saxby’s
Café La Ruche
Baked and Wired
Georgetown Scoops
Nick’s Riverside Grill
Farmers & Fishers
Bangkok Joes
Cabanas
Sole Restaurant & Tapas
Sequoia
Café Catina
Tony & Joe’s
Il Canale
I could be missing some and some of these may have closed without my knowledge, so let me know if there are any errors.
Ack! That’s the place next to L2 in Cady’s alley.
I’ve seen it but never been in it, but I should’ve known that.
BTW a possible interesting scoop: both of the CVS’s on M & 28th/29th and O & Wisconsin are out of mosquito repellent.
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