Order the brussel sprouts with dill and anchovy aioli for what our waiter so appropriately called "a bowl of awesomeness!"
Fried artichokes arrive at your table as a mountain of crisp, flower-like buds, brightened with fresh sprigs of dill and a tart lemon aioli with capers and anchovy. Read more.
Get a fat-tastic sandwich on Texas toast called the Meaty Palmer: smoked turkey gets flavor bombed with slabs of pork belly, smashed avocado and jalapeno aioli. Tell everyone you had turkey for lunch. Read more.
The tarragon sauce on the crab cake sliders is revelatory: the right level of tartness to offset the sweet crab, without the goopiness of most aiolis.
Recent standouts on the menu have been roasted mushrooms w/ braised leeks; crispy potatoes w/ malt aïoli; honey-glazed carrots w/ shallots and thyme; strawberry-rhubarb crumb pie w/ vanilla ice cream
Stop by here during the wee hours, as Bar Pilar is now serving until 1 a.m. The late-night menu includes slow-roasted pork shoulder, lard-fried buttermilk chicken, and potatoes with malt aioli: Read more.
The White Label Burger, offered during lunch and brunch, includes dry-aged beef, Emmentaler, fennel and mustard aioli. Read more.
The bacon-wrapped dates here are LIFE. Perfect balance of sweet and salty with a gorgonzola-y surprise inside. Ask for a side of the bomb garlic aioli to go with the gambas al ajillo. 🍤
Try the fried quail's egg and chorizo on toast, shoulder of young lamb with plums and yogurt, and braised rabbit in squid ink. Read more.
One of the top burgers in DC here called, appropriately, the Proper Burger: two patties topped with Gouda, charred red onion, sweet chili sauce, dill pickles, rocket & garlic aioli on a brioche bun.
This is a neighborhood shop dedicated to scratch cooking. It draws inspiration from East London, but the sandwiches are just as much influenced by Argentine or Vietnamese street vendors. Read more.
Amazing tapas. My fave was the grilled asparagus and the fingers with aioli and rojo. Read more.
Just tried the Parmesan, Tomato, & Aioli sandwich today- Yum! Still miss the falafel, spinach, and tomato sandwich though.