6pm: Get an early dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel’s CityZen restaurant (001 202 787 6148), serving top-notch modern American cuisine with local ingredients. Call for reservations. Best by cab.
If you want to see what separates the good from the great, book a table at this coolly elegant restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and get a master class in the good life.
"Zen" truly is the name of the game here. Attention to the tiniest of details and a soothing atmosphere will bring you to nirvana. Try the rabbit sheathed in a thin, crisp coat of potato.
Executive Chef Eric Ziebold worked at Thomas Keller's French Laundry & Per Se before landing CityZen. Oh, the places a CIA degree will take you! See what some of our other alumni are up to: Read more
This four-star restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental is carried through the steady guidance of chef Eric Ziebold. Make sure to book your holiday reservations NOW!
Look for dishes with an Asian accent—such as tempura-fried turbot fin with yuzu vinaigrette—or with a regional American feel, such as pastrami-cured sweetbreads.