Place to eat near Smithsonian American Art Museum (Gallery Place Chinatown)?

Question

The girl I'm dating is really into art, the Museum has a new exibit I think she'd really like, but i'm having trouble finding somewhere around there for us to eat. Any Suggestions?

Answer 1

You didn't say if you wanted upscale or something else... so here's a variety of places, all highly marked by Washingtonian magazine, but none in the "very expensive" category...

Jaleo: http://www.jaleo.com/

Matchbox: http://www.matchboxdc.com/

Zaytinya: http://www.zaytinya.com/

Poste at Hotel Monaco: http://www.postebrasserie.com/

Tony Cheng's: http://www.openlist.com/restaurants-view-tony_chengs.htm

For a real Chinatown experience, very inexpensive, try Full Kee:
http://www.openlist.com/restaurants-view-full_kee.htm

Of course, there's always Clyde's: http://www.clydes.com/main/RestaurantsDetail.cfm?Restaurant=Clydes_of_Gallery_Place&Section=Main

And one of my personal favorites, Cafe Atlantico: http://www.cafeatlantico.com/

Actually, I think Cafe Atlantico is ranked in about the top 10 restaurants or something too...

Answer 2

If you're near Gallery Place, there's Ella's Pizza. The food is good, but the portion size leaves something to be desired.