Alta Strada

Alta Strada is an Italian restaurant from Chef Michael Schlow, named “Best Chef in the Northeast” by the James Beard Foundation. His ability to capture a variety of global cuisines and techniques has led to appearances on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters as well as other popular late night shows.  Closest Metro is Chinatown-Gallery Place.

Stella*s Popkern

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Stella*s Popkern is a gourmet popcorn company in Washington, DC that makes unique small batch flavors using non-GMO popcorn and real ingredients. Born from her family tradition of making popcorn at home, Stella's Popkern (named after her daughter and surname of Kern), aims to bring yummy, flirty, delicious, gourmet and affordable popcorn to DC.

Kyirisan

Kyirisan by Chef Tim Ma brings medium plates of French-Chinese fare to the ever-growing, up and coming, trendy Shaw neighborhood.  Featured in the Inaugural Michelin Guide's DC Bib Gourmand, we figured we better check out this joint quick!  Closest Metro is U Street or Shaw.