1. Rose's Luxury
9.0
717 8th St SE, Washington, D.C.
New American Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 134 tips and reviews
Washington Post: One of the best appetizers fit for a last meal request: Crumbled pork sausage, litchis, coconut milk, tropical herbs, fiery habanero. When you get your bill: Chocolate-mint meringue cookies. Read more.
Washington Post: The pork sausage, habanero and litchi salad delivers nirvana in a mix of mint, cilantro and Thai basil, a broth scented with biting habanero and a jumble of textures. Read more.
Matt Bernstein: Totally worth the wait. My favorite dish was the pork sausage, habanero and lychee salad. Service was great and our waiter even gave us a dish to try on the house.
2. Taqueria Habanero
8.7
3710 14th St NW (at Spring Rd NW), Washington, D.C.
Mexican Restaurant · Petworth · 38 tips and reviews
Ebrahim Bandookwala: Barbacoa beef (steamed in maguey leaves) tacos with homemade habanero salsa.
Lenny Teh: Recommend any of the sopes and the street tacos especially the el pastor, chicken, and barbacoa ones. Try them with a habanero margarita.
Washington Post: This no-frills taqueria went from a quiet Latino hangout to a destination for local chefs and urban food scouts quickly. The menu is so small (and good) that some diners just order the whole thing. Read more.
3. El Chucho Cocina Superior
8.9
3313 11th St NW (at Lamont St NW), Washington, D.C.
Mexican Restaurant · Pleasant Plains · 81 tips and reviews
Aaron Zimmerman: A neighborhood favorite. Great tacos and a strawberry habanero lime margarita.
Peter Kelley: Sope de Moronga is amazing. Deep rich black flavor and a fresh green taste on top. Nice with a Pomegranate Tart Apple Margarita with Lime Chile Salt
Eater: El Chucho has an impressive beverage menu for such a small place, complete with a variety of margaritas, spike-able sodas and a cocktail list that includes the Senor Clusterf*ck and a Blue Hawaiian.
4. El Centro
7.8
1218 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Prospect St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Georgetown · 54 tips and reviews
Behrad Eats: You must order the insane El Centro Dog which is a bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with Mexican slaw, black bean purée, and habanero mustard.
Behrad Eats: You can't beat the $35 bottomless brunch here. You get to try all the items on the menu and all the brunch drinks. Don't fill up before trying the Chilaquiles, they're fantastic!
Yuri B: Happy Hour margaritas will make you indeed happy: $4 and enaught spirit to get,tipsy any lightweight. Make sure to get $10 guacamole and chips side to share with your friend.
6. Sushi Taro
8.8
1503 17th St NW (btwn P & Church St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sushi Restaurant · Northwest Washington · 83 tips and reviews
Goatha06: Another cozy place for sushi lovers. Have toro habanero roll, california roll, ahoft-shell crab tempura with kubota sake🍱🍶.Strongly recommended..👍🏻
Diana Thai: The rainbow roll and mackerel nigiri tastes so fresh and flavorful. Excellent bar seats with great view of 17th st. For a moment you forget you are in DC.
Food Network: Belly up to the bar between 5:30 and 7pm for half-price sushi, wine and beer. Via CityEats.com Read more.
7. Ice Cream Jubilee
8.6
301 Water St SE (4th Street, SE), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Navy Yard · 47 tips and reviews
Habeeba: Try their mango habanero, banana bourbon and dark stormy. They also have vegan flavors. The staff is very friendly and you can take try different flavors before you make a choice.
J Sheridan: You can't go wrong here, because they'll let you try all of their creative, delicious flavors until you find a favorite. Personal picks: Pumpkin honeycomb, bbc, Dark'n'Stormy for something less sweet.
Washington Post: Banana bourbon caramel. Honey lemon lavender. Review your flavor selection carefully. The owner left a job at the DHS to become a full-time ice cream entrepreneur in early 2014 Read more.
8. dLeña
8.4
476 K St NW, Washington, D.C.
Restaurant · Mount Vernon Square · 6 tips and reviews
Bobby: Can’t go wrong with any of the guacamole options. The seafood enchiladas and empanadas were solid too.
April Armstrong: The CrabCake Tostada, Grilled Mushroom Tacos, and Wood Grilled chicken were delicious 😋
Malu Tirzell: Try the ceviche, mushroom tacos. The corn cake for dessert is amazing.
13. Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato
9.1
1704 Connecticut Ave NW (at R St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Ice Cream Parlor · Northwest Washington · 104 tips and reviews
Nicole Cairns: The Blueberry Lemon Thyme and Mango Habenero Lime, chico size, is an amaaaaaaaazing combination. Try not to eat it all before you're out of the long checkout line.
Sarah Bana: I definitely recommend the tiramisu gelato. Try the multiple flavored sorbettos: they're absolutely amazing. The avocado, honey and orange is a real treat.
Tammy Gordon: Wifi password is the phone number. Grab a business card by the register. All numbers. No dashes.
Jack Lincoln: Great quality food specially made. Good place for seafood and comfort food. Get pastrami rye and wings.
Phil L: Good local beer selection, live music, great wings, fire pit - fun place
Marika Nell: Great setting, good food, friendly staff and good music! My family had a great time there.