{"id":3876,"date":"2014-04-13T14:56:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T18:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/?p=3876"},"modified":"2014-05-01T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T18:58:26","slug":"blog-congratulations-to-dupont-area-citypaper-2014-best-of-dc-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/13\/blog-congratulations-to-dupont-area-citypaper-2014-best-of-dc-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOG: Congratulations to Dupont-area CityPaper 2014 &#8220;Best of DC&#8221; Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the many Dupont-area winners in the Washington CityPaper&#8217;s 2014 &#8220;Best of DC&#8221; Readers Poll! \u00a0If you want to remember why we all love living in this neighborhood, look no further than this annual list.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s winners in Dupont\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best Alcoholic Punch (runners-up)<\/strong>: \u00a0Golden Brown &amp; Delicious, Hank&#8217;s Oyster Bar<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Burger (runners-up)<\/strong>: Shake Shack<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Craft Beer Selection<\/strong><strong> (runners-up)<\/strong>: Pizzeria Paradiso<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Doughnuts (runners-up)<\/strong>: Golden Brown &amp; Delicious, Krispy Kreme<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Downtown Lunch<\/strong>: Roti<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Fried Chicken (runners-up)<\/strong>: Golden Brown &amp; Delicious<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Gourmet Pizza (runners-up)<\/strong>: Pizzeria Paradiso<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Hangover Breakfast:<\/strong>\u00a0Ted&#8217;s Bulletin (winner), Local 16 (runner-up)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Hookah Lounge<\/strong>: Chi Cha Lounge<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Ice Cream Shop (runner-up)<\/strong>: Dolcezza Gelato<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Italian Restaurant (runner-up)<\/strong>: Al Tiramisu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant<\/strong>: Ted&#8217;s Bulletin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Korean<\/strong>: Mandu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Late-Night Eats<\/strong>: Amsterdam Falafelshop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Margarita (runner-up)<\/strong>: Lauriol Plaza<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Martini<\/strong>: Dirty Martini<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Milkshake<\/strong>: Ted&#8217;s Bulletin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Neighborhood Brunch<\/strong>: Local 16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Restaurant<\/strong>: Le Mirch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays<\/strong>: Komi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Restaurant When You Pay<\/strong>: Amsterdam Falafelshop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Rooftop Bar (runner-up)<\/strong>: Local 16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Salad<\/strong>: Sweetgreen<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Sandwich<\/strong>: Taylor Gourmet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Singles Bar<\/strong>: Local 16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Tasting Menu<\/strong>: Komi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best New Restaurant (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Iron Gate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Soft-Serve (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Doi Moi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Value Multi-Course Meal (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Little Serow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Cocktail Bar (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: 2 Birds 1 Stone<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Craft Beer Bar (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Pizza Paradiso<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Art Class (runner-up)<\/strong>: ArtJamz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Art Gallery (runner-up)<\/strong>: Phillips Collection<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Comedy Venue<\/strong>: DC Improv<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Exhibit<\/strong>: Van Gogh Repetitions @ Phillips Collection<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Lounge<\/strong>: 18th Street Lounge<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Museum off the Mall<\/strong>: Phillips Collection<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Performance Artist (runner-up)<\/strong>: Aaron Myers (artist-in-residence @ Black Fox Lounge)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Singer (runner-up)<\/strong>: Aaron Myers (artist-in-residence @ Black Fox Lounge)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Reading Series<\/strong>: Three Tents @ The Big Hunt<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Arts &amp; Crafts Store (runner-up)<\/strong>: Beadazzled<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Book Store (runner-up)<\/strong>: Kramerbooks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Consignment Shop<\/strong>: Secondi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Doggie Day Care<\/strong>: CityDogs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Farmers Market (runner-up)<\/strong>: Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Gym (runner-up)<\/strong>: Vida Fitness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Hair Salon (runner-up)<\/strong>: Bang Salon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Mani\/Pedi (runner-up)<\/strong>: Mimosa Salon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Place to Buy Fur Handcuffs (runner-up)<\/strong>: The Pleasure Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Place to Buy Jewelry (runner-up)<\/strong>: Lou Lou<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Place to Buy Vinyl<\/strong>: Joint Custody<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Place to Buy Wine (runner-up)<\/strong>: Trader Joe&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Public Wi-Fi<\/strong>: Starbucks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Therapeutic Massage<\/strong>: Unwind Wellness Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Vintage Clothing Store<\/strong>: Treasury Vintage Clothing &amp; Curios<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Wedding Venue<\/strong>: Carnegie Institution for Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Old-World Barber<\/strong><strong> (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Diego&#8217;s Hair Salon<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Home Merchandising (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: GoodWood<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Proposed Circulator Expansion (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Abe&#8217;s to Ben&#8217;s route<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Place to Buy Old Shoes (Staff Pick)<\/strong>: Secondi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Neighborhood for Dining<\/strong>: 14th Street (winner), U Street (runner-up)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Neighborhood for Night Life<\/strong>: U Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the many Dupont-area winners in the Washington CityPaper&#8217;s 2014 &#8220;Best of DC&#8221; Readers Poll! \u00a0If you want to remember why we all love living in this neighborhood, look no further than this annual list. This year&#8217;s winners in Dupont\u00a0include: Best Alcoholic Punch (runners-up): \u00a0Golden Brown &amp; Delicious, Hank&#8217;s Oyster Bar Best Burger (runners-up): &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/13\/blog-congratulations-to-dupont-area-citypaper-2014-best-of-dc-winners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BLOG: Congratulations to Dupont-area CityPaper 2014 &#8220;Best of DC&#8221; Winners!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,24,55,31,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3877,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3876\/revisions\/3877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dupontcircleanc.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}