List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.

As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 26 restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area with a Michelin-star rating.

[2] Although the Washington metropolitan area had early pioneers in cooking such as Michel Richard and Jean-Louis Palladin, the city's innovative food scene took off in the 2010s.

Washington, D.C. has become a dining destination driven by a combination of well-compensated professionals, population growth, and a wide variety of businesses.

[3] Numerous James Beard Foundation Award-winning chefs, such as Aaron Silverman[4] and José Andrés,[5] have restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area along with Patrick O'Connell's[6] 3-Michelin star restaurant, The Inn at Little Washington.

They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".