701 Restaurant Restaurant Review
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Seventh St. NW) 
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Washington, DC 20004
202-393-0701 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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701 Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Jazz piano
- Outdoor dining
- Open late
- Valet parking
- Business casual
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 A major shift in culinary focus turned this restaurant-as-nightclub-as-restaurant into one of DC’s must-go fine dining destinations, as chic as a New York nightclub in Manhattan’s heyday of high society. Chef Ed Witt specializes in creative adaptations of classics, giving patrons a chance to indulge in spirited American cooking. Look out especially for the Spanish mackerel with its tender meat encased in a just-crisped skin; we also suggest the demure potato gnocchi paired with sultry-smoky pork. The pastry chef adds another level of interest with the chocolate peanut butter pavé and the panna cotta with milk chocolate caramels. Note that 701’s wine list has the same depth, breadth and elegance as the menu, with nearly 180 choices spanning old- and new-world labels. Twenty selections are available by the glass. If you want to hang out at Mo's Bar instead of sitting in the dining room, there's a special menu for nibbling, and you can almost envision Grace Kelly and Cary Grant dining in the corner while listening to the live piano. Instead, chances are you’ll spot a power player down from the Hill for a splash of elegance.
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