The beloved New York City restaurant Pastis is open in Washington, DC. Driven by two James Beard Award-winning restaurateurs, Pastis features elements similar to the original such as the restaurant’s classic curved zinc bar outfitted with signature subway tiles, vintage mirrors with handwritten daily specials, and a mosaic-tiled floor.
The menu features the culinary staples that have made the restaurant a legendary dining destination from the decadent soul-warming Onion Soup and crave worthy Duck Confit. The menu also includes a few items specific to Washington DC such as a classic Wiener Schnitzel and Veal Tongue.
“Outfitted with details that make it look like it’s been around for ages — pressed tin ceiling, red leather booths, nicotine lighting — Pastis wins you over with equal parts good cooking and hospitality,” Sietsema writes of the Parisian-style brasserie (by way of Manhattan) originally cooked up by peripatetic hospitality mogul Stephen Starr. The luxe spot, Sietsema says, is often packed with “people who want to see and be scene.
