Aaron Silverman's pick-two menu built on the lychee-and-pork salad — book it for a loud, generous Capitol Hill dinner.
How the Menu Works
There is no set tasting at Rose's Luxury. You choose your own way through a menu of small plates, pastas and larger family-style boards, which is exactly why the room feels like a dinner party rather than a recital. Chef-owner Aaron Silverman opened it in 2013 at 717 8th Street SE on Barracks Row, and Bon Appétit named it the number-one Best New Restaurant in America in 2014. It has stayed one of the hardest weeknight seats in Washington ever since.
The Two Dishes to Order
One plate is non-negotiable: the sweet lychee salad with crumbled pork sausage, crisp red onion and whipped coconut milk, a Thai-leaning tumble of a dozen ingredients that has defined a meal here since day one. The other is the strawberry-pomodoro spaghetti, a summer trick that treats strawberries like tomatoes. Build the rest of the table around them from the pastas and the family-style boards, which are meant to be shared.
What It Costs
Small plates and pasta run roughly $14 to $16 each, and the family-style boards cost more and feed the table. Because you choose your own dishes, the bill is yours to steer, but a full dinner with a couple of glasses of wine tends to land somewhere around $200 to $300 for two. It is generous food at a fair price for the city, which is part of the draw.
How to Get In
Reservations open on Resy on the 1st of each month for the following month and go quickly. The room also holds a walk-in list nightly; leave a cell number and wait at the upstairs bar. It is closed Sunday and Monday. For the full reservation method, read our guide to booking Rose's Luxury.
Not for a quiet, formal date — Rose's Luxury is loud, communal and walk-in-driven; skip it if you want a hushed tasting room and a set menu.
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- Our full profile: Rose's Luxury on Barracks Row.
- Book the table: how to book Rose's Luxury.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What should I order at Rose's Luxury?
Start with the sweet lychee salad with crumbled pork sausage and whipped coconut milk, the dish that made the restaurant, then add the strawberry-pomodoro spaghetti. The menu is pick-your-own across small plates, pastas and family-style boards, so build the rest of the table around those two. Everything is meant to be shared, which is how a meal at Rose's Luxury is supposed to run.
What is the famous dish at Rose's Luxury?
The famous dish is the lychee salad: sweet lychee with crumbled pork sausage, crisp red onion, whipped coconut milk and about a dozen other ingredients, a Thai-leaning plate that has defined a meal here since Aaron Silverman opened in 2013. It is the single order most first-timers come for and the reason the room landed atop Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurant list in 2014.
How much does Rose's Luxury cost?
Small plates and pasta run roughly $14 to $16 each, with larger family-style boards priced higher to share. Because you choose your own dishes, the total is yours to steer, but a full dinner for two with a couple of glasses of wine tends to land around $200 to $300. It is generous cooking at a fair price for Washington, which is part of its long appeal.
How does the menu at Rose's Luxury work?
Rose's Luxury is not a set tasting menu. You pick your own dishes across a list of small plates, pastas and larger family-style boards designed for the table to split. That format is deliberate: it makes the room feel like a dinner party rather than a formal recital. Order the lychee salad and the strawberry-pomodoro spaghetti first, then fill in around them.
Does Rose's Luxury take reservations?
Yes, on Resy, released on the 1st of each month for the following month, and they go fast. The room also holds a walk-in list every night; leave a cell number and wait at the upstairs bar until a table opens. Rose's Luxury is closed Sunday and Monday. Our booking guide covers the reservation drop and the walk-in strategy in full.