The Room
Kingbird opened with the Watergate Hotel renovation in 2016 — the iconic Watergate complex's working modern-American dining room. The dining room is intentionally formal-modern with a riverside terrace facing the Potomac.
The Watergate Hotel holds Forbes Four-Star designation.
The Food
The menu runs modern-American with Mid-Atlantic sourcing. The seasonal-rotating preparations, the wood-grilled bavette, the chef's tasting at $125 handle the menu's wider draws.
Wine programme is American with a small French bench. Cocktails are classic-American.
Best Occasion Fit
Close a Deal: Kingbird is the Watergate Hotel deal-dinner address.
Birthday: Birthdays at Kingbird are warm, modern-American hotel-restaurant affairs the room handles with nine years of practice.
First Date: The riverside terrace at Kingbird is one of Foggy Bottom's most-cinematic first-date settings.