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Best Restaurants Open on Sunday in Washington DC 2026
Open Sunday · Washington DC · 7 confirmed tables · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 19, 2026 · Hours verified June 2026
Washington's marquee tasting rooms go dark on Sunday. minibar, Rose's Luxury and the city's chef's counters all rest at the end of the weekend, which sends a lot of would-be Sunday diners to a hotel bar by default. They should not settle. The capital keeps a strong second tier open seven days a week: a Georgetown seafood room on the Potomac, a Four Seasons steakhouse, a French brasserie built for Sunday brunch, and the oldest saloon in the city. Each of the seven below has been checked against its current published hours for Sunday service. Lead with Fiola Mare and work down.
1.Fiola Mare
Fabio Trabocchi's Potomac-side seafood room, open all Sunday; the grandest Sunday table in the city. Book the terrace.
Fiola Mare is chef Fabio Trabocchi's waterfront flagship at 3050 K Street NW on the Georgetown harbour, and it runs continuous Sunday service from 11am to 9:30pm. It is the most ambitious room on this list that opens Sunday: the crudo and caviar selection, the lobster ravioli, and whole branzino for two anchor a menu where most mains land between $40 and $90 and a long Sunday lunch with wine clears $150 a head. The river view and the spaced tables make it the choice for a Sunday that needs to feel like an occasion, marking something special or simply refusing to waste the day.
Sunday 11:00am–9:30pm. Reserve on OpenTable; request a terrace table over the water.
2.Bourbon Steak
Michael Mina's Four Seasons steakhouse pours its duck-fat fries on Sunday; the power dinner that does not close. Reserve ahead.
Bourbon Steak sits inside the Four Seasons in Georgetown at 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and Michael Mina's steakhouse keeps a Sunday dinner service when most of DC's power rooms are shut. The wood-grilled prime and American and Japanese Wagyu cuts run from roughly $60 to well past $150, the trio of complimentary duck-fat fries is the signature opener, and the butter-poached lobster pot pie is the dish regulars order without looking. Hotel record-keeping is the quiet advantage on a Sunday: a returning guest is remembered and the floor can mark an occasion. Plan on $120 and up a head before wine.
Sunday dinner from 5:00pm. Reserve through the Four Seasons or OpenTable; call to confirm holiday hours.
3.Rasika
Vikram Sunderam's palak chaat is the best Sunday dish in Penn Quarter; modern Indian that earns its hype. Book early.
Rasika at 633 D Street NW in Penn Quarter is the modern Indian room that made the genre fashionable in DC, and chef Vikram Sunderam, a James Beard Best Chef Mid-Atlantic winner, still sets the standard. It opens Sunday for lunch and dinner, which is rare for a kitchen of this calibre. The crispy palak chaat is the dish everyone tells you to order and they are right, the black cod and tandoori lamb chops follow, and most mains sit between $20 and $40 with a full dinner around $70 a head. It is the smartest Sunday meal in the centre of the city.
Sunday 11:30am–2:30pm and 4:30pm–9:30pm. Reserve on Resy or OpenTable; primary tables go fast.
4.Le Diplomate
DC's best Sunday brunch and a full dinner service besides; the all-day French room built for the day off. Book on Resy.
Le Diplomate, Stephen Starr's Parisian brasserie at 1601 14th Street NW, is arguably the single best Sunday booking in the city because it does Sunday properly: brunch from 9:30am to 3pm, then a full dinner from 5pm to 11pm. The steak frites, the onion soup gratinée and the towering plateau de fruits de mer carry the menu, brunch adds an excellent burger and pastries, and a meal runs $45 to $75 a head. The room hums without shouting, the bar takes walk-ins, and it suits everything from a solo Sunday lunch to a long table of friends.
Sunday brunch 9:30am–3:00pm, dinner 5:00pm–11:00pm. Reserve on Resy 30 days out; the bar is walk-in.
5.Filomena
The pasta grandmothers roll dough in the window every Sunday; Georgetown's most generous Italian Sunday. Walk in early.
Filomena at 1063 Wisconsin Avenue NW has fed Georgetown since 1983, and its pasta mamas still hand-roll the day's dough in the front window, Sundays included. It opens at 11:30am and runs to 11pm, so the timing is forgiving. The handmade lasagna, the pumpkin ravioli in autumn and the four-cheese tortellini are the order, portions are enormous, and a full dinner lands around $50 to $70 a head. It is not subtle and it is not trying to be. For a warm, old-school Italian Sunday with a table of people, nothing in the city does it better.
Sunday 11:30am–11:00pm. Reservations on OpenTable; large parties should book ahead.
6.The Salt Line
Oysters and a lobster roll by the ballpark, open all Sunday; the easy waterfront Sunday near the water. Sit on the patio.
The Salt Line at 79 Potomac Avenue SE in Navy Yard brings a New England oyster-bar template to the Anacostia waterfront, and it runs a full Sunday service from 11am to 9:30pm. The raw bar is the reason to go: a dozen East Coast oysters, the buttered lobster roll, and a proper clam bake when the kitchen runs it. Most plates sit between $18 and $40 and a relaxed Sunday lands around $55 a head. With a big patio near the ballpark, it is the low-stress Sunday for a group that wants the water without crossing into Georgetown.
Sunday 11:00am–9:30pm. Reserve on OpenTable; the patio is first-come on warm afternoons.
7.Old Ebbitt Grill
The oldest saloon in DC, open Sunday from breakfast to midnight; the reliable all-day institution. Just turn up.
Old Ebbitt Grill at 675 15th Street NW, steps from the White House, has been pouring since 1856 and it does not close on Sunday, running from 9am into the early hours. The Oyster Bar is the draw, with raw bar happy hours that fill the marble counters, alongside the trout Parmesan, crab cakes and a dependable burger. A meal sits around $35 to $55 a head. It is the safety net of DC Sunday dining: central, historic, open late, and able to seat a walk-in when everywhere fashionable has stopped serving.
Sunday 9:00am to late, kitchen to around 1:00am. Walk-ins welcome; reserve dinner on OpenTable.
Closed on Sunday in Washington DC
The marquee rooms that rest at the end of the weekend
minibar by José Andrés. The two-Michelin-star avant-garde counter on E Street is closed Sunday and Monday, serving only Tuesday to Saturday. If a tasting-menu blowout is the plan, it has to be a weeknight or Saturday, not a Sunday.
Rose's Luxury, Little Pearl and the chef's counters. Aaron Silverman's Capitol Hill rooms and most of the city's Michelin tasting counters, including Jônt, keep Sunday dark to rest their teams. Do not build a Sunday around them. Book the seven rooms above instead, and save the counters for midweek.
How to book a Sunday dinner in Washington DC
Sunday is a brunch-heavy day in DC, so the window that gets tight is late morning to mid-afternoon, not the dinner hour. For Le Diplomate's brunch and Filomena's Sunday lunch, book a few days ahead on Resy or OpenTable; for Sunday dinner at Fiola Mare or Bourbon Steak, three or four days is usually enough outside of holiday weekends. The two-Michelin-star rooms are irrelevant on a Sunday because they are shut, which actually simplifies the night.
If you land without a reservation, the bar at Le Diplomate, the raw-bar counters at Old Ebbitt Grill, and the patio at The Salt Line all take walk-ins and serve the full menu. Tell the floor when you book if you are marking an occasion, since the hotel rooms in particular keep records and can hold a better table. For a quiet solo Sunday, the counter seats at Rasika and Old Ebbitt are the easiest singles in town. See the full Washington DC dining guide for the rest of the city.
Frequently asked
Are any Michelin restaurants open on Sunday in Washington DC?
A few, but not the tasting-menu rooms. minibar and Jônt close Sunday, as do most of the chef's counters. Fiola Mare and Rasika both appear in the MICHELIN Guide selection and both open Sunday, so they are the way to keep a Sunday meal in the guide's orbit. Book Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront for the grandest of the two.
What is the best Sunday brunch in Washington DC?
Le Diplomate on 14th Street is the consensus pick. Stephen Starr's French brasserie serves brunch from 9:30am to 3pm on Sunday, with an excellent burger, fresh pastries and the plateau de fruits de mer, before switching to a full dinner from 5pm. Book on Resy a few days out, or take a walk-in seat at the bar, which serves the same menu.
Where can I get a good Sunday dinner in Washington DC?
For a serious Sunday dinner, Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront and Bourbon Steak at the Four Seasons are the two strongest rooms open at the end of the weekend. Fiola Mare runs Italian seafood until 9:30pm; Bourbon Steak serves Michael Mina's wood-grilled prime and Wagyu from 5pm. Both take reservations on OpenTable and both reward booking a few days ahead.
Is Rasika open on Sunday in Washington DC?
Yes. Rasika in Penn Quarter opens Sunday for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. Chef Vikram Sunderam's modern Indian kitchen is one of the few rooms of its calibre serving on a Sunday, and the crispy palak chaat is the dish to start with. Reserve on Resy or OpenTable, since Sunday tables still fill.
What restaurants are open late on Sunday in Washington DC?
Old Ebbitt Grill is the latest reliable Sunday kitchen, running from 9am to roughly 1am near the White House. Filomena in Georgetown serves until 11pm and Le Diplomate's dinner runs to 11pm as well. For a late Sunday oyster fix, Old Ebbitt's raw bar is the safe bet, and it seats walk-ins when the fashionable rooms have closed.
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