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2009 Dining Guide: 10 top tables
By Tom Sietsema | Washington Post Staff Writer | Updated 10/23/2009
Want the best seat in the house? Explore these options.
Corduroy
Washington, DC
No. 24, one of three snug leather booths, affords its occupants maximum privacy but also frames chef Tom Power in his open kitchen.
Bistro L'Hermitage
Woodbridge, VA
A low ceiling, stone walls and a nearby skylight make for a romantic corner table, No. 2, at the French-themed bistro.
J&G Steakhouse
Washington, DC
Not many restaurants can deliver views of both the Washington Monument and the White House lawn. Table No. 43 captures both sites.
Komi
Washington, DC
The sole table (No. 24) in the picture window looks onto a parade of passersby in Dupont Circle.
Michel Richard Citronelle
Washington, DC
Patrons at Table No. 31 (40 is runner-up), who face the gleaming kitchen from behind glass, get to watch the top toque orchestrate their dinner.
Sushi Taro
Washington, DC
A reservation for the extravagant omakase, or chef's choice, menu at a beautiful wood counter in the rear of the restaurant is a luxury reserved for no more than six diners at a time.
Marcel's
Washington, DC
Discreet with curtains, Table No. 28 is the most requested, and perhaps most intimate, piece of real estate here.
Trummer's on Main
Clifton, VA
The prime perch in the light-filled Winter Garden, one of two dining rooms on the second floor, is a raised four-top (No. 301) that's bordered with a cattle gate designed just for the space.
Volt's Table 21
Frederick, MD
For a price ($121), Table No. 21 puts a maximum of four diners in the middle of the action: the kitchen itself.
The Inn at Little Washington
Washington, VA
The lucky inhabitants of Table No. 62 (plus 63 and 64) in the cozy Terrace Room catch sight of the destination's pretty garden.
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