— Kris Coronado
(Ted Leonsis illustration by Antony Hare for The Washington Post)
(Santana Moss illustration by Antony Hare for The Washington Post)
Alexandra Nichols, 27, is a bartender at Estadio in Logan Circle and the Passenger in Mount Vernon Square.
I love going to Bar Pilar , because it’s a chill atmosphere, and the food is so underrated. Chef Justin Bittner makes some amazing seasonal dishes and isn’t afraid of using unusual cuts of meat, like pig’s ears. His anchovies on grilled bread is pretty killer, and I dream about the peanut fried chicken with whipped potatoes. It also helps that every time I go in, it’s like I’ve walked onto the set of “Cheers.” My favorite casual date-night spot is Room 11 . It’s a cozy space with delicious comfort food, like grilled cheese and risotto. Iris and Eddie are always happy to make me a handcrafted cocktail, and in the fall, nothing beats curling up next to the fire pit on their patio with a glass of red wine.
— Justin Rude
Eleanor Holmes Norton, 74, has been the District’s representative in Congress since 1991.
The bane of my existence is that I cannot find a restaurant in D.C. that serves escargots as the French make them: in butter and shells. I have found restaurants in Washington that serve escargots, but they don’t do it right. They put their own tilt on it.
I would have a favorite restaurant if there were more restaurants that did escargots the way the French do it. Every time I look and they don’t have escargots, I’m crestfallen.
— Kris Coronado
Kate Roberts, 44, is the founder of YouthAIDS, a Washington-based awareness and fundraising campaign that targets people ages 15-24.
I like Cafe Milano. I love the food, because I love Italian food. The terrace is lovely. You can sit there and feel like you’re in a slice of Italy. I always have the same thing: lobster pasta. I go once every two weeks.
The scene is always bustling. You get everybody from different walks of life: political figureheads, lawyers, philanthropists. All the movers and shakers. You’ll see the beautiful people of D.C. During the day, you’ll get the business crowd. In the evening, it’s more glamorous. There’s a dating scene that goes on there. It makes for great people-watching.
— Kris Coronado
Ari Shapiro, 33, is National Public Radio’s White House correspondent.
I want a place that I can walk in on a Thursday at 8 o’clock and say, “Do you have a table?” and they say, “Yes.” For me, that place is Al Crostino, a little Italian restaurant on U Street. The owner is this charming Italian woman with a voice that sounds like she’s smoked three packs of cigarettes a day from the time she was 12.
It’s spare. The focus is on the food. Whenever they have lobster pasta as a special, I get that. A simple arugula Parmesan salad to start. Have a martini or a glass of white wine and two courses, an espresso at the end.
— Kris Coronado
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