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CityZen

<p>Five years after its launch, CityZen remains one of DC's most enticing destinations. Credit F&W Best New Chef 2005 Eric Ziebold's modern American dishes and sommelier Andy Myers's impressive 500-bottle wine list. Locals order the three-course prix-fixe menu at the bar, a bargain at $50.</p> <p><strong>Tip:</strong> Do not—repeat, do not—miss ending your meal with the selection of artisanal cheeses.</p>

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From Food & Wine , JUL 2009

Go to a restaurant with an F&W Best New Chef in the kitchen, and you'll likely find a great wine director in the dining room...MORE>>

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From Travel + Leisure , APR 2006

While Ziebold's food tastes perfectly good, the most inspiring course is one he didn't cook—the restaurant's fine cart of melting international cheeses....MORE>>

– Jay Cheshes Capital Gains

From Food & Wine , MAR 2005

At the Mandarin's excellent restaurant CityZen, French Laundry alum Eric Ziebold served fingerling potato chips with little bowls of caviar and sour cream, and savory beef two ways: boiled and grilled....MORE>>

– Kate Krader Urgent Dispatch From an Editor On the Road | Washington, D.C.

Last updated July 2009