Foodie news and review site Eater puts a Middle Eastern restaurant in Southeast D.C.鈥檚 Navy Yard neighborhood on its list of the 11 Best New Restaurants in America.
, which opened in February 2020, focuses on Levantine cuisine, the region that includes Syria, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, using the culinary tradition of coal-fired cooking.
It is the first solo restaurant for owner and chef Michael Rafidi, who comes from highly rated D.C. restaurants such as Arroz and Requin.
Of Albi, Eater DC editor Gabriel Hiatt writes, 鈥淐onsider what makes a special-occasion restaurant sizzle: an utterly original point of view, top-tier service, and food that ignites conversation. Chief Michael Rafidi鈥檚 team hits every mark and then some with a health-centered Levantine restaurant marrying his Palestinian American experience and fine dining chops.鈥�
Eater calls Albi鈥檚 kibbeh naya one of the best vegetarian dishes in D.C.
Albi鈥檚 wine list focuses on hard to get bottles from the Levant region.
range from $16 to $65, and includes a $95 sampling menu for two, called Sofra, Arabic for “a set table.”
Albi, at 1346 4th Street SE, serves a dinner menu only, but hosts a daytime cafe named , with pastries, pita sandwiches and coffees.
Albi is one of more than 75 restaurants in Capitol Riverfront鈥檚 .
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