WASHINGTON 鈥� Three D.C. restaurants made Bon App茅tit鈥檚 new restaurants list for 2018, but only one made it in the .
The food publication put at No. 2, just behind winner Nonesuch in Oklahoma City and in front of Ugly Baby in Brooklyn. Maydan, located on Florida Avenue NW, near 14th and W streets, is the second concept from restaurateur Rose Previte.
In 2014, Previte opened , which specializes in international street food. Maydan, which was also selected as one of the best restaurants of the year by magazine in April, focuses on North African and Middle Eastern cuisine and is known for its open-fire cooking. Previte also serves as the host of WETA鈥檚 鈥溾�� food program.
D.C. restaurants Ell膿 and all three housed in The Line Hotel (A Rake鈥檚 Progress, Brothers and Sisters, and Spoken English) joined Maydan in Bon App茅tit鈥檚 top 50. It鈥檚 been four years since D.C. snagged the coveted title of 鈥淏est New Restaurant鈥� 鈥� that went to .
