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BlackSalt

This is the one restaurant in the Palisades neighborhood that is famous throughout the city. Cuisine is New American seafood, although there are some great non-seafood entries as well. The seafood is incredibly fresh, and the dishes are inventive, such as an arctic char with green mole, plantains and "citrus braised pork belly." The adjoining seafood market has some of the highest quality fish in the city.

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Address: 4883 MacArthur Blvd NW
Hours: Lunch/brunch: Mon-Sat 11:30AM-2:30PM, Sun 11AM-2PM; dinner: Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30PM, Fri 5:30-11PM, Sat 5-11PM, Sun 5-9PM
Price: $35-60; tasting menus: $74/five course, $89/seven course
Website: blacksaltrestaurant.com (opens in a new tab)

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