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Best of DC - Soul Food

1. The Hitching Post

7.5
200 Upshur St NW (at Rock Creek Church Rd NW), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · Petworth · 16 tips and reviews

Samay G.Samay G: Get the chicken, but be warned, it's the whole chicken.

Saint's Paradise Cafeteria is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

2. Saint's Paradise Cafeteria

7.9
601 M St NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · Logan Circle - Shaw · 21 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: This place is a local Legend that has been a staple in the neighborhood since the 1950's. It's a huge cafeteria in a church that everyone refers to as Daddy Grace's.

Morgan's Family Fish Fry is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

3. Morgan's Family Fish Fry

2323 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, D.C.
Seafood Restaurant · Barry Farm · 4 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Awesome soul food... if you have an itch for fried deliciousness, definitely brave the trip into Anacostia and go here.

Andrene's Caribbean & Soul Food is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

4. Andrene's Caribbean & Soul Food

6.9
308 Kennedy St NW, Washington, D.C.
Caribbean Restaurant · Northwest Washington · 9 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Mac and cheese, Goat, Oxtails, Red beans and rice, Whiting, Collard greens, and Cornbread. Soul food heaven with a little Caribbean spice!

Margaret's Soul Food Truck & Catering is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

5. Margaret's Soul Food Truck & Catering

2619 Evarts St NE, Washington, VA
Food Truck · 3 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Ribs, Fried Chicken, Chitterlings, Mac n Cheese, and Collard Greens. YUM! - Monday is when they have the most sides available, (Sunday the least).

Carolina Kitchen Bar & Grill is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

6. Carolina Kitchen Bar & Grill

7.3
6501 America Blvd (at University Town Center), Hyattsville, MD
Southern Food Restaurant · 79 tips and reviews

Kiara W.Kiara Walker: The catfish here is good and the beef short ribs. I always go for the greens, cornbread and sweet tea

Levi's Port Cafe is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

7. Levi's Port Cafe

1102 8th St SE (at L St SE), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · SW Ballpark - Navy Yard · 7 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Awesome Meatloaf along with green beans, cabbage, mac and cheese, and yams!

Mid Atlantic Seafood Soul Food is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

8. Mid Atlantic Seafood Soul Food

7.1
6045 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD
Southern Food Restaurant · Oxon Hill-Glassmanor · 10 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Scrumptious fried clams, fried shrimps, fried fish, fried oysters, and fried softshall crabs that you can eat to you heart's desire (or demise) along with a side of creamy mac n cheese ! Wow!

Flavors is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

9. Flavors

3420 Carlyn Hill Dr, Falls Church, VA
Southern Food Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

Adrian B.Adrian Braun: They'll warn you that the fried chicken takes 20 mins to prepare. it's totally worth the wait. best soul food in N VA.

Ben's Next Door is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

10. Ben's Next Door

7.3
1211 U St NW, Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · U-Street · 107 tips and reviews

Rachael K.Rachael King: CHICKEN AND WAFFLES. If you get anything else, you will be sorry.

Florida Avenue Grill is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

11. Florida Avenue Grill

8.2
1100 Florida Ave NW (at 11th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · Columbia Heights · 69 tips and reviews

Lindsey C.Lindsey Crawford: Triple stack hotcakes biscuits n gravy sweeeeet tea woowee

Henry's Soul Café is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

12. Henry's Soul Café

7.0
1704 U St NW (17th St.), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · U-Street · 13 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: Pig's feet w/cornbread, hot sauce, fried okra, and mashed potatoes... THIS is soul food!

Horace & Dickie's Seafood is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

13. Horace & Dickie's Seafood

809 12th St NE (btwn H & Wylie St NE), Washington, D.C.
Seafood Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 46 tips and reviews

Mike R.Mike Reid: Hole in the wall neighborhood joint.....but maaaaaan....they will make you some kinda GIGANTIC fish sammich, lolz. Whiting, hot sauce (optional), and have the cole slaw on that thang too. Trust me.

EatMore Fried Chicken is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

14. EatMore Fried Chicken

3725 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · Petworth · 6 tips and reviews

Naptown .Naptown 💪 Larry: The freshly prepared, hand-floured, finely seasoned, fried-to-order chicken at EatMore will remind you of my Mom's skillet-fried chicken!

Edy's Chicken & Steak is one of Best of DC - Soul Food.

15. Edy's Chicken & Steak

7.9
5240 Leesburg Pike (Leesburg Pike), Falls Church, VA
Latin American Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Kimberly V.Kimberly Van: The chicken has the crispiest skin you have ever tasted!