Acqua Bistecca

location_on14 Ridge Sq., NW.

languageWebsite

Chef Michael Mina’s Italian steak-and-seafood place in City Ridge might be more of a neighborhood spot than Bourbon Steak, his high-rolling restaurant in Georgetown’s Four Seasons, but it’s still plenty glitzy. Chargrilled steaks are brushed with Lambrusco butter—there’s even a gargantuan mozzarella stick topped with caviar, for goodness’ sake.

Bao Bei

location_on12015 Rockville Pike, Rockville.

languageWebsite

A Rockville strip mall has been extra crowded since chef Kevin Hsieh found a permanent home there in August for his popular Taiwanese ghost kitchen. The squishy bao—steamed buns filled with braised pork belly or tofu—are hits here, as are rice bowls topped with traditional braised pork or a sweet-and-salty fried chic

See Full Page