5 new restaurants added to Michelin's D.C. guide

Michelin teased five new restaurant additions to their D.C. guide — a sneak peak into the 2024 red book, which will drop later this year.

Why it matters: The highlighted restaurants could earn stars, Bib Gourmand awards, or remain as honorable mentions. Regardless, it's a big deal to be included.

How it works: Michelin inspectors are notoriously mysterious in their review process, but in recent years they've teased restaurants they say are "too good to keep a secret."

The picks:

• Almeda (Petworth): A tiny, 20-seat Afro-Caribbean newcomer that becomes Little Food Studio Café by day for pastries and sandwiches.
• Balos Estiatorio (Dupont Circle) : An island-inspired Greek restaurant specializing in seafood and DJ vibes at night.
• Mita (Shaw) : Chefs Tatiana Mora and Miguel Guerra create artful, plant-based Latin tasting menus.
• Moon Rabbit (Penn Quarter) : Chef Kevin Tien's upscale Vietnamese restaurant that was also just up for two James Beard Awards .
• Omakase at Barracks Row (Capitol Hill) : Sushi Nakazawa alum Ricky Wang's destination-worthy omakase counter.

Zoom out: Michelin also just released their first "key" awards — like stars for hotels — for seven properties in D.C. (including the Rosewood, Jefferson, Eaton DC, Pendry, Riggs, Dupont Circle Hotel, and Hay-Adams).