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Condé Nast TravelerSep 13, 2025

The Soulful Lebanese Restaurants That Bring Together DC's Immigrant Community

Since the 1970s, Lebanese immigrants in the DC area have used food—pillowy pita, tender grape leaves, smoky babaghanoush—to create a sense of home.

social club founded in 1933, reopened as NAJA

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  • The WharfNeighborhoodwaterfront DC neighborhood
  • MaydānRestaurantfirst Middle Eastern restaurant to earn a Michelin star
  • Lebanese TavernaRestaurantfirst on the scene in Arlington, opened in 1979
  • LebTavRestaurantfast-casual concept, one inside the Pentagon food court
  • Lebanese Taverna MarketMarketlocated in Arlington
  • ZaytinyaRestauranteastern Mediterranean mezze eatery in DC’s Penn Quarter
  • ililiRestaurantstylish Lebanese restaurant, second location at The Wharf
  • NeylaRestaurantpopular Lebanese restaurant in Georgetown
  • Kirby ClubPlacesocial club founded in 1933, reopened as NAJA
  • NAJARestaurantreopened space, named for grandmother Najah
  • Villa YaraRestaurantopened in 2023 in a renovated Georgetown townhouse
  • Iskandar Restaurant GroupPlace
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