"The earthy flavors of Greece, Lebanon, and Turkey reconceived as dazzling nibbles by chef José Andrés
at this stylish Penn Quarter mezzeteria. "

Washingtonian magazine's "100 Best Restaurants", January 2008, *** (out of four)

"Cooking this rich and varied and affordable is worth waiting for."

Washingtonian magazine's "Cheap Eats", June 2007, *** (out of four)

"A fascinating array of obscure yet food-friendly wines from Greece, Lebanon, Turkey, and Israel makes this list affordable and worth exploring. (123 wines, 46 $40 or less; $20 corkage per bottle, no maximum.)"
-- Don Rockwell, "Uncorked: Good Food, Good Wine", Washingtonian magazine, February 26, 2007

"Jose Andres's stunning Mediterranean mezze restaurant is always buzzing."

# 37 in Washingtonian magazine's "100 Very Best", January 2007

"Excellence comes in many flavors. One of them is Zaytinya, the mezze specialist that manages to be beautiful,

luscious and easy on the wallet"
-- Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post's 2006 Fall Dining Guide, *** (out of four)

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"Andrés has set his sights on Greece, Lebanon and Turkey. From the open kitchen come dozens of luscious meze, from minty raw beef with crushed wheat to spanakopita in homemade phyllo"

Food & Wine magazine's "Where to Go Next", November 2003

"Zaytinya offers something new: a light, pretty space with an excellent meze menu from chef José Andrés, an alumnus of Spain's seminal El Bulli, with dishes from Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. "
Food & Wine magazine’s “Where to Go Next: The Year’s 10 Best Openings”, September 2003

Best New Restaurant from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Capital Restaurant & Hospitality Awards June 2003

Named one of the top 75 new restaurants in the world by Conde Nast Traveler magazine May 2003

Zaytinya nominated for “Best New Restaurant” by James Beard Foundation in 2003

 

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