Which District restaurants (and chefs) made the list?

Enrique Limardo’s Latin American eatery on 14th Street is one of three restaurants to make the list.

Thanks to its $5 combos and dope jukebox.

D.C. has as many bars on Esquire’s list of the “Best Bars in America” as New York and San Francisco combined.

Al Dente’s Roberto Donna may not be able to pay his bills, but Esquire magazine thinks he’s the best chef in all the land.

Italian newcomer Bibiana Fiola made Esquire’s 2010 2011 list of the top 20 best new American restaurants.

Photo by jimbographer Esquire created a list of top 10 restaurant cities, placing D.C. in eighth position. Even after the disastrously painful-to-watch Top Chef D.C. spent half of the season outside of the city proper, there’s still no doubt that we attract fantastic talent in our kitchens. Unsurprisingly we come in behind, in rank order, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. But we were somewhat surprised to see…

Italian newcomer Bibiana made Esquire’s 2010 list of the top 20 best new American restaurants. Last year, Barton Seaver was named Esquire’s chef of the year, but the last time any D.C. restaurants were included on the magazine’s best new list was in 2007 when Brasserie Beck and Oyamel both made the cut….