Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to travel all the way to Italy to find decent pasta dishes. DCist writers highlight some of their favorite pasta dishes in D.C.

From the best fine dining to the new eateries on our radar, here are the best restaurants in D.C.

Four D.C. restaurants and one place somewhat errantly identified as being in the District made a list of the “101 Best Restaurants in America” as compiled by the food website The Daily Meal.