Blue Duck Tavern highlights the area’s natural richness and culinary traditions when coupled with the traditional American touches of dark oak and blue burlap and a market-based menu from nearby farms and purveyors. The warm and rustic atmosphere of the restaurant is enhanced with handcrafted wood furnishings, including a 29-foot Windsor bench. This ambiance welcomes visitors and locals to congregate and celebrate the greatest seasonal ingredients. Since 2017, Blue Duck Tavern has received constant recognition from Michelin and delivers the region’s freshest seasonal foods. The restaurant has received awards from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington for “Upscale Brunch of the Year” and “Restaurant Service of the Year,” has been named one of Destination DC’s “Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining,” and has been named “One of the Top Restaurants in Washington, D.C.” by the Washington Post, Washingtonian, and Zagat.

Their award-winning culinary team uses straightforward, time-honored cooking techniques and contemporary technologies within Blue Duck Tavern’s open kitchen with a custom-designed Molteni range to produce sharply focused and strong flavors. Enjoy tasty, slowly roasted food in the restaurant’s wood-burning oven, capturing the flavors of wholesome, straightforward American cuisine. In addition to a long list of wine collections, Blue Duck Tavern serves non-alcoholic beverages, like Beck’s from Germany. The restaurant also has a tea cellar containing different kinds of tea with zero to high caffeine content.