Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
Kwame Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean dining room on the Southwest waterfront, named for the West African Dogon and for Benjamin Banneker, who helped survey the city's lines. The kitchen is serving its Restaurant Week menu Tuesday August 25 through Saturday August 29 only, and the menu itself is not posted yet.
African · Southwest Waterfront · served Aug 25–Aug 29, 2026 · $$$$ · menu checked Sep 3
Awards & press
- MICHELIN Guide Selected Restaurant (2025)
- Washingtonian 100 Very Best, 2026
- Eater DC 38 Essential Restaurants, 2026
- The Infatuation DC review (2026)
- Tom Sietsema's Fall Dining Guide, The Washington Post (2025)
- StarChefs Rising Star Chef: Martel Stone, 2026
- RAMMY Rising Culinary Star of the Year winner: Martel Stone (awarded by RAMW) (2026)
Restaurant disclaimer
Dogon will be serving the Restaurant Week Menu from Tuesday, August 25 - Saturday, August 29.
We don’t have this restaurant’s menu in the guide, and its Restaurant Week window ended Aug 29. The offer, for the record:
Chef Kwame Onwuachi is no stranger to pushing boundaries, and at his Washington, D.C. restaurant, he honors them and the West African lineage that helped draw the borders of the District of Columbia. Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi sits along the revitalized Southwest waterfront in Salamander Washington DC, and the acclaimed chef returns to the nation’s capital with a concept inspired by DC Surveyor Benjamin Banneker and his heritage to the West African Dogon tribe. Pronounced “Doh-gon,” the restaurant serves vibrant cuisine through an Afro-Caribbean lens and draws from Onwuachi’s unique Nigerian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Creole background.