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L'Ardente
Restaurant Week here is brunch and lunch only: three courses for $35, with cacio e pepe and pizza Margherita both in play.
Italian · Downtown · official week Aug 24–30, 2026 · $$$ · menu checked Aug 25
dairy-freegluten-freeveganvegetarian
Good Deal when ordered from the regular lunch menu, the same 3 courses run about $55 a person; Restaurant Week lunch is $35. Here’s how we calculate it.
Awards & press
- Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants (2026)
- MICHELIN Bib Gourmand (2025)
- The Infatuation DC review (2025)
- Tom Sietsema's Fall Dining Guide, The Washington Post (2025)
- Tom Sietsema's Fall Dining Guide, The Washington Post (2024)
- RAMMY Rising Culinary Star of the Year finalist: Guy-René Gerin (awarded by RAMW) (2026)
Restaurant disclaimer
No Sharing or Splitting. No Substitutions. Menu subject to change.
About L'Ardente
A timeless Italian culinary experience for this moment. Glittering chandeliers float below wooden farm beams. Wisps of fragrant smoke linger inside a gold-plated pizza oven. Sumptuous fabrics meet impeccable ingredients. This is L’Ardente, the latest hospitality venture from the award-winning team behind Unconventional Diner. The restaurant reflects the glorious contrasts of Italy itself: haute yet simple; glam yet rustic; indulgent yet restrained. Above all, it’s a destination DC deserves right now, a Mediterranean balm in the heart of the capital.