A Shaw chef's-choice room that puts everything on the table at once and keeps it coming until you are full. The $55 dinner opens with pimento-cheese rolls; the $35 brunch needs two people minimum to order.
American · Shaw · official week Aug 24–30, 2026 · $$$ · menu checked Aug 26
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pickled red onions, whipped smoked feta, bread crisps
seasonal giardiniera, marigolds, herb salad
smoked carrot mustard, english pea relish
chipotle bbq hollandaise, ají verde, apple fennel slaw
corn bread french toast, honey butter, buffalo sauce
queso fresco, lime chili butter, aioli, cilantro
Nina May is the brainchild of Co-Owners: Executive Chef Colin McClimans and General Manager Danilo Simic. McClimans and Simic, who had both worked together in the past, set out to create a true neighborhood restaurant. Nina May, inspired by their daughters’ names, is a New American restaurant in the neighborhood of Shaw, DC. This family style restaurant offers seasonal and hyperlocal ingredients, sourced from farms within 150 miles of the city. Committed to supporting local small businesses and sustaining the farms and fisheries of the community, McClimans allows the best regional ingredients to be the spotlight in his unique cuisine. Due to the strictly seasonal ingredients, the menu is ever-changing. This allows guests to experience a wide variety of dishes through small and large shared plates. Nina May offers a unique dining experience called “Chef’s Choice”. We invite you to try this unique, seasonal dining experience. Chef’s Choice allows you to taste and explore some of our favorite dishes on the menu. This menu is designed to be shared, so we ask for a minimum of two people to participate. A la Carte o
