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The Dabney

“4.6 across 1.4k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and World's 50 Best.”

★ Michelin
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The Dabney

american · Washington

★ MichelinJBF · Outstanding Restaurant '25World's 50 Best

4.6 across 1.4k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and World's 50 Best.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Occasion Worthy
$$$$ · ClosedToday · 17:30 — 22:00G4.6T4.5Y4.3MSOT4.8
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.6 ★1.4k reviews
Yelp4.3 ★902 reviews
Tripadvisor4.5 ★320 reviews

Signal confidence

95%Strong · 3 sources

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 91, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 10 July 2026.

Is The Dabney worth it?

Occasion Worthy. Harry scores The Dabney 91/100 for quality and 76/100 on the Worth It scale for Washington. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

A Michelin star, a 50 Best Discovery nod, and a 2025 JBF semifinalist listing is about as much institutional validation as a restaurant gets, and the crowd numbers back it up rather than contradict it — 4.6 across nearly 1,400 Google reviews and 4.5 on Tripadvisor's smaller base. Yelp sits lower at 4.3, which at this price tier and with this kind of pedigree usually means some diners walk in expecting a bigger spectacle for $$$$ than a rustic Mid-Atlantic tasting format delivers. That's a minor gap, not a red flag: the critical and popular readings agree far more than they diverge.

One card, one verdict. Pulled from current data, not a stale snapshot. Want the methodology? How Harry scores.

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