Le Diplomate Restaurant Review:
Bustling Le Diplomate features a Parisian bistro atmosphere with its smoky mirrored walls and dark wood interiors. Patrons line up (literally) to get a table to enjoy the French cuisine (best bet: make reservations well in advance). Start with the escargots drenched in a parsley-garlic butter and topped with puff pastry; add to that pâté de campagne, a textured wedge of country pâté packed with...
Trendy 14th Street NW feels a bit like the Champs-Élysées at Stephen Starr's movie set of a French brasserie, with its zinc bar, tile floors and vintage fittings plus a sidewalk cafe; a menu of Gallic classics completes the scene, along with cocktails, apéritifs, beer and wine, bien sûr; P.S. it's been a hit from the get-go, so reserve or go early to nab an outdoor seat.