Monocle

Restaurant

At The Monocle, the closest restaurant to the Senate side of the Capitol, you can almost always count on seeing political celebrities. Its private rooms upstairs are the location for countless political fundraisers. But although it's known mainly as a power place, the food is better than one might think. The kitchen turns out fine versions of Mid-Atlantic regional favorites: crab cakes, grilled...

A Capitol Hill institution, the Monocle has been around since 1960. At this men-in-suits place, the litter of briefcases resting against the too-close-together tables can make for treacherous navigating. But you might want to take a look at whose briefcase it is you're stumbling over; its proximity to both the Supreme Court and the Capitol guarantees that the Monocle is the haunt of Supreme...

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Founded in 1960, The Monocle Restaurant is a casual dining place that specializes in traditional American cuisine. The restaurant offers a variety of options for lunch and dinner, such as filet mignon, flatiron steak, vegetarian pasta, grilled tuna, fried calamari and roasted salmon. Its dessert menu includes lemon curd pie, seasonal fruit crumble, cr me anglaise, Meyer cheesecake and ice...