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Food
8.8
Feel
9.0
Price
$90
Marcel’s
An old-school French restaurant is still the perfect place to be spoiled rotten
French
Upmarket restaurant

Hours
Mon–Thu 5:30pm–9:30pm
Fri–Sat 5:30pm–11:00pm
Sun 5:30pm–9:00pm

Features Date-friendly, good wines, live music, outdoor dining
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.marcelsdc.com

West End
2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC
(202) 296-1166

From the outside, Marcel’s is unassuming. Even the dapper suits on the valets don’t quite convey what this restaurant has to offer: an exquisite meal that, on a good night, is one of the finest in the city.

Some aspects of Marcel’s are rather pretentious. Somewhere in the restaurant, a piano…

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