The New York Times may have once made a pastime of periodically negging its Northeast Regional neighbor, dismissing the nation’s capital as a provincial food desert of expense-account steakhouses and lunchtime cheap eats. At long last, though, D.C. has finally earned the recognition it’s earned as one of America’s most exciting food destinations — and now, with help from Bon Appetit, you can pay tasty tribute to the Black-owned restaurants that made it all deliciously possible. The foodie website has assembled a list of locals’ favorite businesses that have long formed the sturdy foundation of the District’s food scene — and, with some new kitchen innovators, also fueled its recent creative renaissance.

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