An open kitchen and wood-burning oven anchor the dining room at Blue Duck Tavern, located in the Foggy Bottom Park Hyatt hotel.  The focus is on farm-to-table American comfort food like crab cakes, pulled pork, and apple pie.  Their chef is French-trained so despite the homey atmosphere you can expect top-tier culinary execution and some of the best service in the city.  Do not miss the duck fat french fries.

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