Bad Saint in Washington D.C.
LAURA HAYES/THRILLIST
LAURA HAYES/THRILLIST

Bad Saint

Washington DC
Filipino Restaurant
$$$$

PERMANENTLY CLOSED

This tiny 24-seat Filipino restaurant made waves in the restaurant world when it opened in 2016, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand award, a spot on <em>Bon Appétit’s</em> Hot 10 list, and a rave review from <em>The New York Times.</em> Bad Saint's family-style dishes are hard to describe: they're traditional but different from all other Filipino food that classifies as traditional. The menu -- split between vegetables, fish, and meat -- changes often, but expect to find ukoy shrimp fritters, ceviche-like kinilaw, and air-dried cured beef with a runny farm egg. Getting a table at the no-reservations spot is historically not easy (on peak nights, you have to stand in line for more than an hour) but the experience is worth it.

Monday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Saturday
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Monday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Saturday
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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