Due South

Washington DC

Southern / Soul Food Restaurant

$$$$

Housed in a repurposed lumber shed in DC's Yards district, Due South is serving a full menu of inventive, sophisticated Southern fare, with eats that fall somewhere between creative, contemporary American cuisine and classic comfort food. The spot serves things like broiled oysters with Tabasco-Parmesan butter and 12-hour Texas style brisket, cooked in the in-house smoker, and served with fresh baked rosemary corn bread, and the cocktails are equally Southern-inspired like the Austin City Limits (Lone Star lemonade with lemon and jalapeño-infused vodka). The wine and spirits lists are impressively lengthy and versatile, and the warm-wooded rustic eatery offers brunch on the weekends and a popular happy hour daily.