"Loading up a table with mezze and charcoal-cooked meats by the pound is always a good idea for acknowledging your birth, and one of the best places you can do that is Ciudad in Georgetown. The space is an icebreaker at the very least, complete with an industrial warehouse feel and a slightly unsettling mural depicting characters like a skull shaman taking a phone call and a jovial hippo sawed in half. Of the many menu options, we’re fans in particular of the hanger steak, but you should round things out with plenty of flatbread, hummus, and spicy carrot margaritas for optimal results." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley