Reverie

"A Michelin-starred restaurant in Georgetown introducing lamb and game meats while maintaining a seafood-centric menu. It offers a 16-course modernist meal drawing influences from Nordic countries, Japan, and Maryland." - Emily Venezky

"A restaurant by Chef Johnny Spero offering a creative menu that one must experience." - Michael He

"A Nordic-leaning tasting menu restaurant with a coastal seafood-centered menu." - Kat Odell

"Georgetown’s only Michelin-starred tasting room, forced to go dark in August 2022 after suffering extensive fire damage, made its long-awaited return to D.C.’s dining scene in March. At chef Johnny Spero’s completely rebuilt Reverie, modernist meals stretching 16 courses long ($255 per person) continue to draw culinary influences from Nordic countries, Japan, and his native Maryland. Reverie 2.0’s revised look takes a dramatic turn, swapping slick subway tiles for a striking new aesthetic full of pitch-black finishes. Spero’s resurrected flagship, hidden in a cobblestone alleyway since 2018, joins Bar Spero — his downtown D.C. ode to Spain’s Basque region." - Tierney Plumb, Missy Frederick, Eater Staff

"Reverie is a Michelin-starred tasting room in Georgetown, D.C. Chef Johnny Spero revived a beloved flavor for Van Leeuwen that he had stopped serving at Reverie after a fire in 2022." - Lenore Adkins