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Obelisk

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$50 and over
Italian
2029 P St Nw, Washington, DC 20036

About this restaurant

Dine on Italian cuisine at Obelisk. Its homey yet contemporary setting is ideal for dining out with friends or a date. Owners Peter Pastan and Esther Lee show off their culinary skills in creating flavorful dishes for guests to enjoy. Obelisk features a set menu and is open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner services. Guests can indulge in such fare as taglierini with squash blossoms or ravioli with sheep's milk ricotta as starters. A main course could consist of roasted suckling pig or red snapper with Roman artichokes. A scrumptious dessert will finish the meal. Obelisk is nestled just a few blocks west of Dupont Circle on the second floor of a row house. It has an extensive wine list and offers beer with meals. This restaurant welcomes reservations.

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Menu

This menu from Obelisk.

Antipasti

  • House-made Burrata

    with olive oil

    • Lightly Battered Fried Shrimp

      • Grilled Italian Chicory

        • Veal Tongue

          with green sauce

          • Chicken Liver Pudding

            with candied hazelnuts

            • Eggplant Crostini

              • Sardines

                • Cockles

                  • Goat Cheese

                    • Fried Cous Cous

                      • Tomato Gelatin

                        • Crab Cakes

                          • Fried Anchovies

                            • Carpaccio

                              • Prosciutto

                                • Baby Buffalo Mozzarella

                                  • Zucchini Fritters

                                    • Deep-fried Risotto Croquettes

                                      • Garbanzo Beans

                                        with tuna in olive oil

                                        Pasta And Soup

                                        • Mushroom Soup

                                          • Beet Ravioli

                                            served in a brown butter walnut sauce

                                            • Squash Ravioli

                                              with a mild blue cheese

                                              • Porcini Ravioli

                                                with sage butter

                                                Main Course

                                                • Steak For Two

                                                  with broccolini and onion rings

                                                  • Seabass

                                                    • Venison

                                                      • Suckling Pig For Two

                                                        carved table-side

                                                        • Dry-aged Squab

                                                          with fennel and heirloom beans

                                                          • Lamb Chops

                                                            with sweet onions and rapini

                                                            • Grilled Stuffed Quail And Duck Sausage

                                                              with spinach

                                                              • Black Bass

                                                                with peppers, fennel and green sauce

                                                                Cheese Course

                                                                • Cheese Course

                                                                  served with fig jam and eggplant

                                                                  Dessert

                                                                  • Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

                                                                    • Grapefruit And Lemon Sorbet

                                                                      • Custard

                                                                        made with dessert wine

                                                                        • Pear Spice Cake

                                                                          • Rose Petal Panna Cotta

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                                                                            1. Home
                                                                            2. United States
                                                                            3. Washington, D.C. Area
                                                                            4. District of Columbia
                                                                            5. Dupont Circle

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