Award Winning Washington DC CityZen Restaurant

Awards

When you make a reservation at CityZen you can be sure that you are taking a table in one of the country’s best restaurants. Of this the most discerning critics are unanimous as demonstrated by the number of culinary honors both CityZen and Eric Ziebold have been awarded.

Five Diamonds, AAA, 2008, 2007
‘Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic’, James Beard Foundation Awards, 2008
“Chef of the Year”, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., June 2008
Four Stars, Mobil, 2008, 2007
One of the “Top 40 Restaurants in the US,” Gayot Guides, 2007, 2006, 2005
Four Stars, The Washington Post, October 2007, 2006
Named one of “the 100 best farm-to-table restaurants in America” in Gourmet’s annual restaurant guide, October 2007
“Best of Award of Excellence” for wine list from Wine Spectator, August 2008, 2007, 2005
“Restaurant of the Year”, DC Modern Luxury, August 2007
“Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year”, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., June 2007
Mentioned on The Go List as one of the “Hottest Restaurants in the World”, Food & Wine, May 2007, 2006
Named one of “America’s Finest Dining Restaurants,” Robb Report, March 2007
Four Stars, Washingtonian, January 2008, 2007
One of the “five top meals of the year”, USA Today, December 2006
CityZen recognized as “America’s Best New Restaurants 2005”, Esquire, November 2005
CityZen recognized in Gourmet magazine as the “buzz” restaurant in Washington, D.C. in annual dining round-up issue, October 2005
Food & Wine named Eric Ziebold to “America’s Best New Chefs 2005” list, July 2005
“New Restaurant of the Year”, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., June 2005
CityZen listed in the “Best of the Best 2005”, Robb Report, June 2005
CityZen named in the “Hot 50” list for top dining spots, Bon Appetit, March 2005