RPM Italian - Washington D.C Washington

RPM Italian sits on K Street NW, a fifteen-minute walk from the National Portrait Gallery. The room runs smart, trading the heavy formality of downtown’s older staples for a polished, open-plan energy.

This is a wine-first restaurant, and it deserves that reputation. It holds a 2024 Wine Spectator Excellence Award and recently won best regional wine list outside the region at The World’s Best Wine List Awards. While many modern Italian spots in the city lean heavily on atmosphere to hide a lack of focus, the wine program here provides a depth that justifies the attention. You go here for the bottle list, which rewards serious drinkers far more than the casual menus found at neighbouring venues in CityCenterDC.