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Top 16 Chef-driven restaurants based in Washington, United States

RevenueBase identified 35 company matches for chef-driven restaurants associated with Washington, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,427 professional contacts across them, including 349 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (140 companies); Washington has 35.

This list covers company matches for chef-driven restaurants associated with Washington, United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
35Companies
1,427Contacts tracked
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The 16 largest chef-driven restaurants based in Washington, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 16 of 35 company matches for chef-driven restaurants based in Washington, United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000354 contacts →

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“José Andrés Group has a singular mission: To Change the World Through the Power of Food.”

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2Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000349 contacts →

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“Clyde’s Restaurant Group (CRG) is one of the nation’s most successful and enduring restaurant companies.”

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3Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500232 contacts →

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“Fabio Trabocchi is an internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.”

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4Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000214 contacts →

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“We are proud to be named one of the BEST PLACES TO WORK in the DC metro area by the Washington Business Journal.”

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5Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20051 contacts →

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“Rose's Restaurant Group includes the D.C.”

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6Exact matchWashington, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

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“At Jônt, we are a team of young and inspired chefs taking down the walls between kitchen and guests and taking you on the roads less traveled.”

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7Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

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“A timeless Italian culinary experience for this moment.”

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8Exact matchWashington, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50021 contacts →

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“Multi-Concepted, Boutique Style full service restaurant company”

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9Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20015 contacts →

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“Love, Makoto is a culinary love letter from Celebrity Chef Makoto Okuwa.”

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10Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20012 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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11Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

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“Equinox on 19th has been a cornerstone of Washington, DC's dining scene for more than 25 years, offering seasonal American cuisine rooted in sustainability, exceptional…”

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12Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

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Recorded description not available.

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13Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-5008 contacts →

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“Pursuing the truest passions in food and wine is the guiding philosophy of Passion Food Hospitality, which has pioneered a new breed of an American eatery where imaginative food…”

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14Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-2005 contacts →

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“Unfold Hospitality is the visionary force behind The Square, DC's newest culinary destination.”

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15Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

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“Kinship is acclaimed Chef Eric Ziebold and partner Célia Laurent’s restaurant.”

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16Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

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“Alonzo Bronze was born in Africa in the 1300s, and he is known as the Traveler.”

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Chef-driven restaurants based in Washington, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
24.5%Verified-email coverage
40.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
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Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Washington, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Washington, over 35 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Washington, United States whose business descriptions match “chef-driven restaurants” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 349 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “chef-driven restaurants”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many chef-driven restaurants are there based in Washington, United States?

RevenueBase identified 35 company matches for chef-driven restaurants associated with Washington, United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

José Andrés Group tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city in the United States has the most chef-driven restaurants?

New York leads the United States with 140 company records, followed by Chicago (69) and San Francisco (48). Washington has 35.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 349 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 35 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.