Salads and branzino at Ellizabetta. | Steve Parke Eater writers and editors always get the same question. Friends, family, acquaintances, and randos all want to know, “Where should I eat right now?” That’s where the Eater Heatmap enters the conversation, pointing diners toward the most intriguing or otherwise buzzy new restaurants in the D.C. area. This list considers restaurants that have been open for six months or less. For the hottest new bars in D.C., go here. And for our map of the region’s 38 essential restaurants, go here. For this latest monthly refresh of our heatmap, we add: Foggy Bottom Italian newcomer Ellizabetta La Strega and Bloomingdale’s wood-fired Bramble Rye. And we take off Kathmandu and Oribu. For all the latest Washington D.C. dining intel, subscribe to Eater DC’s newsletter. ...read more read less