Restaurant Design Week 2026 | Night One: L'ARDENTE

Michelin Bib Gourmand. #3 Washingtonian. Tom Sietsema's 40 Best. A wood-fired Italian room that swaggered onto the DC scene.
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ASID Washington Metro Chapter presents

NIGHT ONE Restaurant Design Week at L'Ardente

The room earned it. Washingtonian critics wrote that "rarely does a restaurant swagger onto the scene like this wood-fired Italian hot spot." Glittering chandeliers float below wooden farm beams. Wisps of fragrant smoke linger inside a gold-plated pizza oven. Sumptuous fabrics meet impeccable ingredients. L'Ardente is the work of the award-winning team behind Unconventional Diner — a room built around glorious contrast: haute yet simple, glam yet rustic, indulgent yet restrained.

The full record: Michelin Bib Gourmand. #3 on Washingtonian's 100 Very Best. Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema's 40 Best Restaurants. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. A permanent fixture on the Resy Hit List.

Your table of 10 is joined by ASID Washington Metro Chapter President Kia Weatherspoon and the evening's sponsor — one table, twelve seats.

Night 1 of 5
Restaurant: L'Ardente | 200 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM
Capacity: 10 ticketed guests

Tickets:
Early bird: $100 (through September 1)
Standard: $125

Tickets include your meal — appetizer, main course, and dessert — plus one cocktail. Additional alcoholic beverages are available at your own cost.

All guests purchase their own ticket through Eventbrite.