Just outside Dupont Circle lies Washington, D.C.’s best kept Korean spot: Anju. After a July 2017 electrical fire sent its more traditional Korean predecessor crumbling (see Mandu), owner Danny Lee decided to rebuild in the same spot while handling the opening of Chiko, their fast-casual take on Chinese-Korean cuisine.
One step into Anju’s interior and it feels like home, decked out with smooth, hardwood tabletops and floors, welcoming servers, and cozy seating in the nooks by the front windows. The use of space throughout the two-story eatery is ingenious, hosting a myriad of different seating options.