Causa
Blagden Alley, Shaw, Washington, D.C., United States
Causa approaches Peru through a carefully structured tasting menu, moving between coastal seafood and ingredients associated with the Andes and Amazon. Chef Carlos Delgado combines that geographical range with the country’s Japanese-influenced culinary traditions, giving the intimate ground-floor restaurant a precise identity. The on-site fish offering can add another layer for especially enthusiastic seafood diners. Book Causa itself for this experience, since the more informal Amazonia upstairs is a separate proposition within the same address.