Founding Farmers

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Bustling, family-friendly, and crowd-pleasing — a deep menu of comfort food that works for almost anyone, from breakfast to late dinner. Wildly popular, so expect a wait.

Price: Moderate per head
Time: 1–1.5 hours
Last verified: 2026-06-17

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Opened 2008 near the White House in Foggy Bottom; owned by 50,000+ family farmers of the North Dakota Farmers Union. · wearefoundingfarmers.com
Has ranked among OpenTable's most-booked restaurants in the entire US for multiple consecutive years. · wearefoundingfarmers.com
Supporting source · washingtonian.com

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