Where to Get Best BLTs in DC

BLT from Bullfrog Bagels which is not on this list but only decent picture I have that I took of a BLT

Based entirely on crowdsourcing and Twitter polling, the best BLTs in DC:

GOLD TIER

  • Neopol Savory Smokery (Union Market)
    • Salmon BLT
    • $12.50
    • Berkshire bacon, flaked smoked salmon, mixed greens, tomato, and aioli
    • Also have an $10 avocado BLT
  • Your Only Friend (Shaw)
    • YOF BLT (seasonal)
    • $18
    • bacon, seasoned heirloom tomatoes, shredded lettuce, watermelon mayo, southern mustard, mayo, torched white bread

SILVER TIER

  • Stachowski’s Market (Georgetown)
    • BLT (seasonal?)
    • $9
    • bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato, mayo on wheat
  • Each Peach Market (Mt Pleasant)
    • The Summer BLT (seasonal)
    • $12
    • applewood smoked bacon, homemade basil mayo, beefsteak tomato on toasted brioche
  • Duke’s Grocery (Dupont, Foggy Bottom, Cleveland Park)
    • Posh B.L.T.A.
    • $15
    • applewood smoked bacon, tomato, avocado, cucumber, garlic aioli, arugula, on ciabatta
  • Hill East Burger (Capitol Hill)
    • H.E. B-L-T (seasonal)
    • $15
    • big slab of Better Boy tomato from Linda Vista Farm in Montross, VA, beefonaise, bacon, arugula, tomato vinaigrette on a toasted Pullman loaf
  • La Betty (Mt Vernon Square)
    • BLT
    • $14
    • thick applewood smoked bacon, Boston bibb lettuce, tomato, mayo on homemade pain di mie (French white bread)

BRONZE TIER

  • GW Deli (Foggy Bottom)
    • BLT
    • $8
    • Bacon, tomato, lettuce on choice of bread
  • Red Apron at The Roost (Capitol Hill)
    • Heirloom Tomato B.L.T. (Seasonal)
    • $18 (includes beef fat fries)
    • North Country double smoked bacon, heirloom tomatoes, iceberg lettue, mayo, on Texas Toast
  • Elle (Mt Pleasant)
    • BLT (seasonal)
    • $20
    • nice tomato, neuske’s bacon, lettuce, kewpie mayo, brioche

Others worth mentioning: Murray and Paul’s Any Day Now, Nido, Easy TIger Tavern, Clyde’s/Old Ebbitt Grill, Tony’s Place, Wagshal’s

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