Gravitas

Chef Matt Baker is luring diners to Ivy City with this gorgeous spot, which transforms local products into modern, deeply complex items. The décor pays homage to the place's industrial bones with exposed brick and stark walls, softened by greenery. Fine service and an open kitchen enhance the appeal.Set menus are available with three, four, and six courses to choose from, along with some supplements. Wonderful yellowfin sashimi comes with a complex soy vinaigrette while the tagliatelle with sweetbreads in a pork and pancetta ragu with brown butter cream and sun chokes is a standout. For dessert, it has to be his riff on a Butterfinger with salted caramel, peanut butter nougat, chocolate cremeux, salted caramel ice cream, and candied peanuts.

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