How to get a reservation at Albi

How to book Albi

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   Book directly on Resy

   Albi takes reservations on Resy. Start there: pick your party size and date, and book any time that works.

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   Be flexible on the night and time

   Prime-time weekend tables at Albi go first. Weeknights, early seatings and late seatings are the easiest to find.

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   Watch for cancellations

   When Albi shows nothing open, plans still change. Tables come back when other diners cancel, often a day or two ahead, and they go fast.

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   Let TableWatch watch for you

   Set the nights, time window and party size in the TableWatch app. We check Resy around the clock and push you the moment a matching table opens. You book it on Resy in your own account.

About Albi

In an elegantly designed dining room, offering an array of textures and colors, Albi - Arabic for ‘my heart’ - is the acclaimed debut restaurant from chef/owner Michael Rafidi. Since February 2020, Albi has received continued local and national attention, opening with mentions on Best New Restaurant lists by Eater, Robb Report, and Esquire, Eater DC Restaurant of the Year in 2021, and earning a placement on the inaugural list of North America's 50 Best Restaurants, and one Michelin star each year since 2022. In 2024, Chef Michael Rafidi was named Outstanding Chef by the James Beard Foundation. In 2026, Albi was elevated to #6 on the list of North America's 50 Best Restaurants, taking the title of Best Restaurant North East US. In addition, in June of 2026 Albi became the first restaurant outside of New York City to earn a coveted four-star review from the New York Times. Albi combines a respect for the traditions of the Arabic kitchen with an eye for evolution - presenting a vision of Palestinian cooking in diaspora - Chef Rafidi taking inspiration from his family’s roots in Ramallah, Palestine, stitching together the ancient tradition of the region’s coal-fired cuisine with local, seasonal ingredients and a refined culinary acumen.

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