Pineapple & Pearls

Pineapple & Pearls is a restaurant located on Barracks Row in Washington, D.C., serving a fixed-price multi-course dinner. The Washington Post gave the restaurant a four-star review, writing that Aaron Silverman, the chef and owner, "...pushes the fine-dining cause in only exquisite directions."^[1] Pineapple & Pearls was a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Awards in 2024.^[2]

Pineapple & Pearls
Restaurant information
Established	2016
Owner(s)	Aaron Silverman
Food type	Contemporary
Rating	(Michelin Guide)
Street address	715 8th Street SE
City	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°52′50.5″N 76°59′43.2″W
Website	www.pineappleandpearls.com

Whole roasted Alina duck at Pineapple & Pearls

The restaurant is next door to its sister restaurant, Rose's Luxury.^[3] A more casual daytime cafe operated in the front bar area of Pineapple & Pearls until December 2017, when the cafe, known as Little Pearl, opened its location a few blocks away.^[4]

Awards

• 2016 Best New Restaurants, No.1, The Washington Post.^[5]
• 2017 Very Best Restaurants in Washington, No.1, Washingtonian (magazine).^[6]
• 2017 - 2023 Michelin Stars , the Michelin Guide.^[7]
• 2018 Five Diamond Rating, the American Automobile Association.^[8]
• 2020 - 2023 Michelin Star (Little Pearl), the Michelin Guide.^[9]

See also

• List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.