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The best kept food secret in Washington is the tuna ceviche at the rarely frequented Agua Ardiente in D.C.'s West End. For 10 bucks, you get a school of diced tuna chunks, swimming in an addictive blend of sesame oil, soy sauce, and ginger. So simple, and so cleanly perfect. And if you're balking at the idea of paying $10 for a what amounts to tuna sashimi appetizer, consider that you're getting four times as much tuna as would be included in Firefly's good-but-not-as-good tuna sashimi appetizer. This isn't even to mention that you'd be paying at least $20 for the same amount of tuna at any of this town's fine sushi establishments.

Also, not to be missed is their papaya mojito, which isn't yet on the drinks menu. The briskness of the mint balances the sweetness of the fresh fruit and rum. The closest equivalent is the raspberry mojito at the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara. And if you can't make it out there for drinks with Britney and Cletis, you can always hit up Agua.