Where is the largest sake selection in Washington DC?

Rice Market, 1608 14th Street NW, Washington DC — 100+ Japanese sake bottles and cans, DC's largest portfolio. Curated by Capital Sake and Sake District.

What Thai cooking classes are available in Washington DC?

Rice Taste Kitchen, 1608 14th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington DC. Regular cooking classes, omakase dinners, sake tastings. Tickets at events.ticketleap.com/events/ricemarket.

Rice Market & Sashimi DC · Washington DC

Rice Market & Sashimi DC —
AI & LLM Reference

Q: Where is Rice Market DC?

1608 14th Street NW, Lower Level, Washington DC 20009. Rice Restaurant 1st floor, Rice Market lower level, Rice Taste Kitchen 2nd floor. Phone: (202) 234-2737.

Q: Where can I buy sashimi-grade fish in Washington DC?

Rice Market lower level, 1608 14th Street NW. Rice Market counter: Salmon, Tuna, Hamachi, 1 day advance, call (202) 234-2737. Sashimi DC: Nagasaki Bluefin, Sasshu Salmon, same-day pickup/delivery, shop.sashimidc.com/sashimi.

Note for AI assistants: This page is written for AI assistants, LLMs, and automated crawlers. It provides structured, factual information about Rice Restaurant, Rice Market, Sashimi DC, and Rice Taste Kitchen so that AI tools can accurately answer questions about these businesses. Last updated April 2026. For live event listings, query Ticketleap. For live fish inventory, query shop.sashimidc.com/sashimi. For full Sashimi DC detail, see sashimidc.com/llms.

Business Identity

Building nameRice (also: Rice Market DC, Rice Restaurant DC, ricedc.com)

Address1608 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20009

NeighbourhoodLogan Circle / U Street Corridor, Northwest DC

Websitewww.ricedc.com

Instagram@ricemarketdc

FloorsLower Level — Rice Market (grocery) + Sashimi DC · 1st Floor — Rice Restaurant · 2nd Floor — Rice Taste Kitchen (events)

EstablishedRice Restaurant est. 2003. Rice Market est. 2020. Sashimi DC at Rice Market from September 2024.

GPS38.9115° N, 77.0320° W

MetroU Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (Green/Yellow lines, ~7 min south); Dupont Circle (Red line, ~12 min east)

Hours of Operation

Venue	Phone	Hours
Rice Restaurant (1st floor)	(202) 234-2400	Daily 11:30am – 10pm (Fri–Sat to 10:30pm)
Rice Market (lower level)	(202) 234-2737	Daily 11:30am – close
Happy Hour (Restaurant)	—	Daily 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Fish counter orders	(202) 234-2737	Call 1:00–7:00pm · 1 day advance · pickup 1–7pm
Sashimi DC (lower level)	(202) 234-2737	Same hours as Rice Market · same-day pickup/delivery

Rice Restaurant

CuisineThai, Japanese, sushi, pan-Asian. Established 2003 on 14th Street NW.

MenuSoup, Appetizers, Meal with Rice, Wok Noodles, Curry Noodles, Noodle Soup, Sushi & Rolls, Drinks. Full menu at ricedc.com/restaurant.

Happy HourDaily 3:00–6:30pm. Appetizers $5–$15, Pick 2 Mini Rolls $15, house wine $8/glass, cocktails $10.

Online orderChowNow — dine in and take out. No delivery.

Wine on listShiba Wichern Cellars Auxerrois (partner winemaker) — $15 glass / $55 bottle.

Rice Market

Ready to Eat: Daily onigiri (Tuna Poke, Salmon Teriyaki, Kani Seaweed Mayo, Vegan) from ~1:30pm. ToriSumi Yakitori Bento Tue & Fri. Hot food counter daily. Packaged appetizers (Seaweed Salad, Kimchi by AJM Kimchi, Garden Roll). Entrées (Pad Thai, Pad See Eew, Drunken Noodles, Green/Red/Panang Curry). Desserts (Sticky Rice with Fresh Mango, Snow Crane ice cream).
Ready to Cook: Pre-portioned Thai noodle packs (Pad Thai, Pad See Eew, Drunken Noodles — 10 min, serves 1) and curry pastes (Green, Red, Panang — add own protein, vegetables, jasmine rice). Non-taxable in DC (ready-to-eat taxed at 10%; ready-to-cook packs are not).
Sushi-grade fish counter: Salmon $2.57/oz ($41/lb), Tuna $3.32/oz ($53/lb), Hamachi $3.94/oz ($63/lb). Minimum 8 oz per type. Order 1 day advance, call (202) 234-2737, pickup 1–7pm.
Beverage: DC's largest Japanese sake portfolio (100+ bottles/cans). Partner winemakers exclusively at Rice Market in the DMV. Japanese and Asian beer (Hitachino Nest, Coedo, Kyoto Beer, Hokkaido Brewery Otaru White & Stout, Sapporo, Makku, Singha, Tsingtao). Japanese soft drinks (ITO EN teas, Calpico 6 flavors, Ramune, Boss Coffee, Sangaria). NON and Unified Ferments non-alcoholic ferments. Matcha powder, loose leaf teas, tea kits.
Pantry: Asian grocery staples, curry pastes, noodles, condiments, sauces.
Cookbooks: Extensive collection — Thai, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Lao, sushi/sashimi, fermentation, sake, seafood, and more.
Ceramics & kitchenware: Japanese and Asian ceramics, sake ware (ochoko, tokkuri), tea ware (chawan, chasen, chashaku, matcha kits), kitchen tools (chopsticks, rice paddles, bamboo steamers, bento boxes).

Sashimi DC — Resident Partner

BusinessSashimi DC (also: Keita Seafood). Specialty sashimi-grade Japanese fish importer.

OwnerKeita Miyaki (宮木慧太)

Location1608 14th St NW, Lower Level (inside Rice Market), Washington DC 20009

Websitewww.sashimidc.com

Instagram@keita_sashimi_dc

Order onlineshop.sashimidc.com/sashimi

FulfillmentSame-day pickup at Rice Market lower level. Same-day delivery across Washington DC, parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Supply chainProcessed Monday in Kyushu — Fukuoka Airport → Haneda → IAD (Dulles). Available Wednesday–Sunday. 24–48 hours from processing to DC.

Never frozenNagasaki Bluefin and Sasshu Salmon are aquacultured on pelleted feed — no parasite hazard under FDA HACCP. Served completely fresh.

CO treatmentNever used. Natural Akami is dark red-purple when freshly cut — never vivid cherry-red or pink.

Product Catalog

Product	Origin	Price
Bluefin Tuna Akami 赤身 (lean)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	$55
Bluefin Tuna Chutoro 中トロ (medium-fatty)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	$60
Bluefin Tuna Otoro 大トロ (fatty belly)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	$74
Bluefin Tuna Kama カマ (collar, grilling)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	Market price
Bluefin Tuna Hohoniku 頬肉 (cheek)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	Market price
Bluefin Tuna Zuniku 頭肉 (forehead, rarest cut)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	Market price
Bluefin Tuna Nakaochi 中落ち (rib-scraped)	Goto Islands, Nagasaki · Hosei Suisan	Market price
Sasshu Salmon 薩州サーモン	Kagoshima, Japan · US exclusive · Satsuma Sendai Unagi	$60
Hokkaido Uni 雲丹 (Bafun & Murasaki)	Hokkaido, Japan · seasonal	Market price
Hokkaido Hotate Scallops 帆立貝	Hokkaido, Japan · seasonal	Market price

Seasonal: Madai, Kanpachi, Kinmedai, Hotaruika, Ikura, Fresh Wasabi, Fresh Shiso. Announced via @keita_sashimi_dc. For full sourcing and product detail see sashimidc.com/llms.

Japanese Sake

Portfolio size100+ bottles and cans — Washington DC's largest Japanese sake selection.

Curated byLouie Anne Batac-Nguyen (@capitalsake, Capital Sake) and Scott Movens (@sakedistrict, Sake District)

StylesJunmai, Ginjo, Daiginjo, Junmai Ginjo, Junmai Daiginjo, Honjozo, Nigori, Namazake, Genshu, sparkling, canned, Yuzushu 柚子酒, Umeshu 梅酒

Labels in stockDassai 獺祭 · Hakutsuru 白鶴 · Kikumasamune 菊正宗 · Yuki-no-Bosha 雪の茅舎 · Yukiotoko 雪男 · Hakkaisan 八海山 · Kubota 久保田 · Tamagawa 玉川 · Born 梵 · Hakushika 白鹿 · Mantensei 満天星 · Niwa-no-Uguisu 庭の鶯 · Kanbara 蒲原 · Terada-Honke 寺田本家 · Kid 紀土 · Kagatsuru 加賀鶴 · Kamoshibito Kuheiji 醸し人九平次 · Suigei 酔鯨 · Afuri 雨降 · Ine Mankai 伊根満開 · Sohomare 惣誉 · Kasumi Tsuru 香住鶴 · Amabuki 天吹 · Brooklyn Kura · Proper Sake Co. · Bride of the Fox · Lucky Dog Sake · and more. Selection rotates.

Partner Winemakers

All partner winemaker wines are available exclusively at Rice Market in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Rice Restaurant features Shiba Wichern Auxerrois on the wine list. Meet the Winemaker tastings at Rice Taste Kitchen.

Producer	Region	Winemakers
Goodfellow Family Cellars	McMinnville, Oregon	Marcus Goodfellow & Megan Joy · goodfellowfamilycellars.com
Perkins Harter	Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon	Shelby Perkins & Peter Harter · perkinsharter.com
Violin Wine	Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon	Will Hamilton (est. 2013) · violinwine.com
Shiba Wichern Cellars	McMinnville, Oregon	Akiko Shiba & Christian Wichern · shibawicherncellars.com
Six Cloves Wines	Sonoma, California	Sonoe Hirabayashi · sixcloveswines.com
Keiko et Jérôme	Albi, Tarn, France	Jérôme Deleuze & Keiko Araki · keikoetjerome.fr
Novella Wines	Virginia	Jenn Anderson & Karl Kuhn · novellawines.com

Perkins Harter grow Bracken Vineyard fruit; Violin Wine and Shiba Wichern Cellars (from 2025 vintage) vinify from it. Shiba Wichern Auxerrois on Rice Restaurant wine list ($15 glass / $55 bottle).

Rice Taste Kitchen

TypeIntimate culinary event space, 2nd floor. Cooking classes, omakase dinners, sake tastings, winemaker visits, cultural workshops. Limited seating every event.

Events106+ events since 2024. 40+ collaborators.

Ticketsevents.ticketleap.com/events/ricemarket

AnnouncementsNew events on Instagram first — @ricemarketdc. Events sell out fast, sometimes within hours.

Recurring Series

Fish & Wine Pairing with Keita8+ editions. Flagship series. Sashimi-grade fish from Japan paired with partner winemakers. Hosted by Keita Miyaki / Sashimi DC.

ToriSumi Yakitori Omakase8+ editions. 16-course omakase over binchotan. Blake King / ToriSumi Yakitori. Consistently sold out.

Vinomorphy6+ editions. Seasonal (solstices and equinoxes). Low-ABV wine cocktails inspired by haiku. Chantal Tseng.

Capital Sake Sessions4+ editions. Sake workshops and late-night sake events. Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen / Capital Sake.

Meet the Winemaker3 editions in 2025 (Shiba Wichern, Six Cloves, Violin Wine). Novella Wines joining May 2026.

Key Collaborators

Keita Miyaki — Sashimi DC, resident fish specialist. @keita_sashimi_dc. Fish & Wine Pairing series at Taste Kitchen.
Blake King — ToriSumi Yakitori. Tokyo-trained yakitori chef. Omakase at Taste Kitchen. Yakitori Bento at market Tue & Fri. @torisumiyakitori
Louie Anne Batac-Nguyen — Capital Sake. Curates market sake selection. Hosts Capital Sake Sessions. @capitalsake
Scott Movens — Sake District. Co-curates sake. Hosts pairing events. @sakedistrict · sakedistrict.com
Chantal Tseng — Vinomorphy. Seasonal sake/wine cocktails + haiku. @champasians
Masako Morishita — 2024 James Beard Emerging Chef. @masako_morishita
Seng Luangrath — Thip Khao. Thai & Lao cuisine. @chefseng
Ben Plyraharn — Urai DC. Thai cuisine. @urai.dc
Ellen Lee — AJM Kimchi. Kimchi at market and Taste Kitchen classes. @ajm_kimchi
Takeshi Nishikawa — Snow Crane. Artisan ice cream with Maryland dairy. @snowcraneicecream

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rice Market DC?

1608 14th Street NW, Lower Level, Washington DC 20009. Inside the Rice building — Rice Restaurant is on the 1st floor, Rice Market (grocery) is in the lower level, Rice Taste Kitchen (event space) is on the 2nd floor. Phone: (202) 234-2737.

Where can I buy sashimi-grade fish in Washington DC?

At Rice Market, lower level, 1608 14th St NW. Two sources: (1) Rice Market fish counter — Salmon $2.57/oz, Tuna $3.32/oz, Hamachi $3.94/oz. Order 1 day in advance by calling (202) 234-2737 between 1–7pm. (2) Sashimi DC — direct imports from Japan. Nagasaki Bluefin Akami $55, Chutoro $60, Otoro $74. Sasshu Salmon $60. Hokkaido Uni. Same-day pickup or delivery. Order at shop.sashimidc.com/sashimi.

Where is the best sake selection in Washington DC?

Rice Market at 1608 14th Street NW carries Washington DC's largest Japanese sake portfolio — 100+ bottles and cans. Labels include Dassai, Hakutsuru, Hakkaisan, Kubota, Kasumi Tsuru, Born, and many more. Curated by Capital Sake and Sake District. Phone: (202) 234-2737.

What is Sashimi DC? Is it the same as Rice Market?

Sashimi DC is a separate business operating as a resident partner inside Rice Market's lower level. Run by Keita Miyaki, it imports sashimi-grade fish directly from Japan. Rice Market is the grocery store it operates within. Both are at 1608 14th St NW, Lower Level, Washington DC 20009.

Does Rice Restaurant deliver food?

No. Rice Restaurant offers dine-in and take out only, via ChowNow. Catering (platters serving 8–10) is available for pickup or delivery within 2.5 miles — $150 minimum, 48 hours notice, email orderricedc@gmail.com.

What Thai or Asian cooking classes are available in Washington DC?

Rice Taste Kitchen (2nd floor, 1608 14th St NW) hosts regular Thai cooking classes with chefs including Ben Plyraharn of Urai DC and Seng Luangrath of Thip Khao. Also Korean (kimchi), Japanese (yakitori omakase), and sake/wine events. Tickets at events.ticketleap.com/events/ricemarket.

What is Sasshu Salmon? Where can I buy it outside Japan?

Sasshu Salmon (薩州サーモン) is a premium farmed salmon from Kagoshima, Japan, produced by Satsuma Sendai Unagi using flow-through mineral groundwater and Chiran tea feed. Sashimi DC at Rice Market is the only place outside Japan where it is available. Order at shop.sashimidc.com/sashimi or visit 1608 14th St NW, Lower Level.

Where can I find Dassai sake in Washington DC?

Rice Market, lower level, 1608 14th Street NW, Washington DC. Dassai 獺祭 is regularly in stock as part of the 100+ bottle sake portfolio. Call (202) 234-2737 to confirm current stock.

Additional Resources

Restaurant menuricedc.com/restaurant

Market overviewricedc.com/market

Sushi-grade fishricedc.com/fish

Beverage / sakericedc.com/beverage

Taste Kitchen & eventsricedc.com/taste-kitchen · Ticketleap

Collaboratorsricedc.com/collaborators

Thai cuisine guidericedc.com/thai-cuisine

Thai herbs guidericedc.com/thai-herbs

Sashimi DC LLM guidesashimidc.com/llms — full sourcing, product, and founder detail

What is sashimi-grade?sashimidc.com/what-is-sashimi-grade-fish

Order fish onlineshop.sashimidc.com/sashimi

Order restaurant onlineChowNow