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- Feb 29, 202050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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Albi Opens in Washington
- Named to The New York Times' Restaurant List 2026, its 50 favourite restaurants in the United States (unranked), published on 15 September 2026; the list gives the opening as February 2020[1]
- Opened in February 2020; Michael Rafidi closed it in 2025 for a renovation that added a darker room around a 10-foot hearth[1]
- The menu moved from broadly Levantine to more explicitly Palestinian - coal-blistered Jericho dates, oysters with arak, kibbe naya with rose[1]
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- [1]90%The Restaurant List 2026: Albinytimes.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· Starts Feb 29, 2020 ✓· 49% of score
The New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2020, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.
- [2]60%Albi - official sitealbidc.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 51% of score
The restaurant's own website, linked from its New York Times entry. It confirms the restaurant is operating but does not date the opening.[1]
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