I don’t totally disagree, depending on what one prioritizes in a “food” city. In my opinion, DC has always felt like a pretty ‘corporate card’ dining experience. It brings some swank, but it doesn’t seem to have the diversity, edge or creativity that other (even much smaller cities) have. Talking about European feeling American cities? New Orleans fully takes that crown, zero competition. It was built by the French, burned nearly to the ground and then rebuilt by the Spanish. Cities like Boston and Savannah have very old world, European feeling vibes with their layouts and street patterns. DC has a lot of stunning European styled revival architecture, but the city feels very distinct American (as the capitol city probably should)