Where the $20 Diner ate in his first year, by neighborhood

When Post Food writer Tim Carman began writing his $20 Diner column, his vow was to find the area's restaurant gems that weren't typically covered by food blogs or glossy magazines. "If I’m honest with myself," Carman wrote in his column-launching manifesto, "many of my favorite dining experiences over the years have occurred in restaurants that will never aspire to a James Beard Award."

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