Name: AKEDO
Address: 1100 15th St NW, Washington, DC, 20005, US
Telephone: +1 202-525-2010
Price range: $$

Japanese restaurant & arcade bar · Washington DC

Snacks. Sandos. Skewers. Pizza. Soft Serve. Served next to a room full of games at Midtown Center, for lunch, dinner and late night.

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A slice lifted from a Tokyo-style pizza against the green tiled wall at AKEDO

Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!

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Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!

Overhead table of AKEDO pizza, sandos, skewers and drinks in Washington DC

Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!

Iced matcha in an AKEDO cup against the green tiled wall

The bar

Drink 飲む

Highballs, sake, Japanese lagers and arcade-friendly cocktails, poured until late every night of the week.

Ask for the house highball, a cold Sapporo, or whatever the bar is mixing with shochu this week. Zero-proof options are on the same list.

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The kitchen

Eat 食べる

Sushi, katsu sandos, bento boxes, poke, skewers and Tokyo-style pizza, built for sharing between rounds.

The menu moves from light to loud: nigiri and maki, rice bowls, grilled skewers, and soft serve to finish. Vegetarian options run through every section.

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Steak sando cut open on the AKEDO milk bread

Late room, seven nights

Play 遊ぶ

A full arcade in the back: cabinets, pinball, and DJ nights that run past dinner service.

The Arcade is our late-night room: free-play cabinets, competitive nights and guest DJs. Members get first access to tickets.

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Midtown Center, Washington DC

Design デザイン

AKEDO is a Japanese restaurant and arcade bar at Midtown Center in Washington DC: snacks, sandos, bento, sushi, poke, pizza, skewers and soft serve, served next to a room full of games.

Come for lunch and stay for the arcade. Our kitchen runs all day, from quick bento and poke bowls to katsu sandos and skewers off the grill, and the bar keeps pouring while the machines light up. Walk-ins are welcome, big tables are easy, and the room only gets louder after work.

Lunch & dinner: Monday – Saturday
Walk-ins: Always welcome
The Arcade: In the back room
Catering & events: Platters & private hire

AKEDO chef holding boxes of katsu sandos

Green-tiled dining room with AKEDO menu mats on the tables

A tray of katsu, wagyu and shrimp sandos in AKEDO boxes

Platters, parties, private hire

Catering & events ケータリング

Sando platters for the office, the party or the game night.

Our sandos on homemade milk bread, boxed and stacked on a tray for your table. For a celebration, a team night or a big group, the dining room and The Arcade can both be booked for private events. Send us your date and numbers and we will come back to you.

Email us enquiried@akedo-thearcade.com

Midtown Center

1100 15th St NW
Washington DC 20005

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