About Johnny's Half Shell

James Beard Award-Winning Chef Ann Cashion and partner John Fulchino have relocated their popular seafood restaurant, Johnny's Half Shell, to Capitol Hill! Using organic produce, poultry, meat and sustainable seafood, Johnny's continues to delight Washington diners with its seafood specialties and strong drinks. With lively jazz and blues playing in the background, three happy hours Monday through Friday and complimentary parking nightly, the Half Shell is rocking the Hill.
“It’s safe to say that no one in Washington comes close to Ann Cashion and John Fulchino to combining folkiness with refinement. The fiercely unpretentious atmosphere and unmistakably personal menus (both food and wine), remain the cornerstones of their restaurant. Ann Cashion’s composed menu is a creation of dishes that easily recall some time and place in the past, and Bostonian Fulchino is a front-of-the-house guy who understands that wine is a beverage as well as an intellectual pursuit. Though the name suggests a personal place, their restaurant confirms that the partnership behind them is a kind of dream team.”

Brett Anderson, New Orleans Picayume
Ann Cashion and John Fulchino
2004 James Beard Award Winner
Best Chef, Mid Atlantic Region
Ann Cashion with partner John Fulchino


400 North Capitol Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
202-737-0400