Caviar used to be a luxury found only in the highest echelons of fine dining, but now the black gold is glamming up everything everywhere all at once. Here’s a ranking of notable fish-roe creations–from the extraneous to the enthralling. 6Chicken NuggetsThe Rihanna-inspired six-pack of nuggs at this Latin/Mediterranean lounge forgoes barbecue and honey-mustard sauces and instead uses crème fraîche, gold flakes, and osetra caviar as accessories. Find it at: The Bazaar, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW1Fancy TotsThis Georgetown bistro’s over-size tater tots are fried in duck fat, dolloped with crème fraîche, and mounded with black pearls of osetra caviar with dill and chives. Find them at: Lutèce, 1522 Wisconsin Ave., NWThis article appears in the January 2026 issue of Washingtonian.