Wizards Star Opens DC Cafe With Strawberry Pop-Tart Lattes and Sea Moss Lemonades

Washingtonian (Food) 4/18 10:48A Arya Hodjat

It was a rough season for the Washington Wizards, who finished with the NBA’s second-worst record as owner Ted Leonsis attempted (and failed) to move the team to Virginia. But Leonsis kept the team in DC, and now, their star player is opening up...

This New Women-Owned Spirit Shakes Up the Luxury Tequila Industry

DC Eater 4/18 8:20A Nicole Schaller

Made with 100-percent pure Blue Weber agave from Jalisco, Mexico, 1953 is aged for 15 months in American Oak barrels. | 1953 Tequila/Facebook Meet the three former D.C. politicos behind 1953 Tequila...

[Vid] A Sneak Peek Inside the New Sixty Vines Foggy Bottom

Eats : K Street Magazine 4/18 4:45A Kate Michael

Sixty Vines -- the "winemaker's restaurant" -- is set to open their newest location in Foggy Bottom on May 15th. K Street magazine got an exclusive look inside the new location while in its final phase of construction. The post [Vid] A Sneak Peek...

A Destination Beer Garden With Sugar Loaf Mountain Views Gets a Revamp

Washingtonian (Food) 4/17 7:58A Jessica Sidman

Day trip destination the Comus Inn—a five-acre beer garden and restaurant overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain—is getting a revamp thanks to some veteran DC restaurateurs. The historic farmhouse in Dickerson, Maryland, served as a wedding venue with a...

NYC Institution Cafe Fiorello Is Expanding to D.C.

DC Eater 4/16 11:59A Tierney Plumb

Cafe Fiorello will bring a parade of Italian plates to Pennsylvania Avenue NW. | Cafe Fiorello The treasured Italian chophouse will plant roots along Pennsylvania Avenue NW later this year Cafe...

An Opulent Parisian-Style Dining Room Is Opening Near the White House

Washingtonian (Food) 4/16 9:12A Jessica Sidman

For nearly three decades, the gilded lobby of a historic downtown bank near the White House has sat empty. But the soaring, century-old space is getting new life as French brasserie and steakhouse La Grande Boucherie, which opens Thursday, April...

Where to Eat and Drink in Logan Circle

DC Eater 4/16 7:40A Tierney Plumb

Pint-sized cocktail bar Jane Jane entered the Logan Circle fold in summer 2021. | Rey Lopez/Eater D.C. The buzzy Northwest neighborhood is full of standbys for French bread, khachapuri, pork carnitas,...

Nim Ali Chef Karla Alonzo Now Has a Guatemalan Dining Room in Shaw

Washingtonian (Food) 4/16 6:35A Ike Allen

Karla Alonzo has become a minor celebrity in DC’s Guatemalan community. Though she left Guatemala 20 years ago right out of high school—she says she never felt free there because of homophobia—the chef has been embraced by her home country. Nim...

D.C.’s Newest James Beard Nominee Wows With This Unique Japanese Dish

DC Eater 4/16 3:00A Lenore Adkins

Executive chef Masako Morishita finishes her unagi donabe rice dish with kinshi tamago and scallions. | Rachel Paraoan For her latest culinary act, rising chef Masako Morishita hopes to make her unagi...

One of Philly’s Best Wine Bars Is Coming to D.C.

DC Eater 4/15 8:44A Tierney Plumb

A.Kitchen+Bar specializes in seasonal American ingredients and natural wines. | a.kitchen+bar A.Kitchen+Bar debuts at the foot of a new Foggy Bottom hotel later this spring The nation’s reigning...

Where to Find Dumplings of All Kinds in D.C.

DC Eater 4/15 5:49A Vinciane Ngomsi

Find Laoban Dumplings in Union Market or grocery stores around D.C. | Laoban Dumplings/Facebook Pan-fried, soup-filled, or chile oil-doused pouches to try Is there anything more comforting than a...

8 Underrated Dishes and Eateries in the DC Area

Washingtonian (Food) 4/15 12:58A Washingtonian Staff

Underrated Dishes Look past a restaurant’s signature items for these surprising—and delicious—alternatives Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak Stone Crab 750 15th St., NW Known for: Floridian stone crabs and Key-lime pie. Try: The apple pie. You won’t...

Where to Find a Fun Weekday Brunch Around DC

Washingtonian (Food) 4/12 10:07A Ann Limpert

Mimosas on a Monday? Dim sum instead of a sad desk smoothie bowl? You only live once. Here’s where you can satisfy brunch cravings all week long. A J Restaurant 1319 Rockville Pike, Rockville; 4316 Markham St., Annandale Housemade noodles and...

A Disco-Themed Rooftop Sushi Omakase Restaurant Is Opening in Southwest DC

Washingtonian (Food) 4/12 8:40A Jessica Sidman

Sushi by Bou at citizenM hotel. 550 School St., SW.  Sushi omakase spots are booming across the DC area—but this is the first one with a disco theme. Sushi by Bou, which has locations from New York to South Florida, will open its 25th outpost on...

Where to Find Passover Specials and Takeout Meals Around DC

Washingtonian (Food) 4/12 2:30A Ike Allen

The Passover seder isn’t just any holiday meal. Before tucking into matzo-ball soup, brisket, or roasted meat, you ll need to taste foods with more symbolic roles. The shank bone, egg, bitter herbs, and haroset of the seder plate represent aspects...