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A new owner and CEO doesn’t mean Timber Pizza is changing. It may grow into more locations, but their laid back style, focus on community and tight focus on quality food.
Read MoreThe owners of 821 Upshur St NW reached out to say they’ve been meeting with many different restaurateurs who have expressed interest in leasing the space. Now they really want your opinion! Take a survey of potential restaurants to fill the space at 821 Upshur. The owners will review your submissions.
Read MoreJune is Caribbean Cuisine Month, and restaurants and cultural centers around the city are celebrating by opening their doors and menus for you to enjoy!
Read MoreTaqueria del Barrio opened on Upshur Street in 2017 in the space that once hosted local favorite Domku. In the five years since del Barrio opened, owner Anna Bran-Leis worked hard to have the restaurant she loved provide good food and a warm, inviting atmosphere. Now the restaurant is closed and something new will surely take its place.
Read MoreLast week ANXO quietly opened the front doors at its 711 Kennedy Street location. Last summer ANXO had to close its flagship location in Truxton Circle and said that they were planning on expanding their location on Kennedy Street. Phase 1 is finally complete with the new “bottle shop” in the front part of their property opening. Between their cider, wine, spirits and pizza, ANXO is upping their game on Kennedy.
Read MoreThe passion project of Cinder BBQ chefs (and wedded partners) Leo Garcia and Arelie Florez, Desayuno offers breakfast from 8am until noon on Saturdays and Sundays at Cinder at 800 Upshur St NW.
Read MoreCommonwealth Cantina, the new restaurant by Homestead owner Nic Makris, is giving next door neighbor Qualia Coffee a new home for the next six months as their building is renovated. It’s created a great synergy for the morning and lunch crowds.
Read MoreAfter a long period of renovation, delays and Covid, Honeymoon Chicken is set to open at the corner of Upshur and Georgia Avenue (4201 Georgia Avenue NW).
Check out their menu. (Students and their families get an after-school discount.)
Read MoreMagpie and the Tiger, the Korean restaurant run by Chef Caleb Jang and owned by Kevin Tien, is set to open this month. However, with COVID-19 cases reaching historic highs in the DC area, the establishment has been forced to make some adjustments. On Wednesday, January 5th, a beloved DMV eatery will set up shop in the space, Hot Lola’s, Tien’s famous Sichuan-Nashville hot chicken restaurant. Plus, check out their full dining menu, coming soon.
Read MoreHoneymoon Chicken is the new restaurant opening up in the Murrell Building (4201 Georgia Ave NW), where Slim’s Diner used to be. From the owners of Federalist Pig, Honeymoon offers fried chicken and all the fixings — starting January 12th. But there’s a few days to try them out for free.
Read MoreThe location is re-opening with Himitsu’s chefs at the helm. Chef Caleb Jang, Himitsu’s sous chef, will be the executive chef of Magpie and The Tiger, the new restaurant coming to the spot. Kevin Tien, the executive chef of Himitsu — as well as Moon Rabbit and Emilie’s — is the owner of the new spot.
Read MoreBill White is an awesome guy. I first met him several years ago at his restaurant Fish in the Neighborhood on Georgia Avenue in Park View. Known as “Fish in the Hood,” the restaurant is one of the best places in DC to get fresh seafood. The popular restaurant has gone through ups and downs, a fire, issues with his landlord and still has stayed open to serve the community.
Bill is in the hospital with a lung infection and collapsed lung, and doesn’t have insurance. His step-mother has organized a GoFundMe to help cover costs.
Read MoreRufino Bautista, former Executive Chef at Estadio and Asia Nora, had long dreamed of opening his own restaurant where he could be the boss and serve the dishes he loved.
He knew exactly the type of cuisine he would serve: northern Spanish. And he knew what he would name his restaurant: Atxondo, after the Basque city where he had the best meal of his life.
Read MoreThere is something intoxicating about visiting a new land. The sights, the sounds, the flavors, the unfamiliar offerings of everything from sauces to sodas — all enhance your understanding of culture and life for different people on our beautifully diverse globe. But right about now, you needn’t travel far, just to the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Lamont Street NW to experience the country of Georgia at Tabla Restaurant, where you can take in the feel of the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
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