Finding flavor, ambience and community at DC Corazon

Finding flavor, ambience and community at DC Corazon

Josie has created a gorgeous gem of a restaurant, that deserves as much support as possible. Go experience for yourself DC Corazon’s powerful flavors, warm ambience and uplifting sense of community.

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Petworth’s newest Mexican cuisine restaurant uses heart to overcome the odds

Petworth’s newest Mexican cuisine restaurant uses heart to overcome the odds

DC Corazon is a labor of love — emphasis on the labor, and emphasis on the love.

Love, because corazon means “heart” in Spanish. Owner Josefina A. Darui has adored the shape since she was little, and the small, warm restaurant is covered in them. But love is used also because of what she’s hoping to bring to the area.

“I love DC; that’s one of the reasons that I named my business ‘DC Corazon,’” says Darui. “I want people to know that in DC Corazon everything we make comes from our heart.”

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