A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Power Puffs. Overview: There is a trick that restaurants can pull off. With just a few touches and accents they can make you feel removed from the grit of the world outside. Pappe’s interior does this. The high ceiling with draped boldly-colored fabrics and warm lighting set a mood. It doesn’t transport you to […]
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Image: Cubano Last Updated: March 2023 Overview: There are now multiple Colada Shops around the region. What they have in common is a sunny disposition, some pretty good food, and drinks made for fun. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The core of the menu is sandwiches, snacks and bowls. The new location south of […]
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Image: Locked, Stocked, and Bottled. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status: Sit-down service inside and sidewalk tables under an awning outside. Overview: It takes some moxie to open a wine bar on the same street as Cork and serve French food less than a block from Le Diplomate. That is what the small wine bar […]
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Image: Display on the Tray Last Updated: September 2022 Current Status: All three locations are open for dine-in and take-out and delivery. With indoor and outdoor seating at all locations. Overview: Sometimes in life, it is best not to overthink things. If you want to open a Peruvian-style chicken spot and a whiskey bar, […]
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Image: Tortillas about to be served. Last Updated: November 2021 Current Status: Open for dine-in. Orders can be placed via phone (according to the website) for pickup. Overview: Maïz64 deserves attention. As a fine-dining Mexican restaurant, it is making a claim to be taken seriously, yet be a vibrant, fun spot on the lower part […]
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Image: Kibbeh with bulgur parsley salad Last Updated: June 2021 Current Status: This spot in the old Masa 14 on 14th Street has inside seating, sidewalk seating, and a valuable rooftop all available for dine-in. The site says they continue to do take-out and delivery, but the link is out, so you may have to call […]
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Image: Crispy Chicken Last Updated: January 2023 Current Status: The long reliable 14th Street destination for Thai reopened as a market first, and then brought its full restaurant back online. Recent news is that they will be incorporating favorites from the now-shuttered D.C. Noodles. WCP piece on the market addition: “It’s always been my dream […]
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Image: Pre-pandemic shot. Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Rose Previte’s original world streetfood spot keeps going like the little engine that could. Now it has expanded outdoor seating options for dine-in that include a steetery designed like a Eurail car. They take reservations. Gift Cards Summary: Cuisine: Rest of the World Neighborhood: 14th Street […]
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