Vin Sur Vingt

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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Chicken + Whiskey

Image: Display on the Tray Last Updated: December 2025 Current Status:  Only the 14th Street location appears to be remaining. 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, then you put them in the same building, and you don’t […]

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Maïz64

Image: Tortillas about to be served. Last Updated: October 2024 Current Status: Closed 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 of 14th Street.  First impression is that it is succeeding. Matching the ambiance, the […]

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Gypsy Kitchen

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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Rice

Image: Crispy Chicken Last Updated: August 2026 Current Status: The long reliable 14th Street destination for Thai evolved in stages as part of the before-times bounce back.  It is now a split-level operation. On the main floor is the restaurant long favored by locals for solid Thai supplemented with a robust selection of sushi.  Down […]

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Compass Rose

Image: Pre-pandemic shot. Last Updated: November 2025 Current Status: Rose Previte’s original world street food spot closed on June 1, 2025.  It reopened under the name Sook as a day cafe/wine bar with pastries from SakuSaku. Gift Cards Summary: Cuisine: Rest of the World Neighborhood: 14th Street Address: 1346 T Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 […]

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Le Diplomate

Image: Bread Basket Last Updated: 7/5/21 Current Status:  It open for sit-down service and is taking advantage of its large, bordering on iconic, streatery.  Reserve via website and Opentable.  It continues to do Take-out and Delivery.  Tom Sietsema wants everyone to know that the delivery option is very good. Gift Cards – for all Starr […]

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Lupo Verde

Image: Pasta with sausage. Last Updated: 6/5/2021 Current Status:  Lupo Verde – along with all Lupo Osteria in the Palisades and Lupo Marino at the Wharf, are back to full sit-down, in addition to Take-out and Delivery. Staff Relief Fund – covering all Lupo locations and the affiliated Tunnicliff’s Tavern. Before Times Review: Last Visited: […]

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