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Image: Drinks to start. Last Updated: May 2026 Overview: Down an alley, off H Street, is a crucible of talent. Providencia is a small bar space serving vibrant cocktails and soul-soothing food. Apropos of the moment, it is a reminder the magic that happens when different backgrounds interact and meld. It is also a testament […]
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Image: Rarebit and Rye Last Updated: March 2025 Fight Club gave up the fight in March 2025. Overview: Fight Club is one of a handful of sandwich spots that emerged from the Covid-era restaurant pivots. In this case it was the talented team at Beuchert’s that started doing it as a take-out option out of […]
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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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Image: You thought we’d go with neon lettering, but no! Salt & Pepper Shrimp is reeeal good. Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Open for sit-down dining inside and out, with a large bar. Take-out and delivery available. And Brunch! Overview: Bar Chinois, as the name implies is a bar first and foremost. The music, […]
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Image: You might miss the door, but you’ll know when they’re open! Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Sit-down service in the dining room and outdoors out back. Take-out and Delivery also available. Overview: Bar Charley is low-key, bordering on inconspicuous. Between the big corner patios of Lauriol Plaza and Pupatella, it is easy to […]
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Image: Sunchoke Chaat Last Updated: December 2021 Current Status: Open for sit-down. Proof of vaccination required. Take-out and Delivery also available Overview: Daru was slammed from its opening, and that was before people were able to see how good the food is. So, whatever night you can get in we suggest you grab a slot […]
Read MoreLast Updated: 6/13/2020 Current Status: The excellent bar with very good food has expanded its offerings during the ‘Rona times. The patio is now open for sit-down service Wednesday – Sunday, 5 pm – 9 pm. They have partnered with Matt Crowley, formerly of Spoken English, to do a sandwich shop and more – including […]
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Image: Edinburgh Zoo Penguins Walk by Werner Bischof (1950). It was a big week in D.C. with the Nationals making the World Series, which we celebrated with our Saturday art post about the last Washington world series team – the 1948 Washington Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues. In dining news, we take note of […]
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