A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: BBQ Pork Tortellini Last Updated: 9/19/2021 Current Status: The Van Ness location is open for dining on the patio and take-out. The downtown location has reopened, and is now doing take-out. Rosslyn is open for dining and take-out. All of them are now open for lunch again. Gift Cards – redeemable at all of […]
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Image: The oven at Etto. Last Updated: 6/6/2021 Current Status: Etto has added back limited seating. They are doing patio dining only for the time being. Reservations on the site. Take-out continues as well. This was the first place we ordered from in March, and it was so good to know it hung in there. […]
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Image: The Feast of the Gods by Giovanni Bellini and Titian (c. 1514/1529). Oil on Canvas. Last week, we highlighted a painting not on display at the National Gallery (though it is apparently on tour in Chicago right now!). This week, we turn our attention to a painting that is too treasured not to be […]
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Image: Hedy Lamarr and James Stewart in Come Live With Me (1941) Here is a recap of the week that was on the site. Added to the Recommended Restaurant list: Seven Reasons – Three of the most interesting restaurants in Washington right now are about a block apart. Maydan’s giant hearth has been pulling in […]
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Image: Cavatelli (half order) with Nettles Pesto and Scallops (they ran out of shrimp). NOTE: Bibiana closed and is now Modena under the same management but with a different chef. Last Visited: May 2019 Bibiana could just mail it in as another good Italian place servicing the hotels and businesses downtown. It doesn’t. It is […]
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Image: Meatball sampler and Pizza Bianca slices (in lieu of bread service) at Nicoletta Italian Kitchen Last Updated: January 2024 Current Status: Nicoletta closed in January 2024 but hinted at a comeback or revision. First Visit: April 2019 Nicoletta is constructed from a combination of very good Italian cooking and marketing analysis. It is a […]
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Picture: Agnolotti di Ortica – stinging nettle, goat cheese agnolotti, asparagus, morel mushrooms, spring onion (c. 2019). Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: San Lorenzo is open for dine-in service with an added streatery out front. The pandemic-era sandwich menu for lunch remains. Take-out and Delivery remain available as well. Note that they have added […]
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Photo: Tables at Al Dente. Last Updated: April 2022 Current Status: Al Dente is doing Dine-in, Take-out and Delivery. Open Daily from 11:30 AM – 8 PM. Pretty full menu on site. Order on site or call: 202-244-2223. Roberto Donna is no longer associated with the restaurant. Before Times Review: Sharing patio space with another […]
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