Vera Cocina & Bar

Image: Shrimp with a Chicken in the background. Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: Before you get to the dining room at Vera, you pass the large bar area on the first floor and take stairs to the second floor, where you pass a lounge-like space with low tables and couches, all with music to match.  […]

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Baker’s Daughter

Image: Breakfast Sandwich Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status:  Ivy City is open 7 Days a Week from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.  The downtown location in the Eaton Hotel is 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. The Chinatown location closed in early October 2022, but they claim they are looking for a new location. Seating […]

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Panda Gourmet

Image: Bok Choy and Mushrooms Last Updated: July 2023 Overview: Every once in a while, Panda Gourmet pops up on the D.C. food world radar.  In between those moments, it quietly serves up some of the best Chinese food, arguably some of the best food period, in the District out of the Days Inn on […]

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Gravitas

Image: Kampachi Sashimi – Shiso, Quail Egg Yolk, Daikon and Carrot Salad, Enoki Mushroom, White Truffle Ponzu. Last Updated: February 2023 Overview: Gravitas resides in a converted industrial building in the Ivy City neighborhood, making it a bit out of the way and a little less formal than other fancy tasting-menu places.  So, the first […]

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