Alta Strada

Last Updated: 5/21/2020 Current Status: With its focus on Italian comfort food like pasta and pizza, it was already menu-ready for this moment.  They have expanded the patio and re-opened for sit-down service. It is also open for take-out and delivery – combined with neighboring restaurant Nama.  Wine, drinks and other alcohol options available. They […]

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Kinship – Closed

Image: Dorade Last Updated: December 2025 Current Status: Closed along with its downstairs twin Metier at the end of 2025. Before Times Review: Last Visited: January 2020 Last year, the actress Charlize Theron had called out men for being too intimidated to ask her out.  So, in a flight of fantasy, we posed the hypothetical […]

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Nicoletta Italian Kitchen – Closed

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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San Lorenzo

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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El Rinconcito Café Added to Recommended Restaurant List

Photo:  Pupusa and Tamal de Pollo Last Updated: 6/13/2020 Current Status:  They are doing take-out only.  Order here. Before Times Review: El Rinconcito Café – Today we add a legend to the list.  The small spot (handful of tables and small bar) has been serving locals for years, but word is getting out.  Along with […]

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Unconventional Diner

Photo: Wine Glass at Unconventional Diner Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status:  They are open for sit-down dining. Take-out and delivery continues. Before Times Review: Last Visited: April 2019 The space is large and the food is indulgent.  The word “Diner” in the name is not just a cute evocation.  The cooking is elevated with […]

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Update: Seylou Bakery added to 17° List of Recommended Restaurants

Picture: Open-Faced Cucumber Sandwich from Seylou. Today we added Seylou Bakery to the list of recommended places to eat in Washington, D.C.  You can look up this place and over 200 other recommended restaurants on our site, displayed in LIST and MAP format. Seylou Bakery – In a storefront by the entrance to Blagden Alley […]

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