A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Oyster Po Boy Last Updated: March 2022 Current Status: Both locations are open 7 days a week (with varying hours) for dine-in. They also do take-out. Overview: There are two locations of Rappahannock Oyster Bar in D.C. The original is a counter and dining space set out as you enter Union Market. Among the […]
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Image: Lobstah! Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: They are back to full hours at all three locations, open Tuesday to Sunday. (Note: Hank’s on the Hill closed in 2021). Take-out and Delivery available. Overview: Chef Jamie Leeds opened Hank’s Oyster Bar in Dupont with a straightforward idea: casual seafood. Bringing the food of seashore […]
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Image: Paella de Pescado y Mariscos. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: The dining room is fully open with no social distancing. They continue to do take-out. Overview: Del Mar is a seafood delight. It is one of the original anchor restaurants in The Wharf complex. A large, two-story gleaming corner spot with a sharp […]
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Image: Chicken – battered and lacquered. Last Updated: November 2021 Current Status: One of the crazier – as in weird – things that happened in 2020 was that a popular new restaurant essentially imploded. As a result, the very talented Chef Kevin Tien walked away from what appeared to be a passion project named after […]
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Image: Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur, 1947) On Sundays, we look back at the week that was on the website. We added a place to the recommended restaurant list and we posted two reviews. We also were amazed that a pizza picture did not catch fire on Instagram. […]
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Image: Queso! Last Updated: 7/25/2021 Current Status: Now open for sit-down service. They continue to do take-out and delivery. Gift Cards – good for all KNEAD restaurants (in D.C. that means Succotash) Before Times Review: First Visit: May 2019 On first impression, Mi Vida is a nicer, sleeker version of Lauriol Plaza. It is a […]
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Image: Mojito at Little Havana (El Presidente in background) Below we recap the week that was at 17° Cork by Northwest. Two places were added to Recommended List: Little Havana – Alfredo Solis, the guy behind El Sol and Mezcalero, opened this fun, bright Cuban spot last year. It is a great neighborhood spot, but […]
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Picture: Cavatelli with Rabbit Ragu at Officina Last Updated: 7/5/2021 Current Status: Officina is doing sit-down. It continues to do take-out and stock the market. They also merged with Via Umbria to create a Georgetown outpost. Gift Cards Before Times Review: There is an audaciousness to Chef Nick Stefanelli, the man behind Officina. He created […]
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