A Luxe New Mediterranean Restaurant Hopes to Get Maryland Its First Michelin Star

DC Eater 5/31 11:27A Tierney Plumb

Big eye tuna, avocado cream, nori seaweed, caviar, Mediterranean ponzu sauce, and assorted tapioca strips. | John Rorapaugh for LeadingDC A big-name Spanish chef with impressive Vegas credentials...

Where’s the Best Salad in DC? Here are 16 We Love

Washingtonian (Food) 5/31 5:50A Ann Limpert

Salads get a bad rap. There’s the sad desk salad (and now the $17 desk salad). The bacterial playground that is the salad bar, because nothing says yum like “sneeze guard.” The Jell-O salads of the ’50s that people now make fun of on Twitter. And...

A New Navy Yard Cafe May Have D.C.’s Best Breakfast Sandwich

DC Eater 5/31 5:31A Tierney Plumb

Any Day Now’s opening menu centers around this scallion-pancake breakfast sandwich. | Birch Thomas Chef Tim Ma’s Any Day Now opens Thursday, June 1, with a stellar scallion-pancake creation Any Day...

Tatte Bakery’s D.C. Domination Continues — And More Openings

DC Eater 5/30 11:49A Tierney Plumb

Carbs titan Tatte Bakery & Cafe opens its tenth area location this week. | Tatte/official photo A weekly roundup of new restaurants around D.C. Despite lingering challenges posed by the pandemic, lots...

Inside Kraken, D.C.’s Sprawling New Spot to Pick Up a Paddle and Beer

DC Eater 5/30 8:17A Evan Caplan

Kraken Kourts & Skates opened in mid-May. | Fredde Lieberman The pickleball-centric sports complex swings open with food truck eats and canned beverages The pandemic-fueled penchant for the popular...

18 Standout Steakhouses Around D.C.

DC Eater 5/30 6:29A Eater Staff

A decadent, plate-sized steak at St. Anselm. | @4mybelly /St. Anselm Where to find prime cuts in an iconic steakhouse town The D.C. dining scene is often portrayed in TV shows and movies as an endless...

Where to Eat and Drink on D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront

DC Eater 5/26 8:36A Vinciane Ngomsi

The Wharf celebrated its five-year anniversary last fall. | Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for The Wharf, Washington DC Find a jam-packed assortment of cuisines at the Wharf development and...

Over 200 DC Bars, Restaurants, and Clubs Can Serve Drinks Until 4 AM Over Memorial Day Weekend

Washingtonian (Food) 5/25 9:42A Tory Basile

Your long weekend is about to get even longer. Over 200 bars, restaurants, and clubs in the District have permission to serve alcohol until 4 AM over Memorial Day weekend, thanks to DC s Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration s Extended...

Where to Find Memorial Day Brunch Around DC

Washingtonian (Food) 5/25 5:30A Tory Basile

Looking to find breakfast carbs and bottomless mimosas on Memorial Day? These restaurants are serving brunch Monday, May 29. ala 1320 19th St., NW The Dupont Levantine restaurant will offer a boozy three-course brunch with bottomless mimosas....

Talking Tuna and Eating Sandwiches With Virginia Senator Mark Warner

Washingtonian (Food) 5/25 1:00A Anna Spiegel

There’s something about politicians and their unhinged food moments that sticks in our collective culinary consciousness. Which is why, three years after Virginia Senator Mark Warner’s tuna melt video broke the Internet, we found ourselves in his...

Union Organizers and Restaurant Workers Protested Moon Rabbit’s Closure at the Wharf Today

Washingtonian (Food) 5/24 11:15A Keely Bastow

Dozens of union organizers and restaurant and hotel workers gathered at the Wharf today to protest the InterContinental Hotel s decision to close Moon Rabbit, its acclaimed modern-Vietnamese dining room helmed by chef Kevin Tien. The closure was...

Where to Eat and Drink in Delaware Beach Towns

DC Eater 5/24 11:08A Julekha Dash

Beachside slices by Grotto Pizza. | Grotto Pizza/Facebook Where to find the freshest seafood, iconic pizza, and more in Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and Lewes Dining options in sandy Delaware towns...

The Bazaar by José Andrés Is a World of TikTok Bait Cocktails and Exploding Cheesesteaks

Washingtonian (Food) 5/24 9:47A Ann Limpert

The Bazaar by José Andrés. 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (in the Waldorf Astoria). It’s hard to imagine a time when José Andrés—Nobel Prize nominee, international humanitarian, pal to Gwyneth and Harry and Meghan—wasn’t world-­famous. But for a long...

Old Town’s Incoming Josephine Is One Big Parisian Party

DC Eater 5/24 8:03A Tierney Plumb

A free-flowing fountain of bubbly, a tradition normally reserved for New Year’s Eve, is a frequent party trick at Josephine. | Rey Lopez/Leading DC Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s first French...

Moon Rabbit’s Sudden Last Supper at the Wharf Stuns Customers

DC Eater 5/23 11:50A Tierney Plumb

Inside Moon Rabbit’s final night of service on Monday, May 22. | Life Expressed Online Chef Kevin Tien’s critically acclaimed restaurant along the Southwest Waterfront served its last dish on Monday,...