DC Restaurant Openings

Capitol Hill’s Luxe New Steakhouse Opens with $45 Crabcakes

By Tierney Plumb October 25

Dupont’s New Clubstaurant Serves Gold-Garnished Steaks Under a Crystal Chandelier

By Tierney Plumb October 20

A Trippy Pop-Up at D.C.’s Most Accomplished Bar Makes a Case for Alcohol-Optional Cocktails

By Gabe Hiatt October 20

The Ritz in Pentagon City Gets a Mediterranean Reboot Full of Small Plates and Napa Reds

By Tierney Plumb October 19

KitchenCray Brings Its Caribbean-Spiced Soul Food to Alexandria

By Vinciane Ngomsi October 13

A Cheery New Rooftop Bar Opens With Cognac Highballs and a Monumental View

By Tierney Plumb October 13

What to Eat and Drink at Ilili, the Wharf’s Anticipated Lebanese Showpiece

By Tierney Plumb October 6

Inside Maïz64, the Most Exciting Fancy Mexican Restaurant D.C. Has Seen in Years

The new fine dining venue on 14th Street NW prizes corn as much as gold

By Gabe Hiatt October 4

Immigrant Food’s Fancy New Offshoot Serves Fusion Dim Sum Inside a Museum Downtown

By Tierney Plumb October 1

A Capital Armenian Cafe Arrives in Adams Morgan

By Adele Chapin September 15

‘Iron Chef’ Jose Garces Opens a Ghost Kitchen for Fish Tacos in D.C.

By Tierney Plumb September 14

Cracked Eggery Sets Up Its First Shop for Delightfully Messy Sandwiches in Cleveland Park

The popular D.C. food truck that riffs on diner classics is opening a restaurant full of Instagram bait

By Gabe Hiatt September 8

Levantine-Leaning Ala Is Adding a Daytime Cafe for Flavored Coffees and Pastries

By Tierney Plumb September 7

Tysons Corner Gets a New Rooftop Beer Garden With 24 Tap Lines

By Tierney Plumb August 26

RĀKO Coffee Roasters Opens a Clarendon Cafe This Weekend

By Adele Chapin August 26

Old Town’s New Market Sells Baguette Sandwiches and a Great Grandmother’s Pastries

By Gabe Hiatt August 25

Inside Jane Jane, a New Bar on 14th Street That Channels a Throwback Cocktail Party

Homey finger foods mingle with classic margaritas, Negronis, and Old Fashioneds at a cozy bar inside the Liz

By Nathan Diller August 25

What to Eat at No Goodbyes, a Garden of Chesapeake Delights in Adams Morgan

By Gabe Hiatt August 18

A New Self-Pour Tap House With 99 Draft Lines Opens Right By Nationals Park

By Vinciane Ngomsi August 9

A New Osteria in Shaw Offers $50 Prix Fixes With a Modernist Touch

By Tierney Plumb August 4

At Long-Awaited Daru, Inventive Indian Cooking and High-Level Cocktails Combine

By Gabe Hiatt August 3

High-Tech Golf Simulators Help Customers With Their Swings at Penn Quarter’s Huge New Bar

By Tierney Plumb July 30

A New Food Hall With QR Code Ordering Opens Above the Rosslyn Metro Next Week

By Kalina Newman July 28

A New Place for Mexican Food Puts Flying Ants All Over the Menu

The insects help Chicatana stand out in a 14th Street neighborhood full of taquerias and fondas

By Evan Caplan July 26

Huge Chain Smashburger Returns to D.C. With a New Shop in Chinatown

By Gabe Hiatt July 23

A Deep Appreciation for American-Chinese Takeout Helps Lucky Danger Grow

By Gabe Hiatt July 21

Seafood Chain the Boiling Crab Makes Its D.C. Debut on H Street NE

By Tierney Plumb July 20

Inside Mi Casa, Dupont Circle’s Flashy New Tex-Mex Restaurant

By Tierney Plumb July 19

Michelin-Starred Chef Matt Baker’s Chinatown Cafe Opens Today

By Adele Chapin July 19

NYC’s Beloved Levain Bakery Brings Its Gigantic Cookies to Bethesda

By Tierney Plumb July 13

Inside Crazy Aunt Helen’s, Capitol Hill’s New Diner-Style Spot With Big Grandma Energy

"Miss Pixie" Windsor designed the new all-day restaurant that serves cinnamon bun pancakes, homemade corned beef sandwiches, and vegan "crab cakes"

By Adele Chapin July 13

Capitol Hill Has a New Spanish Tapas Bar Serving Paella, Sangria, and Serrano Ham

By Tierney Plumb July 12