An animal rights group is trying to get a foie gras ban on the DC ballot next year. Yay or nay? washingtonian.com/2025/11/07/a...

A front-of-house employee says word among the staff was that Woodmont Grill was last in sales among Hillstone’s restaurants. “From what I heard, we were costing the company money to stay open,” she says.

Hillstone cites “diminishment of parking over time” and staffing struggles among the reasons for the closure of Woodmont Grill. "From what I heard, we were costing the company money to stay open,” one employee tells me. www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...

OPENING TONIGHT: An sleek island-inspired restaurant in downtown DC from a Toronto-based chef www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/a...

Woodmont Grill has abruptly closed in Bethesda www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/29/w...

José Andrés's @WCKitchen will provide free meals to furloughed federal workers beginning today. Details here: www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/27/j...

Cuba Libre is launching a small-portion, high-protein menu specifically catering to the Ozempic crowd. www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/22/t...

An oyster bar is returning to Union Market—this time from the chef behind Fancy Ranch Fried Chicken and recently closed Shilling Canning Company. www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/21/a...

Millie's is accusing the Balos/Bar Angie owners of ripping them off at a new restaurant opening in Long Island. admin.washingtonian.com/2025/10/17/m...

Chatted with food critic Tom Sietsema about leaving the Post, more than 25 years of reviews (and disguises!), and what's next: www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/14/t...

The chef behind DC's newest omakase counter earned a Michelin star in Spain. Can he do it again here? www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/02/d...

DC restaurant owners are among those who are particularly anxious about this government shutdown. "We’re just getting back up and now this." www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/02/g...

A private room karaoke bar and pan-Asian restaurant is opening in Union Market with plenty of TikTok bait. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/29/a...

Did the political cocktail—a staple of DC life—quietly die since Trump returned to the White House? www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/25/i...

Elmina chef Eric Adjepong is now offering a fast-casual takeout-only version of his contemporary Ghanaian restaurant washingtonian.com/2025/09/24/t...

Shibuya Eatery, the Japanese restaurant formerly in Adams Morgan, has been reinvented as a fast-casual spot in Chevy Chase with customizable ramen, rice bowls, and salads www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/18/s...

The most exciting new restaurants are actually bars www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/15/f...

A day after Trump was protested at a DC restaurant, Joe Biden hit up L'Ardente, where he was greeted with applause. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/11/j...

How did protesters get inside the restaurant where Trump was dining? I've got the behind-the-scenes story: www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/10/h...

Armed with Secret Service, President Donald Trump headed one block from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab to prove how safe DC is following his federal law enforcement takeover. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/09/donald-trump-dines-at-joes-seafood-next-to-the-white-house/

There's a new country western bar and live music venue in town—and it has a mechanical bull! www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/05/a...

I wrote about why Trump should not dine out in DC. It's already been a rough year for local restaurants, and like it or not, hosting the president would undoubtedly invite an onslaught of backlash in DC. No one wants to become a political target. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/04/w...

This is definitely one of the openings I'm most excited about this fall. Maison Bar à Vin, a Paris-inspired wine bar from the team behind Lutèce, opens in Adams Morgan on Sept. 13. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/03/t...

REPORTER: Will you visit a restaurant in DC? TRUMP: I might. Sure. REPORTER: You haven't gone to one in either of your terms that wasn't-- TRUMP: How do you know?

No phones allowed at this new DC bar, from chef Rock Harper. You will have to secure up your phone in a magnetically locked pouch to enter. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/02/n...

One DC chef says 4 employees have been detained by ICE, a handful are calling out, and 2 have resigned amid Trump's immigration crackdown. "They say they were scared, and they’re not going to show up to work." www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/26/m...

The 30 best burgers in the DC area.... let's goooooo www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/07/b...

Modern Filipino restaurant Kayu makes its comeback in Dupont Circle on Wednesday. Check out photos and the menu: www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/05/m...

What happens with service fees now? What changes to Initiative 82 and the DC tipped wage—and also "no tax on tips"—might mean for dining out: www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/01/w...

love to have a listening bar with a concrete floor (also the fast-evolving “listening room” category in the US seems to have settled at “it’s a restaurant that can have a DJ or a band”)

🚨The DC Council has voted to slow down and cap tipped wage increases—basically a partial repeal of Initiative 82. The restaurant association calls it "a win for the industry.” One Fair Wage calls it "a betrayal of democracy." More details here: www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/28/d...

Yes, another vinyl bar! This one in Arlington has over-the-top sushi: www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/23/a...

A Buenos Aires cocktail bar hidden in a flower shop—named one of the World's 50 Best Bars—is opening a location in Georgetown, alongside an Argentinian restaurant with a massive live-fire grill. www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/15/a...

Vinyl bars are very in right now. Here are 5 to check out around DC: www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/15/b...

A billionaire-backed "food hall" packed with celebrity chefs launches in DC today—with 7 more area locations coming this year. www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/a...

🚨NEW DC RESTAURANT ALERT! A 10-seat pho counter in Bloomingdale is taking the Vietnamese noodle soup to the next level with a bone-packed 24-hour beef broth, fresh noodles, and some fun touches like bone marrow that’s blow-torched in front of customers. www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/09/d...

Bub and Pop's is BACK www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/08/w...

The Passenger is getting a "complete makeover" under a new owner. Notably, "it’s not going to be divey.” I've got all the details here: www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/03/t...

Devastating news: One of DC’s best Mexican restaurants, Chicatana, was significantly damaged by a fire last night and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/26/f...

Fried chicken with miso mac and cheese and kimchi potato salad, anyone? The owners of Rooster & Owl and Ellie Bird are launching a takeout-only fried chicken operation in Falls Church: www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/25/e...

Chilled soup szn is here. www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/24/w...

I know it’s hard to run a restaurant in DC these days but this is seriously your $14 watermelon salad?

New York's Xi'an Famous Foods has been selling its hand-pulled noodles and dumplings out of a ghost kitchen in Alexandria... and a brick-and-mortar location is in the works. www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/20/n...

An Amalfi-Inspired seafood restaurant specializing in lesser-seen, dry-aged fish and fresh pastas is opening in the Union Market area next week. It comes from the founder of Don Ciccio & Figli, a DC distiller of Italian-style liqueurs. www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/12/a...

A little something different from me... My latest longform feature is about a young DC tech CEO who's given up his smartphone and social media. At a time when being online feels so toxic, can the budding offline movement he's championing thrive? www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/11/m...

Danny Hogenkamp’s fundraising software is used by the biggest names in Democratic politics. And yet… the 31-year-old CEO uses a flip phone and has no social media. Now, he’s hoping to build an offline movement in DC. My latest magazine feature: www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/11/m...

Japanese food is booming in Georgetown. The latest opening, Koryouri Urara, comes from an Izakaya Seki and Kappo alum offering a refined take on homestyle cooking. A sushi counter will open upstairs this fall. www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/09/a...

The DC Council voted to delay the rollout of Initiative 82 today. That means the tipped wage will not increase from $10 to $12 in July as planned. We've got all the details here: www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/03/d...

BREAKING: The DC tipped minimum wage will not rise from $10 to $12 in July as planned. The DC Council has voted 8 to 4 to delay the pay bump until October. Story to come!

Filipino restaurants Hiraya and Kayu will close on June 30, following a split between the partners. Kayu will reemerge near Dupont Circle this summer. Also, more details about what will happen to the H Street restaurant space: www.washingtonian.com/2025/06/02/m...