Foxtrot abruptly closed all of its stores around DC and across the country yesterday amid news that its parent company plans to file for bankruptcy. Where will you get your local snacks, cheffy pantry staples, and natural wines with cool labels now? Well, the DC area is full of locally owned gourmet markets and bodegas—and […] The post Gourmet Bodegas Around DC That Are Better Than Foxtrot Anyway first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

Journalist Matt Rodbard and chef Deuki Hong have spent a good part of the past decade documenting Koreatowns and Korean cooking across the country. They published their first cookbook, Koreatown, in 2016. Now, they’ve released Koreaworld, a sequel of sorts that delves into modern recipes and stories both from South Korea and across the US. […] The post “Koreaworld” Cookbook Celebrates Anju, Annandale, and Modern Korean Cooking first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

location_on 4747 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda language Website Downtown Bethesda is not hurting for Italian restaurants. No fewer than 13 pasta houses, trattorias, delis, and pizza shops—some several decades old—are within a three-quarter-mile radius of the genre’s latest arrival, Aventino. But there’s nothing remotely like this Rome-inspired newcomer from the folks behind Bloomingdale’s beloved Red Hen […] The post With Aventino, Bethesda Finally Gets the Destination Restaurant It Deserves first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

The hot condiment on DC menus right now: salsa macha. The nutty, seedy chili oil originated in the port city of Veracruz, Mexico, but has gained “it” status lately thanks to a wave of ambitious new Mexican restaurants. “It’s super-versatile. You can make it super-spicy. You can make it super-soft. You can introduce so many […] The post Salsa Macha Is the Hot Condiment Taking Over DC Restaurants first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

Monstera at Sara’s Market. 3008 Q St., NW. Chef Alex McCoy is known for some of DC’s best burgers at Lucky Buns and sandwiches at Bar Boheme in Union Market. But in recent months, he’s quietly gotten into the breakfast burrito game, too. Monstera Burrito has been popping up every other weekend in Georgetown gourmet […] The post This Georgetown Pop-Up Is Serving Epic Breakfast Burritos first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

It was a rough season for the Washington Wizards, who finished with the NBA’s second-worst record as owner Ted Leonsis attempted (and failed) to move the team to Virginia. But Leonsis kept the team in DC, and now, their star player is opening up a business in the District. Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma launched a […] The post Wizards Star Opens DC Cafe With Strawberry Pop-Tart Lattes and Sea Moss Lemonades first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

Day trip destination the Comus Inn—a five-acre beer garden and restaurant overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain—is getting a revamp thanks to some veteran DC restaurateurs. The historic farmhouse in Dickerson, Maryland, served as a wedding venue with a fine-dining restaurant until real estate developer Doug Yurechko turned it into a family-friendly beer garden and entertainment venue a […] The post A Destination Beer Garden With Sugar Loaf Mountain Views Gets a Revamp first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

For nearly three decades, the gilded lobby of a historic downtown bank near the White House has sat empty. But the soaring, century-old space is getting new life as French brasserie and steakhouse La Grande Boucherie, which opens Thursday, April 18. It’s one of three restaurants—plus a speakeasy-like bar in the bank’s subterranean vault—from New […] The post An Opulent Parisian-Style Dining Room Is Opening Near the White House first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

Maltiox, 1620 Seventh St., NW. Karla Alonzo has become a minor celebrity in DC’s Guatemalan community. Though she left Guatemala 20 years ago right out of high school—she says she never felt free there because of homophobia—the chef has been embraced by her home country. Nim Ali, her Central American street food booth in Western […] The post Nim Ali Chef Karla Alonzo Now Has a Guatemalan Dining Room in Shaw first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more

  Underrated Dishes Look past a restaurant’s signature items for these surprising—and delicious—alternatives Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab 750 15th St., NW Known for: Floridian stone crabs and Key-lime pie. Try: The apple pie. You won’t find this on the menu at the 111-year-old Miami original that inspired this downtown DC steakhouse. It’s solely […] The post 8 Underrated Dishes and Eateries in the DC Area first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more