Charlie Palmer Steak and Different D.C. Restaurant Closures to Know

This can be a curated listing of D.C. space’s most notable and everlasting restaurant and bar closures, with new updates revealed each month. See a closing we missed? Drop us a line.

November 29

CAPITOL HILL—Charlie Palmer Steak, the timeless energy spot situated throughout from the U.S. Capitol since 2002, will serve its final piece of meat on Friday, November 29. After prolonged discussions, the crew says it was unable to succeed in an settlement on the phrases of a brand new lease. Celeb chef Charlie Palmer’s namesake staple within the nation’s capital was identified for its lavish seafood towers, a 30-day prime dry-aged porterhouse for 2, and twice-baked potatoes full of bacon and truffles. A gradual stream of high cooks manned its kitchen through the years, and Dan Perron most just lately left this fall to open Divino in Glover Park. “It has been an honor to be part of this metropolis’s culinary evolution,” per a press release from Palmer, who says he plans to concentrate on present bi-coastal properties in New York, Napa, and Reno. The group additionally has upcoming restaurant openings below its Appellation Resorts model. 101 Structure Avenue NW

November 11

DUPONT CIRCLE—Mi Casa, a cactus-filled nook respite serving scorching fajitas, ceviches, margaritas, and skull-shaped cocktails, has referred to as it quits. Prolific D.C. restaurant group Knead Hospitality + Design first opened the flashy Tex-Mex hangout again in 2021, utterly remodeling the previous Bareburger house with a boho-chic look and a weatherproof aspect patio. 1647 twentieth Avenue NW

November 8

DUPONT—Thaiphoon, the 9-to-5 standby for tom yum soup, curries, mango sticky rice, and different Thai favorites since 1999, referred to as it quits. Georgetown sibling Mai Thai stays open. 2011 S Avenue NW

November 3

LOGAN CIRCLE—That’s a wrap for Butter Me Up, the pandemic-born breakfast offshoot of Shaw’s all-day sausage staple HalfSmoke. The two-year-old house that resembled an elegant lodge foyer showcased breakfast tacos, acai bowls, fried Oreo pancakes, buttermilk fried rooster sandwiches, and artistic cocktails at night time. On-line ordering stays lively, and a brand new location can be introduced quickly. 1409 T Avenue NW

November 1

MT. VERNON TRIANGLE—Boston-based restaurateur Michael Schlow’s Italian mainstay Alta Strada instantly shut down its longstanding D.C. locale. Its OpenTable web page says the restaurant is “transferring areas” and plans to reopen in 2025. The 8-year-old pasta pad made ends meet in the course of the pandemic, partially, because of hovering gross sales of rooster Parm. Alta Strada maintains an space presence in Fairfax, Virginia, along with its Massachusetts house base. In different information, WBJ is reporting that Schlow plans to take over the lobby-level restaurant contained in the Cover by Hilton Washington DC Embassy Row. 465 Ok Avenue NW

Taffer’s Tavern

CHINATOWN—Jon Taffer, the spirited actuality TV host identified for his robust love, no-nonsense method to the bar enterprise on Bar Rescue, not has a namesake tavern in D.C. Brick-framed Taffer’s Tavern debuted in September 2022 behind Capital One Area and served sous-vide meats, brown butter-infused whiskey, and featured cocktails from the present. Visitors have been greeted with a framed portrait of a smiling, whiskey neat-holding Taffer hanging above an electrical fire, adopted by an enormous picket bar surrounded by mustard-hued bar stools. Every Taffer’s Tavern is owned and operated by franchisee house owners, not Taffer himself, and Boston’s version additionally closed earlier this yr. Two Taffer’s Taverns stay within the Atlanta space. 700 sixth Avenue NW

Late October

Due South/Fb

NAVY YARD—Due South, Southeast’s sprawling vacation spot for whiskeys, smoked meats, and Southern consolation meals since 2015, completely closed on October 27. Due South’s beforehand introduced plans to increase to Chevy Chase just lately modified. Per Popville, an even bigger higher Northwest location is now set to open in fall 2025. Due South comes from Bo Blair, the prolific D.C. restaurateur who additionally runs native sandwich store Jetties and taco cease Surfside. 301 Water Avenue SE

On hiatus

H STREET—Bronze, the groundbreaking Northeast restaurant that reimagined the historical past of the African diaspora by the lens of a fictional character named Alonzo Bronze, went offline final week. Its Resy web page exhibits no out there seatings, and visitors with present reservations have been alerted that Bronze is closed “for the foreseeable future.” Proprietor Keem Hughley, a hospitality vet (together with of close by Maketto) and native Washingtonian, tells Eater that Bronze continues to be internet hosting occasions and “may shut — or stay open.” The crew is determining its long-term plans within the interim; its whole four-story constructing went up for lease in October. Keep tuned. 1245 H Avenue NE