A nationwide soup dumpling spot, Nan Xiang Xiao Lengthy Bao, is about to open in Nationwide Harbor in 2026, at 180 American Approach. The fast-expanding restaurant began in Flushing, Queens, in 2004, now with areas round New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The menu features a signature pork-and-shrimp dumpling, in addition to a deluxe model with “watercolor swirl skins” with specialty components like braised abalone and aged ham. Pork buns and Chinese language breakfasts — with scallion pancakes, dim sum, and soy milk — together with rice and noodle dishes are additionally on the menu.
Baked and Wired has opened a brand new idea
Tessa Velasquez
La Betty has opened — a listening room with pure wine and small plates from Tessa and her brother Zak Velazquez, kids of Baked and Wired founder Teresa and Tony Velazquez. Tessa notes that Baked and Wired opened in 2001 when she was 11 years previous; she and her brother Zak had grown up round baking and the retailers, which additionally embrace A Baked Joint. La Betty is the reinvention of the area that opened in 2019 at 420 Ok Road NW — with Tessa and Zak operating it on their very own. Count on vinyl on nights its open and DJ units Thursday to Sunday evening. Snacks embrace fries, harissa with feta, nuts, butter beans, Parker Home rolls, and a zippy spring salad.
After a decade, a Thai restaurant returns to D.C. in a brand new location
Boomerang Thai restaurant Alfie’s will open at 1228½ thirty first Road NW in Georgetown — a decade after it closed following a six-month Park View run, Washington Enterprise Journal studies. The chef behind Fortunate Buns, Alex McCoy has signed a lease in Hamilton Court docket for a 1,000-square-foot area that may supply an up to date menu, with objects like fluke crudo with coconut cream, toasted rice, and chiles; and sai ua, pork sausage with a smoked chile relish. The restaurant has a crowd-funding marketing campaign by Honeycomb.
A Tolkien-themed dinner continues by Might 3
P Road’s La Bohème has prolonged its J.R.R. Tolkien-themed menu by Might 3. The dinner from chef Jennifer Castaneda-Jones and sommelier Eli Benchimol and crew transforms the restaurant into Rivendell with a four- or six-course tasting menu impressed by Lord of the Rings. It begins at $95 per particular person.
