Seven D.C. Restaurant Openings to Know, January 2025

Take into account this your information to all the brand new eating places, bars, and cafes opening in D.C. in January 2025. If there’s a gap in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, tell us at dc@eater.com.

January 28

WEST END—After 20 years in Massachusetts, Life Alive Natural Cafe debuts its first location outdoors of the Bay State. The West Finish cafe turns to seasonal substances and do-it-yourself sauces to construct heat grain and acai bowls, salads, and noodle dishes. The colourful house, located under Kaiser Permanence places of work on M Avenue, affords room for 75, free Wi-Fi, and a great deal of retailers. To mark the opening, Life Alive companions with Oyster Oyster’s James Beard Award-winning chef Rob Rubba to unleash a limited-time ramen bowl filled with umami flavors. Smoothies, wellness pictures, and cold-press juices be part of a espresso program fueled by Intelligentsia with choices like vanilla tahini lattes and banana oat chilly brew. The rising chain with 10 areas is backed, partly, by Panera founder Ron Shaich. To have fun opening day, Life Alive will hand out branded tote luggage to the primary 100 company in line. 2301 M Avenue NW

January 24

MT. VERNON TRIANGLE—Darts-throwing vacation spot Flight Membership brings D.C. a enjoyable new place to hurl stresses away. World leisure group State of Play Hospitality imported London-born Flight Membership to the States in 2018 beginning with Chicago, adopted by expansions to Boston, Houston, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Denver. The latest 8,400-square-foot version in D.C. carves out room for a dozen “oches” (dart cue traces) and semi-private enjoying areas. Every location takes whimsical design ideas from an old-school London pub and colourful carnival fairground, with a theatrical bar sending out espresso Previous Fashioneds, lobster dips, tuna tacos, and extra. Flight Membership is 21-and-up after 6 p.m. and all day on Saturday. 641 New York Avenue NW, at Sixth Avenue, NW

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FOGGY BOTTOM—A brand new taqueria and tequila spot from Miami is able to shake up the quiet nightlife scene in Foggy Backside. Bodega Taqueria y Tequila opens up with an all-day informal counter within the entrance and a party-filled speakeasy within the again. The tenth location of the taqueria has the identical components that made it successful in South Seashore and Chicago: Mexican avenue meals with a 305 twist, a deal with the right margarita, and wacky decorations. 2127 I Avenue NW

BETHESDA, MARYLAND—Chef Jarrad Silver debuts the primary brick-and-mortar location of his widespread 5-year-old meals truck Silver and Sons BBQ. The carryout counter with room for six standing patrons continues to specialise in Jewish-Mediterranean takes on American smoked meats, with an expanded number of sandwiches, sides, and desserts. Opening objects embody quick rib pastrami, pulled lamb shoulder, and chocolate babka buns. 5362 Westbard Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland

January 21

H STREET—The previous house of Farmbird flips right into a 24-hour Taco Bell, full with touch-screen ordering kiosks to load up on anytime chalupas. 625 H Avenue NE

January 20

PENN QUARTER—Quick-growing sweets store Good Firm Doughnuts debuted new 60-seat digs with a large patio contained in the Johns Hopkins constructing, with hours beginning at 7 a.m. every day. 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

January 17

LOGAN CIRCLE—The Muni brings the 14th Avenue nightlife strip a classy spot to snack on pizza and sip spiked iced teas whereas engaged on their golf sport. The second-story perch comes from the H2 Collective hospitality group behind Gamers Membership under and developer Jim Abdo. 1400 14th Avenue NW

January 15

SCOTT CIRCLE—Chef Michael Schlow made good on his plans to reboot D.C.’s Alta Strada contained in the Cover by Hilton Washington DC Embassy Row. The Italian model born in Boston introduces crudos and a uncooked bar, plus pasta like tagliatelle duck confit and all-day service that begins with shakshuka within the morning. The unique D.C. outpost in Mount Vernon Triangle closed in late 2024. 1600 Rhode Island Avenue NW

BRENTWOOD, MARYLAND—Flame and Cones, a DMV-wide meals truck specializing in Neapolitan-style pizza, shaved ice, snow cones, and many vegan choices, opened a stall inside miXt Meals Corridor. 3809 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, Maryland

WOODLEY PARK—Pint-sized gastropub Duke’s Counter pays homage to its cute new neighbors who’re lastly prepared for his or her close-up. The Bamboo Bar at Duke’s Counter, situated proper throughout from the Smithsonian Nationwide Zoo’s entrance, opens indefinitely tonight with loads of leafy nods to the cuddly creature’s favourite meals, themed cocktails, large stuffed pandas sporting Duke’s-branded vests, and memento metal mugs. 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW

January 2

BROOKLAND—All-day American restaurant Otis @12 debuted firstly of the yr with wings, cornbread, and chocolate slices. 3625 twelfth Avenue NE