That is Eater DC’s information to all the brand new eating places, bars, and cafes that opened in March. For extra 2025 debuts, take a look at our roundup of finest new bars and different winter arrivals to notice. If there’s a gap in your neighborhood that we’ve missed, tell us at dc@eater.com.
Friday, March 21
WOODLEY PARK—A Roman place that makes a speciality of cloud-like pinsa — a pizza that’s curiously crispy on the skin however tremendous gentle within the heart — makes a neighborhood comeback. Two Naples natives opened the primary Through Roma in Camp Springs, Maryland, in 2020, which later closed. Doorways open at 5 p.m. 2606 Connecticut Avenue NW
WHARF—Whitlow’s Bar & Grill, the historic watering gap that closed in Clarendon in 2021 after almost 30 years and resurfaced in Shaw, debuted its second D.C. location alongside the scenic Southwest Waterfront. Proprietor Jon Williams fully reworked the Wharf’s Brighton bar into the waterfront dive of his desires, full with tons of TVs, beers, wings, and burgers. A second-story degree with a newly added bar sports activities an extra patio overlooking the Potomac. 949 Wharf Road SW
FOGGY BOTTOM—Planted proper on George Washington College’s campus, nationwide chain Panda Specific brings school youngsters a fast new choice for transportable lo mein and orange hen. It’s a 180-degree swap from the house’s former life as Beefsteak by José Andrés, the movie star chef’s veggie-friendly counter that closed a 12 months in the past. 800 twenty second Road NW
MT. VERNON TRIANGLE—La Betty opens with pure wine and small plates from Tessa Velazquez, and her brother Zak, kids of Baked and Wired household. Snacks embody fries, harissa with feta and nuts, Parker Home rolls, and a zippy spring salad. La Betty is the reinvention of the identical house that opened in 2019 and closed through the pandemic. Anticipate vinyl music and DJ units from Thursday to Sunday night time. 420 Okay Road NW
Wednesday, March 19
GEORGETOWN—Inexperienced Almond Pantry, Georgetown’s longstanding staple for fluffy focaccia, chocolate cake, and Turkish-Mediterranean dishes for lunch and takeout, provides a next-door sibling for dinner. My Little Chamomile, chef Cagla Onal’s anticipated sit-down spot nestled in an alley, showcases homey plates and wines. 3210 Grace Road NW
Tuesday, March 18
UNION MARKET—Business vets and buds Jean Paul (J.P.) Sabatier, Drew Porterfield, and Ralph Brabham, the crew behind Logan Circle’s pint-sized ingesting den Jane Jane, added a second enterprise throughout city. Bar Betsie, named for Sabatier’s mother who had a penchant for hospitality, options hip neon accents mirrored off mirrored partitions, wooden paneling, intimate cubicles, banquette seating, and 14-seat bar and outside patio slinging gentle snacks, beers, wines, and cocktails. 1328 4th Road NE
Friday, March 14
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS—Contemporary new Salvadoran spot SalviMex slides into Mi Cuba Cafe’s outdated house with a menu filled with ceviches, quesadillas, burritos, soups, and extra. 1424 Park Street NW
U STREET NW—Spark Social Home, billed because the nation’s “first nonalcoholic LGBTQ+ bar,” swings open within the iconic house that lengthy housed the Gibson speakeasy. Spark Social revives its dearly missed again patio and opens at 8 a.m. day by day with scorching (Misplaced Sock) and chilly (Commonwealth Joe) coffees, teas, and turmeric juices, plus spirit-free cocktails served till as late as midnight on weekends. 2009 14th Road NW
DUPONT—Upscale Korean restaurant Onggi began restricted service inside D.C.’s outdated Duck Duck Goose, with a grand opening scheduled for April 1. Proprietor Tanya Kim and government chef Geewon Kim (no relation) honor Korean “Jeong” delicacies with a menu marked by a ceremonial tea cleanse, velvety squash porridge with white kimchi, and loads of banchan for the desk. Beverage director Colin Sugalski turns to modern bars in Seoul to whip up a milky-and-fizzy Maksa (a mixture of Makgeolli and Sprite). 2100 P Road NW
Wednesday, March 12
ALEXANDRIA—Founding Farmers, the fast-growing, farmer-owned restaurant group that received its begin in Foggy Backside, debuts new spring digs throughout the Potomac. A ridiculously lengthy menu showcases its biggest American hits like rotisserie hen, fried hen and waffles, salads, sandwiches, pastas, seafood, steaks, truffles, pies, and ice cream. A restaurant part, open day by day with espresso, pastries, and chocolate, joins a copper-and-glass bar fueled on spirits from its D.C.-based distillery. Reserve right here. 461 Swann Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia
Wednesday, March 5
LOGAN CIRCLE—Knead Hospitality + Design reworked the mezzanine degree of its 14th Road NW Mexican restaurant Mi Vida into Sagrada, a trippy, sage-scented tasting room that explores the transformative energy of psychedelics—by meals. Whereas no precise psilocybin is used, the $111-per-person affair mirror the phases of a psychedelic journey throughout an eight-course journey, from ceremonial cacao poured in clay cups to visually immersive dishes filled with mushrooms, beets, and pumpkin. Hours are Sunday to Friday, with two seatings nightly for a selection of “plant-based” or “flexitarian” menu choices. 1901 14th Road NW
DOWNTOWN—James Beard Award-winning hospitality magnate Stephen Starr (St. Anselm, Le Diplomate, El Presidente, Osteria Mozza, Pastis) resurrected an iconic D.C. energy spot situated two blocks from the White Home. The Occidental, billed as Starr’s “most glamorous and decadent” D.C. restaurant up to now, serves tableside martinis, Champagne, and caviar alongside a traditional midcentury American menu filled with prime rib and luxe lobster dishes. First opened in 1906 by the Willard resort’s founder Henry Willard, Starr’s revival of the legendary two-story venue strives to showcase white-tablecloth hospitality at its finest. 1475 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
