The Latest Dish: More From Baltimore
By • August 13, 2025 0 727
Casey and Eli Linthicum of Baltimore-based GameOn Bar+Arcade plan to open their first DMV location in the third quarter at 1330 U St. NW in D.C.’s U Street corridor, where Enigma Cocktail Lounge used to be. Private event space will be a significant part of the renovations, which also include designs by a graffiti artist. Other locations are in Baltimore, Annapolis and Columbia, Maryland.
Baltimore-based Atlas Restaurant Group is opening The Ruxton steakhouse in National Harbor at 149 Waterfront St., where Bond 45 used to be. It will seat 250, including 100 outdoor patio seats. Atlas operates close to 30 restaurants in the greater Baltimore region, with plans to expand north and south. An opening in the fourth quarter of 2026 is targeted.
Paris-based gelato chain Amorino will open at 3401 M St. NW in Georgetown, where Georgetown Running Company was. Franchisee Christopher Roldan also has locations in Tysons and Pentagon City, Virginia. Globally, Amorino has more than 300 locations.
Blooms & booze! There’s more inside the walk-in refrigerator at the back of Florería Atlántico flower shop at 1066 Wisconsin Ave. NW, where Papa Razzi used to be. It’s the entrance to a don’t-call-it-a-speakeasy Argentinian cocktail bar. The original location in Buenos Aires is considered one of the best bars in the world. Plus, there’s an authentic Argentinian live-fire grill next door, Brasero Atlántico. Partners include Renato Giovannoni and Alex Resnik, formerly of Wolfgang Puck Dining Group.
Targeting the third quarter, Tim Ma is slated to open an expanded version of Any Day Now at 1100 New York Ave. NW, across from CityCenterDC. Next up: additional versions of Taco Cat, his taqueria concept in Western Market, and a smaller Any Day Now kiosk inside a new student center on Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus in Baltimore.
Quick Hits: Gordon Ramsay’s Street Burger serves up American-style smash burgers at 507 7th St. NW in D.C.’s Penn Quarter … Ada Osakwe of fast-casual concept Nuli (“taste joy”), based in Lagos, Nigeria, has targeted a third-quarter opening in The Square food hall at 1850 K St. NW, featuring nutrient-rich African ingredients locally sourced from the DMV.
Newport Beach-based California Fish Grill plans to open three units in the fourth quarter: at 1048 Main St. in Fairfax, Virginia, in September; at 12238 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland, in October; and at 7003A Manchester Boulevard in Franconia, Virginia, in November.
Linda Roth is the founder and CEO of Linda Roth Associates, a D.C.-based public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the food service and hospitality industries. Follow her at: @LindaRothPR, #LindaRothPR or lindarothpr.com.
