The Latest Dish: Fall Round Up
By • September 21, 2026 0 395
Bill Thomas (The Blue Room to Bourbon to Jack Rose Dining Saloon) and business partner John Roberts are slated to open Carla at 2001 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan, where the The Imperial and Dram & Grain used to be. Carla will offer the neighborhood a place to eat, drink, hang out and listen to music. It will include a two-tiered rooftop bar. An opening late in the third quarter is targeted.
Anthony, Kamal and Joseph Azzouz of Keystone Hospitality Group (Urban Roast, ZOOZ Cocktail Garden) plan to open Chandelier, featuring steak and seafood, at 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, where Del Frisco’s Grille was.
Chris DeFelice (Dirty Water, Rhino Bar) aimed to open The Boogiedown, featuring New York sports, on 9/11 for the first game of a Yankees-Mets Subway Series (the Bombers won 6-4). At 2321 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan, the new bar is where Death Punch was. He also plans to relaunch Rhino Bar this month at 1301 H St. NE, where Flight Lounge used to be.
Quick Hits: Twosome Place, a South Korean coffee and dessert shop, plans to open its first U.S. location at 404 King St. in Old Town Alexandria late in the third quarter … Alex McCoy and Justin Ahn reopened Alfie’s, a northern Thai restaurant and wine bar at 1223 ½ 31st St. NW in Georgetown, a newly created space in an alley off Wisconsin and M … Dolcezza Gelato — founded in Georgetown by Robb Duncan and Violeta Edelman in 2004 before relocating to Union Market — will reopen in Georgetown at 1300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, where Pressed Juicery used to be, in the fourth quarter.
Openings Update: Café Tulúm, a Mexican seafood bar, opened in Grace Street Collective at 3210 Grace St. NW in Georgetown … Commercial real estate veteran Marcus Gooodwin opened Proper Café, a coffee shop and breakfast spot, in the former Oasis Coffee space at 1545 New Jersey Ave. NW … Heikwan Cheng opened MoMoGoGo at 2501 9th Road S. in Arlington’s Penrose Square, serving all-you-can-eat sushi, sashimi and nigiri … Seki Sushi opened in Crystal City at 480 11th St. S.
Steve Salis of hospitality group Catalogue acquired the downtown Bethesda property where Woodmont Grill was at 7715 Woodmont Ave. He plans to open a Ted’s Bulletin there by the second quarter of 2027. He also plans to open a Ted’s Bulletin in Alexandria in the fourth quarter of this year.
In the Collection at Chevy Chase at 5741 Wisconsin Ave., Metropolitan Hospitality Group plans to launch Open Road, where The Hunter’s Hound used to be, and Cove, an all-day wine bar and café, where Junction Bistro, Bar & Bakery used to be. Both are slated to open in the fourth quarter.
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.
