Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week Winter 2026

January 13, 2026

MORE THAN 200+ RESTAURANTS PARTICIPATING IN METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON RESTAURANT WEEK WINTER 2026 Hundreds of restaurants and bars spanning casual, upscale and fine dining will participate January 19–25 WASHINGTON (Dec. 22, […]

Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82

July 28, 2025

The District Council is voting on Monday, July 28, whether or not to reconsider a controversial local law that raised the minimum wage for all restaurant workers, including thousands who […]

Restaurants’ Pickle: Inflation, Initiative 82, ICE Checks 

May 12, 2025

Mayor Bowser Aims to Repeal Tipped-Wage Initiative To eliminate one of several challenges faced by Washington, D.C., restaurant owners, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on May 5 that her fiscal 2026 […]

Speakeasy & Sports & Pasta = Rx for Great New Restaurant Openings  

December 7, 2022

Paul Brito and partner will open Code RED in Adams Morgan, featuring eclectic upscale food with a nod to the 1930s at 2440 18th St NW where Bom (and before that […]

2022 Michelin Stars Announced for D.C. Region

May 5, 2022

In the restaurant industry, perhaps nothing’s more stressful than vying for a vaunted Michelin Star.  It all started in 1889, when brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin founded their tire company […]

Guapo’s Opens at Washington Harbour

August 27, 2018

With 100 seats inside, 16 at the bar and 40 outside on the patio, the new Georgetown Guapo’s shimmers with an ultramodern vibe.