Bon Appétit Names D.C. Restaurant City of the Year

August 15, 2016

The honor comes just in time for Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, Aug. 15 to 21.

Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week Is Here


Brought to you by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington: yet another delicious week of new restaurants and fine dining …

Bon Appétit Names D.C. Restaurant City of the Year

August 11, 2016

The honor comes just in time for Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, Aug. 15 to 21.

Going for the Gold: Olympic Dining Deals in D.C.

August 10, 2016

Restaurants and bars are getting into the spirit with Brazilian-themed happy hours and specials for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics …

A Bit of Istanbul at Wisconsin & M: Simit & Smith

July 31, 2016

There is another Turkish delight in town: Simit & Smith, a Turkish bakery and cafe at 1077 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

With locations in New York and New Jersey, the Turkish eatery focuses on street food. The signature menu item is the simit, which is — more or less — a Turkish bagel, a traditional bread eaten throughout the Balkans and the Mediterranean. The cafe offers soups, salads, dürüm (wraps) and döner kebab. There are simit and acma sandwiches as well as antep lahmacum (flatbread) and pizza, coffee and tea and, of course, Turkish delight candies.

Basar Akkuzu, chief executive manager of Georgetown’s Simit and Smith, greeted customers throughout its grand opening week. Also on hand for a special dinner with local guests was Zulfikar Bekar, president and general manager at Simit & Smith in New York City.

Along with the new Lilly Pulitizer clothing store next door, Simet & Smith is bringing new life to a neglected part of a busy corner — and some new, fresh tastes. [gallery ids="102219,130560,130581,130575,130569,130589" nav="thumbs"]

Buttercream Bakeshop: Classic Sweets With a Twist

July 1, 2016

Now open near the convention center: a bakery offering your childhood favorites, made from scratch.

The Latest Dish

June 22, 2016

Michael Schlow continues to build his restaurant empire in D.C. He will open Casolare in the newly renovated Glover …

Pascal’s New Rule: Rosewood’s Rooftop Open to All

June 10, 2016

Last month, the Rosewood took over the luxe hotel on 31st Street, next to the C&O Canal, which once …

Buttercream Bakeshop: Classic Sweets With a Twist

June 9, 2016

Now open near the convention center: a bakery offering your childhood favorites, made from scratch.

Peacock Café, 25 Years and Counting

June 6, 2016

The popular brothers Shahab and Maziar Farivar are pioneers of D.C.’s restaurant scene.