La Tejana’s Top-Rated Tacos Move Into Mt. Pleasant — and More Openings

DC Eater 8/5 11:15A Tierney Plumb

La Tejana busts open in Mt. Pleasant this weekend with five types of breakfast tacos. | Jason Garza for La Tejana Plus, Rebel Taco adds a Mt. Vernon Triangle outpost and Mola Empanada lands in Adams...

15 Picks for a Celebratory Night Out in D.C.

DC Eater 8/5 9:05A Vinciane Ngomsi

Champagne service in the VIP lounge at Alias. | Laura Chase de Formigny for Alias It’s time to go all out with bubbles, sparklers, caviar, and more Finding time for a night out with friends, whether...

Finally, A Texas-Style Breakfast Taco Place Is Opening in DC

Washingtonian (Food) 8/5 8:05A Jessica Sidman

La Tejana s weekend pop-ups regularly drew lines down the block for Texas-style breakfast tacos with handmade flour tortillas. Now, couple Ana-Maria Jaramillo and Gus May are finally opening a brick and mortar spot in Mount Pleasant at 7:30 AM on...

Top DC Sommelier Starts Wine Club Highlighting Black Makers and Unusual Pairings

Washingtonian (Food) 8/5 7:28A Anna Spiegel

There’s a moment that’s been nagging at Nadine Elizabeth Brown. A hospitality pro for 20-plus years—and Wine Director at Charlie Palmer Steak for more than a decade—Brown knows her way around a cellar. So when a friend asked a master sommelier...

You Must Make Six Figures To Get Into This Afro-Caribbean Restaurant’s Members-Only “Speakeasy”

Washingtonian (Food) 8/5 4:43A Grace Deng

At Afro-Caribbean restaurant Lydia on H, a sleek black bookshelf swings open to reveal a speakeasy you’ll only be able access if you pass the screening process—and if you meet the spot s salary requirement.  Vic’s Speakeasy has been open for...

Bagel Hotspot Call Your Mother Is Expanding to Denver

Washingtonian (Food) 8/5 2:21A Jessica Sidman

Call Your Mother has been expanding like crazy across the DC area, and now it is making its first moves to go national. The beloved bagel spot and Jew-ish deli, which first launched in Park View in 2018,  will open two locations in Denver next...

Where to Eat and Drink in Middleburg, Virginia

DC Eater 8/4 11:21A Kalina Newman

Spicy lamb meatballs with cucumber raita at Middleburg’s months-old Tremolo Bar. | Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post The idyllic town is bursting with great dining options these days Roughly 38...

8 Fun Food Events Around DC This Week

Washingtonian (Food) 8/4 10:42A Sophia Young

Get a head start on National Oyster Day  Thursday, August 4 at Vola’s Dockside Grill  (101 N. Union St., Alexandria). The riverfront Old Town restaurant will offer seafood specials, including $2 oysters, until 6 PM. Make a reservation here....

We Love Seeing New Yorkers Freak Out Over Cava (and Other DC Chains)

Washingtonian (Food) 8/4 7:14A Anna Spiegel

New York transplants in DC love whining about how “there’s no good pizza!” and “terrible bagels!” Wah! So it’s pretty satisfying to see New Yorkers completely lose their falafel balls over DC-based Mediterranean chain Cava—as evidenced in a viral...

Whitlow’s Bar & Grill Stages a Surprise Comeback to D.C.

DC Eater 8/4 6:38A Tierney Plumb

Whitlow’s on Wilson closed in June 2021 after a 25-year run in Clarendon. | Whitlow’s Clarendon’s dearly missed dive will reopen in the city where it got its start Whitlow’s Bar & Grill , the historic...

The Citi Open Tennis Tournament Adds Oysters and Tequila Tastings This Year

DC Eater 8/3 7:54A Evan Caplan

Virginia-born seafood chain King Street Oyster Bar debuts at Citi Open this year. | Deney Lam The annual event is back at Rock Creek Park with local eats from Roaming Rooster and King Street Oyster...

Inside Chicken + Whiskey’s New Outpost Across From Nationals Park

DC Eater 8/2 11:15A Tierney Plumb

Chicken + Whiskey cooks its namesake protein over wood charcoal. | Chicken + Whiskey The fast-growing brand brings South American rotisserie and Old Fashioneds to Navy Yard Chicken + Whiskey , Logan...

Nina May Owners Will Open a Seafood-Centric Restaurant in Chevy Chase DC

Washingtonian (Food) 8/2 9:02A Anna Spiegel

Nina May owners Danilo Simic and chef Colin McClimans are ready to open a second restaurant: Opal, a coastal American spinoff of their popular, locavore Shaw eatery. The 80-seat spot is set to open in Chevy Chase DC space that’s turned over...

NYC's Influential Speakeasy Angel’s Share Drops Into D.C. This Month

DC Eater 8/1 11:23A Tierney Plumb

The oversized celestial portrayal of baby angels above the original bar at Angel’s Share. | Angel’s Share Eaton hotel hosts a two-night homage to the iconic East Village cocktail bar starting Sunday,...

People Are Really Hyped Up About These Richmond-Made Ice Cream Sandwiches

Washingtonian (Food) 8/1 10:01A Jessica Sidman

If you re one of the nearly 120,000 members of the Northern Virginia Foodies Facebook group, you ve been hearing a lot about Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches this summer. People have been constantly posting sightings of an elusive flavor, asking...