Martha Dear
Image: The crust, the cheese, oh my. Last Updated: May 2022 Current Status: Open for Dine-in both inside and out (uncovered) and Take-out, Wednesday through Sunday. Overview: In a dimly-lit basement a...
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Image: When in Glover Park… Last Updated: August 2022 Current Status: Open for dine-in with seating inside and outside. Take-out available. Delivery through link. Overview: There is a long history...
View ArticleTigerella – Closed
Image: Reubenesque beauty. Last Updated: May 2023 Current Status: They closed the first week of May 2023 on short notice. Overview: Tigerella occupies two spaces divided by a walkway in the Western...
View ArticleSaturday in the Museum with Francesco
Image: Francesco da Ponte, Winter (Butcher) (between 1585 and 1590). We sneak in this art post between two long weekends and at a time when the first real bite of winter is felt here in D.C. Sticking...
View ArticleIl Canale
Image: Red and White and Green. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status: Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. Uncovered outdoor seating weather permitting. Overview: Though Il Canale serves...
View ArticleIl Piatto
Image: Chicken Parm. Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: One of the more unlikely sources for good Italian comfort food is a couple blocks from the White House, in an area traditionally dominated by...
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Image: Spreads Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: There are restaurants that exist for its neighborhood. They do food that could justify broader acclaim and recognition. They could try to gain a...
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Tortino
Image: Saffron Taglierini Last Updated: May 2023 Overview: Tortino has been putting out classic, reliable Italian food for a decade. It is not fancy or flashy. It does not lobby hard on social...
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Morgana
Image: Pasta with lots of goodies included. Last Updated: February 2024 Overview: [NOTE: The overview below predates the menu change in February 2024 that shifted the focus to pastas and pizzas.] You...
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Comet Ping Pong
Image: Pizza Last Updated: January 2024 Overview: Comet puts out a solid version of individually-sized pizzas, but it is the ambiance as much as the grub that keeps the Chevy Chasers coming back....
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La Casina
Image: Simple. Sublime. Last Updated: March 2024 Overview: The focus here is a Roman-style flatbread called pinsa. It does not look that much different from Neapolitan-style pizza with puffed-up...
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Obelisk
Image: Welcome. Last Updated: April 2024 Overview: A discreet street presence cloaks a jewel off Dupont Circle. Up the exterior staircase to the row-house building’s first floor, you enter a serene...
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Masseria
Image: Sardinian Dumplings. Last Updated: April 2024 Overview: Masseria established itself as an oasis in the grit of the old Union Market. In the intervening years, the grit has been claimed by...
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