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Washington DC D.C.’s Bar Chinois expanded across the Potomac with a new neon-lit location at National Landing. David Madison Photography/Bar Chinois Fresh new options for dumplings, martinis, focaccia, and much more by Tierney Plumb and Emily Venezky May 21, 2025, 6:27pm EDT This is Eater DC’s guide to all the new restaurants, bars, and cafes that opened in May.
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Chinese American restaurant Lucky Danger is moving in “the reverse direction of Panda Express,” acclaimed chef and restaurateur Tim Ma jokes. The Mount Vernon Triangle ghost kitchen that first served delivery staples like fried rice and pork wontons during the pandemic and set up long-term takeout digs in Pentagon City Mall is returning to D.C. in an almost-unrecognizable new form (709 D Street NW).
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Open fire is at the heart of one-year-old Theodora, a Brooklyn restaurant where the showmanship of cooking over a live fire and Mediterranean dishes with smoke-filled flavor draw in hopeful diners that wait in line for the chance to sample owner and executive chef Tomer Blechman’s menu. “There’s so much we can achieve with caramelization and umami, and the creation of what it makes is amazing,” he says.
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Washington DC Patio dining at Immigrant Food’s Planet Word outpost comes with a prime view of manicured Franklin Park. Immigrant Food Filed under: Dining Out Bar and restaurant patios, rooftops, picnic supplies, and more by Tierney Plumb and Emily Venezky May 16, 2025, 5:44pm EDT It’s officially that time of year when D.C. gets to display its great outdoors in full force.
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Dogs hang out with their owners at Dog Daze Social Club. Scott Suchman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Sit and stay at one of these pup-approved places by Tierney Plumb and Emily Venezky Updated May 16, 2025, 1:52pm EDT Dogs hang out with their owners at Dog Daze Social Club.
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Japanese snacks at Hana Market. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Grab a snack and enjoy peak spring weather in parks and green spaces in the nation’s capital by Emily Venezky May 15, 2025, 3:04pm EDT Japanese snacks at Hana Market.
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“I feel like St. Petersburg wasn’t really paid attention to much in the past. A lot of the restaurants didn’t really have to try too hard to be busy because of the location,” explains chef Nick Ocando, the culinary director of three distinct restaurants in the tourist destination. “That’s kind of shifted now, the pressure for the culinary scene to kind of elevate their game is on.”Ocando starts his day at Allelo, the Mediterranean and Aegan restaurant where he is also the executive chef.
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dc.eater.com | Emily Venezky
Spring is finally here and Washingtonians are ready to get outside. These pop-ups draw you out of your winter cave to try something new, exciting, and only here for a limited time. Check back for updates to this list. Both/And at Nido Wine Shop + MarketMagpie and the Tiger, chef duo Caleb Jang and Roren Choi, are back at Mount Pleasant’s Nido on Saturday, May 17, from 5 to 9 p.m. with savory bites and sweet treats that fuse Korean American and Jewish American culinary traditions.
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At his business, Tides Seafood Market and Provision, chef and co-owner Jon Walker works with local vendors to sell the freshest products possible in Safety Harbor, Florida. Behind the stone crab-filled seafood case, he’s turning top-quality seafood, grass-fed beef, and Florida grown vegetables into “damn delicious” dishes in the market’s kitchen. “Having that market-first mentality means that we’re always going to have something really cool to play with,” Walker explains.
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If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy. An eclectic collection of upcoming restaurants, bars, ice cream shops, and even wineries were on display Saturday afternoon at the 2025 iteration of New Kitchens on the Block (NKOTB). Now in its 11th year, the packed festival showcases bites and drinks from talented chefs and mixologists that are opening new restaurants across the D.C. area, allowing attendees to get a first try of upcoming hot spots.
