photo by Rey Lopez

From a press release:

“Daniella Senior and her team at Colada Shop are happy to announce the fifth reincarnation of the popular Cuban concept which will open Wednesday on January 18th at 1900 N St NW. In operation since 2016, Colada Shop is a casual café and eatery where guests come for the quality of offerings and the unmatched hospitality. The chain has captured the hearts of Washingtonians by blending together the cosmopolitan lifestyles with the Cuban traditions of starting and ending the day. (more…)



courtesy Insomnia Cookies

From a press release:

“Insomnia Cookies, the beloved cult brand known for serving warm cookies, ice cream, and more sweets all day and late into the night, is set to open its newest stores in D.C.’s Shaw and Penn Quarter neighborhoods. With the Shaw location just down the street from Howard University and the Penn Quarter location conveniently nestled next to the Capitol One Arena, the two new bakeries help to solidify the brand’s mark on the city as the 4th and 5th Insomnia Cookies locations in D.C. (more…)



1815 Adams Mill Road, NW

Hoy moly, thanks to Dominic for sending the action at DC’s first “French-Canadian Disco”:

Le Mont Royal. 10:10pm Friday night.
They must have been handing out Taylor Swift tickets. 

There was a small line of maybe 10 people around 8:30pm and they were taking names and numbers. We were told it would be 45min. By 9:30pm it looked like this. We never got a call. A good crowd and good drinks at Grand Duchess met the moment.”

Check out the video to see how far the line stretches: (more…)


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