1078 Wisconsin Ave, NW previously home to Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls and a Paul Bakery before them.

Last week we shared the, what was to be a bit, premature news from PopUp Bagels:

“We’re excited to announce that PopUp Bagels, the “Not Famous, but Known®” bagel shop, will open its first Washington D.C. store in Georgetown at 1078 Wisconsin Avenue NW on March 27. Please note, due to construction timelines, the confirmed opening dates can be slightly influx and could be subject to change.”

Alas, March 27th was indeed influx. I’m now told that date is no longer on track but an April opening is the goal and we’ll be given one week notice so as not to miss it. Just a little bit longer!

ICYMI: (more…)



1078 Wisconsin Ave, NW previously home to Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls and a Paul Bakery before them.

From an email:

“We’re excited to announce that PopUp Bagels, the “Not Famous, but Known®” bagel shop, will open its first Washington D.C. store in Georgetown at 1078 Wisconsin Avenue NW on March 27.

PopUp Bagels has quickly become one of the most talked-about new bagel shops, with recent openings from coast to coast in Atlanta, LA, Nashville, and beyond. We’re so excited to have a presence here in DC with the same HOT, whole bagels and rotating schmears made to Grip, Rip and Dip®. The Georgetown location is the first of 20 locations planned across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, yet to come. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Yesterday (Monday) on a crowded D94 bus, everyone coming home early to get out of the way of the storm (Monday) -we get to a stop in front of Georgetown Hospital just as the rain is pouring. CRAZY ass guy wearing a hospital gown and no shoes or pants crossing the street IN THE RAIN and traffic to the bus stop, gets ON and then once he sits down starts pulling off his various IV patches and other things, then his gown.. (more…)


From a press release:

“DC-based cooking school and culinary lifestyle house, Skillette, will open its permanent flagship location in Georgetown this Fall. The 1,525-square-foot space will offer a cooking school, an atelier and gathering room for shared meals and culinary experiences. Just a few blocks from Julia Child’s historic Georgetown home at 3246 Prospect Street NW, Skillette has signed a long-term lease with EastBanc Inc.

Inspired by the culinary culture of Paris, (more…)



3123 – 3125 M Street, NW

Holy moly long time coming.

Ri Ra Irish Pub closed here back in January 2020. Ri Ra Irish Pub had opened in the former Mie N Yu space back in late December 2013.

The new liquor license placard posted for a to be named spot (though licensed to Freedom Alley, LLC) says: (more…)


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