photos courtesy Omakase @ barracks row
From an email:
“Omakase @ barracks row, a multi course Sushi omakase experience, will open Thursday, November 9th on Barracks Row in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. After a series of pop up dinners, the restaurant will debut in their official location at 522 8th Street SE on the second and third floor, above Han Palace. The 21-course Omakase tasting menu is (more…)
713 8th Street, SE formerly home to Finn McCool’s/Molly Malone’s
Thanks to Page for passing on the surprising news:
“Such sad news. Crazy Aunt Helen’s was awesome. Anyone have any idea what happened?!?”
From Crazy Aunt Helen’s: (more…)
8th and Pennsylvania Ave, SE
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to share this sign on the door of Mason and Greens on 8th St SE. Sad because I loved the place, (more…)
517 8th Street, SE
I walked past the coming I Egg You last week but am just seeing a peek of the inside from IG – holy moly this is gonna be great: (more…)
409 8th Street, SE
Thanks to Edward for sharing: “Umm, Popeyes on Barracks Row is coming back? The infamous rat Popeyes?”
STAY TUNED.
514 8th Street, SE previously home to Tio Javier/Pacifico Cantina/Capitol Video Sales.
“Dear PoPville,
I was walking down Barracks Row and noticed the Tortuga restaurant is closed/windows covered. It was a Mexican ish restaurant a few years ago and the turned over to this. Curious if it’s changing form again?”
Tortuga posted on their IG December 6th: “Thank you to everyone who has supported Tortuga over the years. We have closed for remodel, but remain open for holiday parties and private events. We can’t wait for you to see what’s next!”
737 8th Street, SE photos courtesy Little District Books
From a press release:
“Little District Books opened June 17th, 2022. A dream business for owner Patrick Kern, a 10-year resident of the greater Washington D.C. area.
“I wanted to create the bookstore I needed when I was younger,” said Kern, explaining that while many indie bookstores carry titles by queer authors, they might only carry one or two titles from a particular author, and they can be hard to locate among the thousands of other books.” As an example, he pointed out writers like T.J. Klune and V.E. Schwab, both authors with recently famous titles, but who also have large catalogs of great stories most people don’t know about. (more…)
415 8th Street, SE
Thanks to Reed for sending. This is the former home of Eatbar. Updates when we get a Ledo Pizza opening date here.
Artists from left to right: Hannah Atallah, Shani Shih, and Daniel Barojas
Thanks to Lindsay for sending: “There are new murals on a wall near Dog Ma in Navy Yard! (Near Virginia Ave and 8th St SE) the last one was just finished yesterday”
2649 Connecticut Ave, NW
Last week we shared some scuttlebutt about a Dim Sum restaurant coming to the former Starbucks in Woodley Park. Washingtonian now reports: “Han Palace Owner Will Open Two New Dim Sum Restaurants in DC” (more…)