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Some sweet photos from The Duck & The Peach and La Collina coming to Capitol Hill
La Collina is: “*Coming soon* An Italian restaurant for the Capitol Hill neighborhood of DC offering patio dining and carry out.” (more…)
Italian
1238 H Street, NE
From Granville Moore’s:
“Since we posted about our imminent closure, we have been overwhelmed by your support. You all have made it possible for us to stay open so THANK YOU!!!!!
We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but we feel blessed to be able to continue offering our Italian American Menu for take out and delivery at the moment and promise to keep you updated.”
3418 11th Street, NW
Thanks to readers for sending the update on the Italian restaurant coming to the old Maple space, and Columbia Heights Coffee before that, (I think to be called Osso Bucco):
“Rumored to be opening for daytime mid October”
Stay tuned for more info and an exact opening date.
Ed. Note: If you missed Maple’s Lamb Ragu and want to take a crack at it, here’s the recipe.
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Update from Otello:
“Dear loyal friends & patrons:
After over 30 years in Dupont Circle, Otello restaurant has permanently closed its doors. As with many other restaurants, the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible for us to stay in business. Some other restaurants were able to pivot to pick up and delivery services, but it was determined that this was not a viable option for our little restaurant.
We hope you keep Otello in your memories as a place for good food, good times and cheer. On behalf of the entire team at Otello, we thank you for your years of patronage and we will miss you all!
– Otello Restaurant”
Sadly their phone number has been disconnected as well so it appears to be another end of an era. The Washington Post reviewed them in 1985:
“The newest red-sauce and red-check Italian restaurant is Otello, just south of Dupont Circle. (more…)
212 7th Street, SE
Thanks to Martin and Arthur for sharing:
“Just noticed Acqua al 2 took their sign down. That can’t be good.” (more…)
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200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
L’Ardente, “Glam Italian. Early 2021.” Thanks to Dylan for letting us know.
Eat DC tweets: “.@lardentedc, a 9,000 sq ft “glam Italian” restaurant from the @uncondiner team is opening early next year at @CapitolCrossing. A 16,500 sq ft food hall rumored to be from the Politan Group (St. Roch in NO & others) is planned for the rest of the retail space at 200 Mass Ave NW.” (more…)
3321 Connecticut Ave, NW
When we spoke about Firehook’s coming in closure in Cleveland Park (it still stings) lots of folks emailed me that Coppi’s had closed/was closing too. While still sad, word on the street is that this closure may have happened with or without the virus. Again, still sad and a bummer to see another vacant space on the strip. (more…)
Earlier this morning when we posted about the coming closure of Firehook in Cleveland Park – a historical video gem emerged of the previous tenant (which is why they had such a great back patio.) Thanks to Justin Rood for passing on this extraordinary video found on Youtube about Roma from 1997:
“The last year in the life of the Roma, a legendary restaurant in Washington, DC that was a Cleveland Park staple from 1932 to its closing auction in 1997, along with adjoining tavern Poor Roberts. Posted in memory of owner Bobby Abbo.
Edited by Mark Ruppert
Produced by Jeff Krulik
at Bedrock Productions”
1316 9th Street, NW
From San Lorenzo:
“Amici miei / My friends,
Twenty years after arriving to Washington DC from Tuscany, the opening of San Lorenzo – my first very own restaurant – two years ago was one of my biggest personal accomplishments, and definitely something that I cherish as one of my best achievements as a man and as a chef.
Sadly, for as good as the memories that I had when I opened this restaurant, things have changed a lot for me as a chef and a restaurant owner as of March 2020.
Since the initial days of the COVID19 shutdown, we very much wanted to give back to first responders in the best way that we could, so we made meals for our local DC Fire House and healthcare workers at GWU Hospital. In the months that followed and up until the present day, we’ve continued to make meals for frontline staff at Children’s and GWU Hospitals, as it also keeps our own spirits up.
But times have also been very tough for us. It began with the shutdown that kept us from having customers inside the restaurant at all and forced us to sell our Tuscan delicacies and pantry items to-go so that we could stay alive. Now, with the partial re-opening at 50% capacity, things have not gotten much better; the number of customers that we serve daily is barely in double digits.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of having a patio and we can’t accommodate people outside on our 9th St. sidewalk. Our little cozy narrow restaurant feels very empty these days, and we are approaching a breaking point. We really need to have customers come out to support us so that we can stay alive. (more…)
440 K Street, NW
The placard for Toscana Market says:
“New Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant serving Italian cuisine with handmade pasta and original Italian ingredients. Applicant is applying for a Sidewalk Cafe Endorsement with 25 seats. Total seating inside is 60 with a Total Occupancy Load of 70.” (more…)