8th and O St, NW

From an email:

“Beginning Monday, February 4th, Cedric Maupillier’s award-winning Shaw restaurant will be open for lunch, giving guests more opportunities to enjoy the French-inspired American cuisine that has made Convivial so popular.

Lunch will be served from 11:30am – 4:30pm Monday through Friday and will feature favorites from the brunch and dinner menus, including the Whitefish Salad Tartine and Quiche as well as lighter fare options like the new Mussel Mariniere and Trout Amandine.

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624 E Street, NW

On the heels of Matchbox taking over the old Hen Quarter space on the other side of E Street comes some more good lunching news for Penn Quarter – I hear that “There’s a Sweetgreen going into the old Taylor Gourmet spot at 624 E St NW. Coming this May.” I give this a 73% 93% accuracy rating. [Update: Douglass Development just like a tweet about this, so I’m taking that as a very good sign.] Fingers crossed and stay tuned!!

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This sounds awesome – anyone else take a taste yet? Is it that good? Check out some of their menu here.



inside Espita Mezcaleria 9th and N Street, NW

From an email:

“On Monday, January 7th, Espita will launch Espita Lonchería, a casual lunch-counter service from 11am – 2pm Monday – Friday. Guests will be able to enjoy lunch fare, Espita-style with small plates like Guacamole, Escabeche (pickled vegetables), Tacos (Al Pastor, Pescado, Brussels Sprouts, and Chorizo), Avocado Tostada, Endive Salad, and Huarache (wagyu beef crudo), among other savory items and desserts. (more…)


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