1926 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Chris for sending the latest at Ingle Korean Steakhouse coming to 14th and U Street, NW. (more…)
openings
1847 7th Street, NW
“A beautiful curated local Cafe open to all 🍵
Coming to Shaw DC, January 2026”
“Prim’s Cafe stems from Prim , who is our founder Ashley’s daughter. (more…)
600 Howard Rd SE, Suite 120
Ed. Note: Near the newly opened Atlas Brewery and Tap Room that we took a look at, here.
From a press release:
“Café Cino, a locally-owned boutique café brewing specialty coffee and tea, announced today that it will open its first brick-and-mortar location at the Bridge District. Owned by husband-and-wife duo Ron Collins and Carolina Meurkens, the 1,100-square-foot space will offer full-scale espresso drinks, pastries and smoothies, with plans to provide additional food and beverage offerings and host community-centered events at the Bridge District.
Café Cino began as a pop-up at local plant store, PLNTR, (more…)
2100 L Street, NW
Thanks to M. and D. for sending: “The Best Sandwich Place opening 2026 at 21/L NW.” (more…)
2503 Champlain Street, NW
Thanks to Juliet for sending the news that Call Your Mother is now hiring for their coming Adams Morgan location.
ICYMI: Over the summer we broke the news that Call Your Mother would be opening an Adams Morgan location. CYM coming soon signage went up on November 4th.
That was fast! We just learned about Giordano’s last week.
“Opening where the old mxdx used to be on 14th st (14th & F)”
Their new liquor license placard says:
“New Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant with a Seating Capacity of 125 indoors, a Sidewalk Cafe with 24 Seats, and a Total Occupancy Load of 125. Alcohol Carry-out and Delivery Endorsement.”
However a peek inside reveals, well, Spring 2026 it is: (more…)
12th and F Street, NW
Just Salad opened their first DC location in Dupont in early October. And now coming soon signage is up for another inbound: (more…)
600 Howard Road, SE
I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek at Atlas Brew Works new digs and they did not disappoint! You can see the full press release, with all the info, at the end of this post but first let me show you around a bit.
Super cool entry can art: (more…)
New Gift Shop on U Street “merchandise specifically curated for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies”
1520 U Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I recently opened a small gifts shop on the 1500 block of U ST NW called Queertown (1520 U ST NW, in the previous Big Planet Comics space), which offers merchandise specifically curated for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. In an effort to increase some awareness of the shop, and for a good cause, tomorrow, I’m throwing a fundraiser for Whitman-Walker from 1 to 4 PM. (more…)
1835 Columbia Road, NW
Last we checked in early October, Tatte had announced an opening for this Fall. New word says:
“Opening Winter 2025” (more…)