3504 Connecticut Ave, NW

From a press release:

“Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts, owners of Cork Wine Bar, are proud to announce the expansion of their wine bar and market to Cleveland Park. The husband-and-wife team’s newest project will be located at 3504 Connecticut Ave NW, with a targeted opening of early Fall 2025. The third Cork location follows the 17-year-old flagship on 14th Street NW and an outpost in Spring Valley, which opened in 2021. “We are excited to join the Cleveland Park community,” says Gross. “We are looking forward to meeting our new neighbors and seeing old friends and regulars, and introducing them to the new Cork, a neighborhood place where guests can gather to enjoy good food, excellent company, and delicious wine.”

Cork Cleveland Park will have 20 seats in its street-level wine bar and retail area, a mezzanine-level tasting room with an additional 15 seats for wine classes, (more…)



300 Morse Street, NE via Marcellino

Thanks to R. for sending from Marcellino Pane e Vino:

“Marcellino Pane e Vino features a menu of contemporary Italian cuisine by @matarazzo.italy and chef @matteo_venini.”

“While this chapter is ending, we’re excited for what’s ahead: we’ll be replacing Marcellino with a new project launching in mid-May-stay tuned for details!” (more…)



1124 9th Street, NW

From an email:

“I closed Corduroy and Baby Wale this past July to be able to have a little more free time. Over 24 years my wine cellar grew and grew. I have way more wine and spirits than I can or want to drink. Corduroy’s Pop Up Bottle Shop is open this week (more…)



courtesy Bar Americano

Ed. Note: They will be soft opening next Friday-Sunday (10/18 – 10/20)

From an email:

“We’re rehabbing an old tourist kiosk and transforming it into a little pizza and wine gem surrounded by museums and monuments. Bar Americano is right in front of the Air & Space Museum and a quick stroll to the National Gallery, Hirschhorn, etc. So you can fuel up with a latte and pastry before going to an exhibit, or hang out with a glass of wine and a slice afterwards. (more…)



701 Kennedy Street, NW

“Inspired by the Tulip Poplars of Rock Creek Park; the tallest trees from the native woodlands we love. Poplar will feature mushrooms and other foraged goodies that thrive under the canopy of our locals forests, as well as new wines, fruit wines, and ciders crafted by the team behind ANXO Cider.”

I’d be been hearing rumors for months now so I’m super excited to share the big news from owner Cerrissa Fitz:


Cerrissa Fitz

“I’m excited to share that I have leased 701 Kennedy St NW with my spouse Sam Fitz and our great friend, Chef and professional forager Iulian Fortu. We hope to open the space this Winter as a wine bar and small restaurant with wines and ciders made, under Sam’s direction, by ANXO Cider, paired with plates from Chef Iulian that will feature foraged and farmed ingredients of exceptional quality, with a focus on local and transparent sourcing. (more…)


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