A wave of late winter/early spring openings bring an eclectic mix: creative vegan fare, the return of a beloved dive bar, modern Israeli food, and a few spots for sipping margaritas in the sunshine.
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The creative vegan restaurant on H Street, NE is the first outside Philly for plant-based pioneers Richard Landau and Kate Jacoby.
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Rasika restaurateur Ashok Bajaj channels the Middle East and Mediterranean with an airy restaurant next door to Bindaas.
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Mi Vida aims to fill a fun-casual gap on the Southwest Waterfront.
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The beloved 1930s-era dive bar is resurrected after a three year closure.
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The former 1905 space is reborn as a beach-y Mexican bar and restaurant with tacos, frozen margaritas, and weekend brunch.
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TacoArepa and Frida Beer Garden from brothers Alvaro and Alonso Roche serves fare from coastal Mexico, the Caribbean, and their native Venezuela.
Food Editor
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
