Food

29 Places in the DC-Area That Shut Their Doors This Year

Saying goodbye to these local eateries

The protest outside Moon Rabbit today. Photograph by Keely Bastow.

1. Archipelago

location_on U Street

Photograph courtesy of Archipelago.

 

2. Blend 111

location_on Vienna

 

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3. Brine

location_on H Street and Dupont

 

4. Buttercream Bakeshop

location_on Shaw

Photograph courtesy of Buttercream Bakeshop.

 

5. Crazy Aunt Helen’s

location_on Capitol Hill

Photograph by Abdul Rahman Majeedi.

 

6. Estadio

location_on Logan Circle

Photograph by Marissa Bialecki.

 

7. Fainting Goat

location_on U Street

Photograph courtesy of Julep PR.

 

8. Fancy Radish

location_on H Street

Photograph by Jeff Elkins .

 

9. Four Sisters

location_on Merrifield

 

10. The Gibson

location_on U Street

Photograph courtesy of the Gibson.

 

11. Hatoba

location_on Navy Yard

Hatoba, opening in Navy Yard, means "dock." Photo by Rey Lopez.
Photograph by Rey Lopez.

 

12. Ice Cream Jubilee

location_on 14th Street corridor

Photograph by Andrew Propp.

 

13. Liberty Barbecue

location_on Falls Church

Photograph by Scott Suchman .

 

14. Little Vietnam

location_on Petworth

 

15. Mélange

location_on Mount Vernon Triangle

Mélange chef/owner Elias Taddesse. Photograph courtesy Edens.

 

16. Moon Rabbit

location_on The Wharf

Photograph courtesy of Moon Rabbit.

 

17. Rabieng

location_on Bailey’s Crossroads

 

18. Rincome Thai

location_on Arlington

 

19. Roofers Union

location_on Adams Morgan

Photograph by Scott Suchman .

 

20. Sushi Damo

location_on Rockville

 

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21. Tastee Diner

location_on Silver Spring

Photograph by Scott Suchman .

 

22. Tigerella

location_on West End

 

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23. Trapezaria

location_on Rockville

This article appears in the December 2023 issue of Washingtonian.