Mount Vernon Square - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:43:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Mount Vernon Square - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 100 Very Best Restaurants: – Rumi’s Kitchen https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-rumis-kitchen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-rumis-kitchen https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-rumis-kitchen/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/15/100-very-best-restaurants-rumis-kitchen/ At this slick, moodily lit Mount Vernon Square dining room—a spin-off of the Atlanta original—Persian cooking gets an elegant cast. Feast on fragrant rice piled with spicy, juicy slices of sirloin; green olives slathered in a pomegranate-­walnut rub; fried-­eggplant dip gilded with crunchy onions; and grilled shrimp with black pepper and saffron. For dessert, it’s […]

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Baan Thai Team’s New Restaurant Will Offer Khao Soi and Frozen Lychee Cocktails to Go https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/05/18/baan-thai-teams-new-restaurant-will-offer-khao-soi-and-frozen-lychee-cocktails-to-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baan-thai-teams-new-restaurant-will-offer-khao-soi-and-frozen-lychee-cocktails-to-go Mon, 18 May 2020 13:13:38 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1121580 The owners of beloved Logan Circle Thai joint Baan Thai had been planning to open a new, much bigger restaurant called Baan Siam on April 15. Then, of course, a pandemic hit. “We obviously immediately pulled the plug on that and just sort of went cold and dark and started to reassess,” says co-owner Tom […]

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Washington Architect Hany Hassan Is Quietly Behind Some of the City’s Most Notable Projects https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/02/25/washington-architect-hany-hassan-is-quietly-behind-some-of-the-citys-most-notable-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washington-architect-hany-hassan-is-quietly-behind-some-of-the-citys-most-notable-projects Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:23 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1008995 Hany Hassan may be America’s least-conspicuous elite architect. Pick a prominent Washington destination and there’s a good chance he’s touched it in some way. He has shored up, added to, reimagined, or modernized a long list of famous places, including the US Capitol, the Kennedy Center, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Trump International Hotel. And […]

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Cheap Eats 2019: Chaia Tacos https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-chaia-tacos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-eats-2019-chaia-tacos https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-chaia-tacos/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:01:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/01/cheap-eats-2019-chaia-tacos/ What started as a farmers-market stand drawing lines for beautifully prepared vegetables in fresh-pressed corn tortillas has evolved into two popular DC taco shops. The sunny new Chinatown outpost offers more seating and an expanded menu worth exploring for crisped open-faced tlayudas and seasonal shrubs on tap (go for the strawberry-basil). Still, it’s the tacos […]

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The Five Best New Pizza Places, Ranked https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/21/the-five-best-new-pizza-places-ranked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-five-best-new-pizza-places-ranked Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:00:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=750465 For many years, Washington’s pizza landscape was dominated by one type of pie: Neapolitan. Chefs devoted themselves to studying the strictly controlled, wood-fired style—using specific flour, tomatoes, and mozzarella for their thin, bubbling Margaritas. The scene has come a long way in the last five years, but it’s really come a long way in the last nine […]

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A Bagel Shop Is Coming to Mount Vernon Square https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/04/11/pearls-bagels-is-opening-in-shaw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pearls-bagels-is-opening-in-shaw Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:55:17 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=684513 Washingtonians’ angst about finding a decent bagel has been greatly minimized in recent years with the openings of Bullfrog Bagels, Bread Furst, and Call Your Mother. Soon there will be one more reason to stop whining about access to an everything with schmear: Pearl’s Bagels, coming to Mount Vernon Square this fall. Wife-husband team Allee and […]

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100 Very Best Restaurants: #13 – Métier https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/15/100-very-best-restaurants-13-metier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-13-metier https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/15/100-very-best-restaurants-13-metier/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=619893 An elevator descends into a firelit salon, where cocktails and snacks set a warm, welcoming tone from consummate hosts Eric Ziebold and Célia Laurent. A seven-course tasting progresses in a minimalist dining room where Ziebold’s precise cooking shows off his latest garden harvest and first-name relationships with purveyors. Many dishes weave the chef’s classic French […]

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Cheap Eats 2018: Wiseguy Pizza https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/01/cheap-eats-2018-wiseguy-pizza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-eats-2018-wiseguy-pizza https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/01/cheap-eats-2018-wiseguy-pizza/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:01:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/01/cheap-eats-2018-wiseguy-pizza/ Have friends who won’t shut up about how pizza is so much better in New York City? Get them to pipe down with a trip to these storefronts (and a GW University stall), where one slice can equal dinner and a single pie could serve a party. The places get pretty wild with toppings, and […]

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100 Very Best Restaurants: #1 – Métier https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-1-metier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-1-metier https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-1-metier/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:01:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-1-metier/ The most beautiful dining experience in Washington right now begins on an ivory loveseat in a firelit salon. After a few minutes, a Champagne cocktail, and a trio of canapés (oh, that short-rib financier), stresses big and small start to fade away. That’s Eric Ziebold and Célia Laurent’s point—that nobody should be twitching about traffic […]

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100 Very Best Restaurants: #26 – Arroz https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-26-arroz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-26-arroz https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-26-arroz/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:01:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/01/100-very-best-restaurants-26-arroz/ Spanish cuisine is on the rise in Washington, and the most promising newcomer of them all is this Mike Isabella–owned dining room in the Marriott Marquis. Deep-blue walls and keyhole booths help shake the feeling that you’re in a mega-hotel, but it’s Michael Rafidi’s reimagined tapas—with Middle Eastern and North African accents—that are most transportive. […]

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