May 14, 2013
D.C.'s Favorite Mussel Man Opens B Too
Shell out for Belgian bites
Knighted for his service to Belgian culture, Bart Vandaele shows his contemporary flair at his new 14th Street retreat.
The Tuscan trattoria is made for splitting a bottle of wine and a pizza. And if you’ve really worked up an appetite, the porterhouse means business.
Tex-Mex standards such as queso, fajitas, tamales, and carne asada, plus countless specials named for favorite servers and regulars. Not the kitchen you’d expect to find next to Dior, but the ambience is chic.
Knighted for his service to Belgian culture, Bart Vandaele shows his contemporary flair at his new 14th Street retreat.
A 160-seat brasserie designed to impress big wigs and underlings. Chef Greg McCarty plates Frenchy fare: steak frites, beet salad, roast chicken, oysters. Pair it with one of 120 wines by the bottle and craft cocktails spotlighting a monthly liquor selection. Three private rooms — one with a fireplace, collapsible screen, and floor-to-ceiling windows — elevate private meetings and corporate presentations.
Two new cocktail bars are vying for your time. One sits above the C&O Canal; the other overlooks Georgetown rooftops and beyond. Go ahead, choose your cheers.
The black and gold lounge is wildly luxurious. Settle into a high-back leather chair, hang at the bar topped with honey marble, or while away an afternoon on the small patio that overlooks the C&O Canal. True to its name, this spot stocks hard-to-find American rye whiskey. Bespoke ice cubes (chipped to order off a huge block, hand-pressed, or made of steel) grace every glass.
The rooftop lounge, a neighborhood first, covers 3,000 square feet with wicker sofas with turquoise upholstery. Unobstructed views of Rosslyn’s skyscrapers, the Kennedy Center, and the scaffolding near the top of the Washington Monument mean you’ll never want to leave. Take in the sunset and order from the minibar-inspired menu. Choose from splits of bubbly, small bottles of hooch, and in-room-style snacks like peanuts and M&Ms.
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Fill your reusable shopping bags with the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay watershed at a new grocery in Dupont opened by a former environmental lawyer.
The Penn Quarter is your destination for platters of raw shellfish, bar snacks like uni toast and marinated anchovies, and sophisticated seafood entrees and imaginative cocktails. Nautical-inspired decor underlines Belgian-born chef Frederik de Pue’s love of the ocean.