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The Cambria Hotel in Navy Yard is replacing its Perch SW rooftop lounge with Croix, a Caribbean restaurant focused on St. Croix dishes and botanical cocktails. The initial report did not include an opening date.
Reston‑based Thompson Restaurants has inked a lease to bring Milk & Honey to Tysons Corner Center, adding another sit‑down option to the mall’s evolving lineup.
Others Coffee is converting its Adams Morgan pop‑up into a 500‑sq‑ft coffee bar with a plumbed espresso setup and new equipment, owners say.
Baltimore favorite The Food Market will begin dinner service in Bethesda on Monday, June 29, at Hampden House.
Little Miner Taco has closed its Rockville Town Square storefront less than two years after opening. The birria favorite says it will keep serving via its food truck and maintain other sites.
Char'd opened at 1409 T St NW on June 21, bringing grass‑fed halal burgers and duck‑fat fries to the 14th Street corridor.
Family‑owned Sip has opened at rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg, serving customizable dirty sodas and mocktails while giving teens summer jobs. The kiosk leans beachy and local.
A Tulum‑style "Mar & Bar" called Café Tulúm is slated for Georgetown’s Grace Street, with indoor seating and a 12‑seat streatery listed on licensing paperwork. There’s no opening date yet.
Georgetown's Kafe Leopold will close on Sunday, June 21, 2026, ending a 21-year run. The owners posted a farewell thanking patrons for two decades of support.
Jersey Mike’s is aiming for a mid‑July opening on Capitol Hill, expanding the chain’s footprint in D.C.
Taco Bell has drawn plans to convert the former Swingers spot near Nationals Park into a 3,000‑sq‑ft Cantina that will sell alcohol and offer late‑night service.
City‑State Public House said it will close July 25 after its landlord moved to shut the building. The Edgewood taproom had shifted away from brewing in 2025 and became a neighborhood events space.
La Loca — billed as "Mexican-style pizza, burritos & tacos" — has popped up at 1018 Rhode Island Ave NW, replacing The Roasted Boon and signaling a new taqueria-and-bar for Logan Circle/Shaw.
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