Restaurateur Rose Previte’s travels in North Africa during college left an impression, and the Maydan owner aims to transport diners there with the design choices at her latest spot,. The DC cocktail bar is named after the ancient walled centers of many cities in the Maghreb, and inspired her to rebuild the now-closed Bedouin Tent dining space she’d set up at Compass Rose. Previte got to work collecting rugs, heavy fabrics, Tunisian tiles, and imported lamps to deck out the new space.
Bookshelves at Moon Rabbit offer a glimpse into chef/owner Kevin Tien’s life. Photograph of Moon Rabbit by Rey Lopez., the chef’s most personal and ambitious restaurant yet, no one knew how to tell the story of a first-generation Vietnamese chef from Cajun country better than he did. The newly opened Penn Quarter dining room’s built-in bookcases are filled with tchotchkes: worn cookbooks, family heirlooms, stuffed animals from Tien’s childhood, and framed drawings by his son.
Nighthawk Brewery & Pizza conjures memories of Saved by the Bell. Photograph of Nighthawk Brewery & Pizza by Clarence Butts.in Pentagon City, a joint effort between chef Johnny Spero and the folks behind Aslin Brewing Co. Co-owner Scott Parker, who worked with the architecture firm 3877 on the vibrant space, says there’s a reason ’90s nostalgia is hanging on: “It’s the coming-of-age thing—the people that grew up in the ’90s are now starting businesses.
, Enrique Limardo’s avant-garde diner in Crystal City, takes its botanical obsession to the next level. The tropical-plant-filled, glass-enclosed space—surrounded by a park—was developed by Limardo’s Seven Reasons Group and OOAK Architects, which wanted to blur the boundary between indoor and outdoor space. When the weather improves, you’ll be able to blur that line, too: Grab a cocktail from the bar, then sip it in the park.
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