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DC Restaurants Opening This Fall

Posted on September 13, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Kaela Cote-Stemmermann

Kaela Cote-Stemmermann

The inside of Vesper lounge on top of the Morrow Hotel

The inside of Vesper lounge on top of the Morrow Hotel. (Noelle Saltzgueber/TAAPR)

Get up to date with who and what is coming to the D.C. food scene this fall!

I Egg You (Capitol Hill):

This breakfast sandwich shop began as a pandemic pop-up by the chefs behind Anju and Chiko. Its brick-and-mortar opening soon will serve its classic egg sammies, lunch clubs, and brunch cocktails.

Arlington’s favorite pub just reopened after being closed for over a year after a driver crashed into the building, injuring patrons and burning the structure.

Vesper (NoMA):

An upscale cocktail bar/lounge is opening on the top floor of the Morrow Hotel this fall. The sultry space will have live music programming from go-go to bossa nova, caviar service, and small bites.

Medina (Columbia Heights):

This cocktail and small plates bar is supposed to evoke a Bedouin tent-feel. Get ready for Moroccan tagines, Tunisian pastries, and absinthe tea service from the co-owner of Maydan.

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