DC’s Little Coco’s has a royal restaurant lineage. In 2016, restaurateurs Jackie Greenbaum and Gordon Banks opened Little Coco’s on the Petworth-Columbia Heights border, adding it to their portfolio, which already included El Chucho, Bar… Little Coco’s
The Palestinian-Jordanian Dubbaneh brothers, owners of Z&Z Manoushe Bakery in Rockville, tell a sweet story. Their parents and grandparents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s, opening sub and fried chicken joints in Montgomery County.… Z&Z Manoushe Bakery
Juneberry Garage, a 2024 addition to Northwest DC’s Shepherd Park, is a cool spot with a casual, retro-Americana vibe. The brains and bucks behind Juneberry are a group of restaurateurs who met at the University… Juneberry Garage
According to Wiseguy Pizza lore, Turkish immigrant Nuri Erol visited 200 pizzerias and consulted with 100 New York pizza critics1, tweaking his pizza recipe before opening Wiseguy in 2012. When Erol opened the first Wiseguy… Wiseguy Pizza
To understand Roscoe’s Neapolitan Pizzeria, a Takoma Park stalwart since 2009, one must first understand its namesake, Roscoe the Rooster. Roscoe was a free-range cock-about-town in the 1990s who insouciantly eluded capture and crowed about… Roscoe’s Neapolitan Pizzeria
Edith’s Pizza in Bethesda has a lovely backstory. Salvadoran immigrant, Jose Molina, was a nineteen-year employee at forty-five-year-old Breads Unlimited before purchasing it in 2020. A year later, Molina took over a former Pilates studio… Edith’s Pizza
Giuseppi’s Pizza Plus is an anachronism in the sleek, shiny Rockville Town Center. The late Sue Feldman, a Pittsburgh native, opened Giuseppi’s Pizza Plus with her sons Scott and Eric in 1990. According to this… Giuseppi’s Pizza Plus
Slice & Pie showcases the personality of flamboyant Italian-born pizza impresario, Giulio Adriani. The Slice & Pie logo even features a drawing of Adriani wearing his trademark John Lennon specs. Giulio’s pics are plastered all… Slice & Pie
Native Italians Antonio Matarazzo and chef Matteo Venini teamed up to open their first Stellina Pizzeria in 2019 in DC’s NoMa Union Market neighborhood. Even today, the rough edges of this lively, vibrant ‘hood are… Stellina Pizzeria
Martha Dear DC pizza, founded by husband-and-wife team Demetri Mechelis and Tara Smith, launched as a carryout-only business in December 2020 — the height of COVID-19. Word spread quickly about this 38-seat subterranean Mount Pleasant… Martha Dear