The Little Grand
If ever a restaurant were perfectly named, it’s The Little Grand. Tucked into an alley off the H St., N.E. corridor’s Atlas District, the diminutive joint seats fewer than 40 people inside and more on…
Bar Del Monte
Oliver Pastan opened Bar Del Monte in 2024, adding casual sophistication to DC’s eclectic, historic Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Bar Del Monte occupies a 1920s filling station, later converted into a mid-century auto repair shop. Pastan’s…
Via Roma Pizzeria
Via Roma Pizzeria is the first in the DMV to serve pinsa1, a Roman-style flatbread that resembles a lighter, healthier alternative to traditional pizza. The dough uses a combination of wheat, rice, soy flours, and…
Giordano’s
With nearly 60 locations, Giordano’s is a Chicago stuffed pizza juggernaut.1 Though the bulk of Giordano’s restaurants are in Chicago and its suburbs, it has locations as far west as Denver and as far east…
Bacio Pizzeria
Bacio Pizzeria has been a quiet presence on a quiet street in the Bloomingdale, DC neighborhood since 2011. Founded by a Turkish couple and currently run by Turks, Bacio is another delightful example of the…
Dew Drop Inn – Lazy Bones Pizza
Brookland, DC dive bar, Dew Drop Inn (circa 2015), and outdoor wood-fired pizza pop-up, Lazy Bones Pizza, have coexisted through a symbiotic, permanent vendor partnership since the Spring of 2025. Lazy Bones operates a physical…
Little Coco’s
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…
Juneberry Garage
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…
Wiseguy Pizza
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…
Slice & Pie
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…