Rosetta the Italian Bakery is a Florida-based chain of fast-casual bakeries with approximately 15 locations along the East Coast. Four friends from Milan1 founded Rosetta in 2015. Best Buddies is a non-profit juggernaut, with a…
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…
Aden Pizzeria & Mediterranean occupies a small storefront along a busy stretch of Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda. Despite the garish LED lighting in the window, this small carryout spot is easy to miss…
Established in 1993, La Panetteria Restaurante is part of Downtown Bethesda’s forest of old-growth Italian Restaurants. La Panetteria’s Italian and Argentinian-influenced menu reflects its founder’s roots, giving the restaurant a unique twist. Co-owners and long-time…
Alatri Bros. opened in 2017, inhabiting the sacred space once occupied by Mia’s Pizza, established in 2006, Bethesda’s first wood-fired pizzeria. Alatri Bros. is owned by the Pietrobono family, who also own Olazzo, around the…
Family-run, Trattoria Sorrento has been a beloved player in the downtown Bethesda Italian restaurant scene since 1991. There’s really no secret to this restaurant’s longevity. Trattoria Sorrento serves mid-priced, authentic Italian fare in a charming…
With sky-high rents and fierce competition, downtown Bethesda has a real-time Darwinian restaurant scene.1 Even good restaurants unable to adapt are regularly forced to close when outclassed by better ones. Pizzeria Da Marco has been…
Pines of Rome opened in 1972 when Bethesda was very different from what it is today. Yet, this unpretentious, reasonably-priced, red-sauce Italian joint still stands strong, in an industry where a restaurant’s average lifespan is…
Naming one’s restaurant, No Regrets Pizza Co. is a curious choice1, almost begging a critic to opine, “I ate there and have nothing but regrets.” Mortgage company mogul Richard Weiner opened No Regrets in 2024…
A man radiating kindness sits serenely behind an uncluttered counter, working on a laptop and iPad, waiting for DishingPizza to arrive. Aside from the signage and a drink case, there are no pizza-related items—no boxes,…