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Alatri Bros.

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… Alatri Bros.

Pizzeria Da Marco

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… Pizzeria Da Marco

Pizzeria Paradiso

When Peter Pastan and Ruth Gressner opened the first Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle in 1991, they introduced the DMV to authentic wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza. Revolutionary change often has unexpected side effects. On the plus… Pizzeria Paradiso

Il Canale

Tucked on 31st St, just off M Street, Il Canale has occupied prime Georgetown real estate since it opened in 2010. In a hood where explosive rents regularly blast restaurants into oblivion, Il Canale’s longevity… Il Canale

Piccoli Piatti Pizzeria

If ChatGPT were asked to conjure a successful Italian restaurant, its criteria would probably describe Bethesda’s Piccoli Piatti Pizzeria. This upscale-casual eatery checks all the boxes: At Piccoli, customers order at the counter, are issued… Piccoli Piatti Pizzeria

Pacci’s Trattoria

Housed in a former post office from the late 19th century, this Pacci’s Trattoria is located in Silver Spring’s Capital View Historic District.1 Ironically, the President can blithely demolish the White House, but would have… Pacci’s Trattoria

Timber Pizza

It’s been some time since DishingPizza last visited the original Timber Pizza in Petworth, DC, and much has happened in the interim. The founders of Timber Pizza began with a food truck. In 2016, they… Timber Pizza

Frankly…Pizza!

Frankly, the 578 rave Yelp reviews averaging 4.3 stars and laudations from countless food critics have confounded Dishing Pizza for 14 years. Is Kensington, Maryland, such a pizza desert that people view Frankly…Pizza! as an… Frankly…Pizza!

2 Amys Neapolitan Pizzeria

Unlike its lesser competitors, 2 Amys has remained a restaurant rather than becoming a corporation. Montgomery Mall lacks a 2 Amys kiosk. Reagan National Airport glides along without a 2 Amys outpost. Franchisees may not… 2 Amys Neapolitan Pizzeria