Designated a “smart catch leader” by the James Beard Founation, the six Seamore’s locations across NYC serve daily catches straight from the dock, plus lobster rolls, monkfish, scallops, steelhead trout, seared tuna, and fisherman’s stew. The 2,600-square-foot corner restaurant replaces a Baja Fresh with lots of nautical-chic touches from local artists.
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What: The Montauk-obsessed seafood chain’s first outpost outside of New York City opens in the overhauled Crossing Clarendon complex with a menu full of Chesapeake Bay oysters and fish. A 12-seat sushi bar will be joined by a reconfigured 80-seat dining room and 15-seat bar that’s big on sakes and Japanese whiskeys. Derek Watson’s opening menu includes hamachi sashimi dressed with ponzu, serrano chiles and cilantro, black sesame and honey swirl soft serve, and koji-aged pork chops. Schlow scooped up fellow James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr’s star Morimoto chef in Philly to lead Nama Ko’s kitchen in D.C. What: Boston-based celebrity chef Michael Schlow replaces his Latin standby Tico with a polished, sushi-centric destination for high-quality fish, small hot and cold plates, and private omakase experiences. A sleek, neon-lit bar serving cocktails, wines, and regional beers on tap is joined by wooden four-tops and built-in booths. Bar Spero’s seafood-heavy menu features Mid-Atlantic ingredients, imported delicacies like Spanish turbot, and Autumn Olive pork from the Shenandoah Valley. Michelin-starred chef Johnny Spero (Reverie) pays tribute to the nightlife in Spain’s Basque country in D.C.’s Capitol Crossing complex. The two-story rowhouse got a midcentury modern redesign from HapstakDemetriou+ with pendant lighting, greenery, and banquettes. Mika and Ian Carlin, former attorneys who met while attending law school at the University of Virginia, serve as both resident sommeliers and co-managers.
Mintwood Place alum Ben Browning sends out six-course seasonal tasting menus full of homemade pastas and breads, plus an a la carte menu available at the 12-seat bar.
What: The former H Street NE home of Le Grenier transforms into a modern American bistro with a love for Virginia wines and spirits. Here are the most anticipated restaurant openings to follow this fall: Gregory and the new Morrow will fill out with fresh options for French cuisine. Chevy Chase will welcome a casual offshoot of D.C.’s Latin standout Seven Reasons and Opal, a coastal American restaurant from the team behind Logan Circle’s Nina May. Look forward to crisp autumn arrivals from Nama Ko, the Japanese-style replacement to Tico in Logan Circle L’Avant-Garde, a posh Georgetown brasserie led by a renowned French chef NYC seafood import Seamore’s in Clarendon and a sea of high-profile Wharf openings headlined by celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Philippe Chow. Other anticipated restaurants are making good on their original fall timelines. Despite economic stressors continuing to trigger global shortages and delays in labor, equipment, and food, several notable projects that entrepreneurs initially hoped to unveil this summer or earlier are finally ready to debut just as leaves change color around town.
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