1359 H Street NE 1800 Connecticut Avenue NWĬrazy Aunt Helen’s was packed with over-the-top decor like a 48-feet long bright green banquet and a purple staircase. The Dupont Brine filled out the high-profile address that long housed McGovern’s Russia House.

Biergarten Haus, Vorobjovas’ towering German beer hall next to H Street’s Brine, quietly shuttered this summer. The nautical venture with some serious sourcing skills offered an abundant underwater menu filled with lobster rolls, peel-and-eat shrimp, crab cakes, East and West Coast oysters, po’boys, truffled mushroom mussels, and specials like grilled branzino or lobster risotto. Post-pandemic restaurant challenges and a “ spike in violent crime,” have made it “impossible for us to survive,” per a joint statement from co-owners Aaron McGovern and Arturas Vorobjovas. MULTIPLE LOCATIONS-D.C.’s essential seafood spot Brine will close both its locations - the 3-year-old original on H Street NE and nearly year-old Dupont one - after dinner service on Saturday, November 11. The news comes on the same day that Chinatown’s pioneering wine bar Flight announces a late December closure, just two weeks shy of its 10-year anniversary. “As winter arrives, we’ve made the decision to wind down Bottles’ operations,” per a closing message on Instagram.

The stylish, 120-seat city oasis with a dreamy patio comes from resident sommelier Erika Parjus and fellow Centrolina alum Angie Duran. Hidden within a West End hotel lobby behind a frosted door, Bottles opened in May 2022 with a tightly curated selection of pours, devotion to women-owned wineries, and small menu of flatbreads and snacks. Fall 2023įOGGY BOTTOM- Bottles Wine Garden will serve its last glass on Saturday, November 18.

restaurant that recently called it quits? Send the details to. Here’s a running roundup of local restaurant closures-due to ripple effects from the pandemic or other reasons-since the start of 2023. Nearly three years after D.C.’s first indoor dining shutdown, some establishments continue to struggle to stay afloat during uncertain economic times. The pandemic obliterated business for many bars and restaurants, and for some, the damage was too great to recover.

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