PROJECTED OPENING DATE:No New Information At This Time 200 Stovall StWith the help of the ALX Community brand, Scott Shaw is spearheading a brand new coworking space and food hall concept. Located on the bottom of a new 520-apartment residential building, the food hall will have about twelve different vendors along with a central bar. Guests will be able to enjoy their cuisine while also playing games like corn hole and shuffle board. At night, the space transforms and will be inviting live entertainment to perform on stage.Photo Credit: www.bizjournals.com 

PROJECTED OPENING: No New Information At This Time 10 Duke Street, Alexandria VA   James Beard award winning chef, John Currence, who founded City Grocer in Oxford, Mississippi, has been named as chef de cuisine and operator at the The Mill at 10 Duke. Currence will be overseeing this 6,400 square-foot casual restaurant and market that was once a mess house feeding Union troops during the Civil War. Look forward to a casual tavern on the ground floor and an open kitchen and a more intimate dining room on the second floor. The market section will consist of grab and go items and coffee, beer, and wine. Discussions are still taking place for what food will be served, but Currence, who is a native of New Orleans, says his food is often influenced by French Creole and Cajun styles. Photo by Bonnitt Builders

PROJECTED OPENING: No New Info At This Time 2201 14th Street NW After originally opening in Boston, Lolita Cocina and Tequila Bar will be be opening  a D.C. location. Lolita Cocina and Tequila Bar will serve its own take on guacamole, tacos, and quesadillas. Some of their dishes include a passion fruit tuna tartar, pumpkin hummus, and jalapeno chicken flautas. Patrons can also get excited for various drinks such as tequila and mezcal pours, margaritas, mojitos, and sangria options. Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater Boston    

PROJECTED OPENING: Late March/Early 2023 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW Chef Makoto Okuwa and Eric Eden are teaming up to bring a new Japanese food hall to D.C. this year. Love, Makoto will be a 9,000 square foot concept, located in the new Capitol Crossing. This new food hall will serve as a "love letter" from Okuwa, showcasing all the things he loves about his homeland. While final plans are still in the works, guests can expect a ramen shop, a Japanese bakery, a robata grill, a dining room, and a smaller sushi offering in this food hall.  Photo by PGP

PROJECTED OPENING: March 31st, 2023 RiverPoint at Buzzard Point D.C. Central Kitchen will be moving from their longtime headquarters in downtown D.C.,  to RiverPoint, a new Southwest D.C. development this month. They will be consolidating their satellite locations into one modern facility at RiverPoint. D.C. Central Kitchen is a nonprofit and social enterprise that began by providing hands-on culinary job training to individuals facing employment barriers. This new location will be surrounded by 480 residential units and around 73,000 square feet of retail space. 

PROJECTED OPENING: No New Info At This Time 4602 14th Street NW Rodney Henry, the founder of Dangerously Delicious Pies, has announced that the Baltimore eatery, known for sweet and savory pies, coffee, and more, will be coming to D.C. this Fall. After touring with his band, Henry would return with little to money and would bake pies in his downtime in between tours to make money, later becoming Dangerously Delicious Pies. Some pies guests can get excited for include pulled pork bbq, spinach goat cheese, chocolate cream, and more. For more information, visit their website here.  

PROJECTED OPENING: No New Info At This Time 2851 Georgia Avenue NW Childhood friends and business partners Fred Whit and Phil Monde are opening the first Atomic Wings in D.C. this Spring. This new spot will bring new job opportunities to the students at Howard University, a historically Black university, as it will open near Howard's campus. Whit and Monde made it their mission to start a franchise business that would positively impact the communities that support HBCU and Black culture across the country. Atomic Wings serves antibiotic and hormone free all-natural wings in over 14 propriety sauces. For more information, visit their website here.

PROJECTED OPENING: No New Info At This Time To Be Announced in Adams Morgan Co-owner and Director of Operations, Geraldine Mendoza, has announced that Taqueria Xochi is finalizing plans to open a second location in Adams Morgan. This new location is expected to introduce outdoor seating and offer more sweets from Chef and Co-owner, Teresa Padilla. It will have more of an ice cream parlor feel and plans to make a variety of flavors of paletas and nieves, which in Mexico are popsicles and sorbets. The owners still have not decided if there will be indoor seating, but the addition of outdoor seating will be the first time Taqueria Xochi has had seating; initially starting as a ghost kitchen and takeout spot. For more information, visit their website here.

PROJECTED OPENING: Spring 2023 4747 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD Chef Mike Friedman, Colin McDonough, Gareth Croke, and Mike O’Malley, the team behind D.C. restaurants All-Purpose Pizzeria, The Red Hen, and Boundary Stone Public House will be opening a new concept in Bethesda next year. Aventino will feature vibrant and traditional Roman cuisine with a menu of antipasti, pasta and more by chef Mike Friedman, and classic cocktails like a selection of spritzes and negronis, in a warm and inviting setting that can hold up to 120 guests.  

PROJECTED OPENING: Spring 2023 4747 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD A new pizza shop is opening in Bethesda next year from Colin McDonough, Gareth Croke, Mike O’Malley and chef Mike Friedman, the team behind All-Purpose Pizzeria, Boundary Stone Public House and The Red Hen. AP Pizza Shop will be an ode to the neighborhood pizzerias the team grew up going to. It will be an all-day concept with Italian coffee and pastries in the morning, paninis and salads for lunch, and a variety of pizzas on the menu, made with all-American dough, local cheese and seasonal and classic toppings, in the evening. AP Pizza Shop will have room for up to 20 guests to dine-in.