Since opening in September 2020, the pandemic-era success has wowed diners with doro wat fried chicken sandwiches, brown butter aioli cheeseburgers, and inventive mashups that homage to Taddesse’s East African heritage, fine-dining background at Michelin-starred restaurants in NYC, and nostalgia for American drive-thrus. Saturday, April 22, will be Mélange’s last day at CityVista. “We anticipate moving to a different location in the near future,” per a statement on social media. VERNON TRIANGLE- Eater DC’s 2021 Chef of the Year Elias Taddesse’s acclaimed burger bar Mélange will serve its last burger in Mt. Co-founder Arianne Bennett, who ran the neighborhood institution with her late husband Scott, says she didn’t want to close - but the landlord plans to sell the building and she can’t afford the asking price. Washington Post food reporter Tim Carman first broke the news on Twitter on Monday, April 24. 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NWĪDAMS MORGAN-Amsterdam Falafelshop, Adams Morgan’s quick-serve stalwart for falafel sandwiches or bowls well into the night, will close on May 27 after 18 years in business. The flashy food hall near GWU and the World Bank started coming to life in 2021 with vendors like Rawish, Onkei, and Capo Deli, with recent arrivals from Bullfrog Bagels and Alitiko. There’s no current plans to reopen Tigerella elsewhere, and the landlord is reportedly in talks with a few replacement options. Its weekday-only lunch and dinner menus also included homemade pastas, sandwiches, small plates, and a robust cocktail program.
The 90-seat restaurant, which was expected to be included in this year’s Michelin guide, says its business model was ultimately unsustainable due to “the lack of workers returning to the offices in our part of downtown D.C.” Tigerella deleted morning hours in March and replaced its cafe counter with a double-decker bread oven to expand its pizza program from personal pan pies to include New York-style slices and 12-inch pies. Pleasant’s acclaimed bakery Ellē, suddenly closed after a 10-month run inside Western Market food hall. Jacob SanfordįOGGY BOTTOM- Tigerella, the all-day Italian restaurant from the team behind Mt. Tigerella’s popular pickle pie featured giardiniera, pickled red onion, local squash, and a garlicky, double-cream sauce.
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