Category: European
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Return to One of the Best – Top Spanish Cafe & Catering, Washington DC
Never would I ever have assumed that I’d get to revisit this legendary spot that is Top Spanish Cafe and Catering, located inconspicuously in the Southern area of Petworth, right off of Georgia Ave and Newton Pl NW. Being called a cafe is way, way too humble for the level of atmosphere and quality of…
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Taste of Eurasia, Alexandria VA
Taste of Eurasia is one of the few, rare spots where you can find Russian and surrounding cuisine in the area and these are overall pretty sparse and rare, and of course the shoot here went very, very well. Other places to note – Rus-Uz, Mari Vanna, and the sadly closed Samovar if you want…
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Donahue, Georgetown, Washington DC
Donahue was a swanky tapas place right on Wisconsin Ave in Georgetown of this town. Interior was posh, portions small as all “fine dining” places go that I personally will never understand, and all of the staff was most excellent and on point. And the food before me was as follows –
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Le Tried and Le True – Vie De France Bakery & Cafe, Potomac MD
Once upon a time I got to shoot one of my old, global faves that I discovered well before even picking up a camera, and the one you’ve all seen in just about any major city or area – Vie De France. The location I got to cover was not my original find, but it…
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Prost, Washington DC
Spacious biergarten that is still open today, and if you ask me there’s never a bad time for a schnitzel or a good bratwurst along with some nice brewskis!
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Mari Vanna, Farragut North, Washington DC
Russian food is typically bland and kind of hard to find. GOOD Russian food is like a needle in a haystack, even including various delis and markets, so that said – Mari Vanna nailed it completely in DC! Decor of the place alone is worth the visit, and the burzhuy-level food is definitely worth a…
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The Standing Baking Post – Souk, Washington DC
Souk in DC, a bakery and spice market as well as a stand-only cafe right below the Eastern Market in Washington DC.
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Euro Bistro, Herndon VA – All German, All Bier and Schnitzel
Euro Bistro was a very, very pleasant surprise of a shoot last year – a genuine German spot in DMV! All the the saucy and crispy, beat meat in the form of schnitzel you can think of is on the menu. Plenty of bier, naturally, and very friendly and involved owners who have great staff…
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Leon, Washington DC
Got to shoot first Leon location on the east coast, or at least DC, and it was here that by their marketing grapevine did I learn what corpo delivery sales made in their cushy desk jobs that absolutely pissed me off knowing how carelessly they do them. Leon itself was a good shoot with their…
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Polka Deli, Silver Spring MD
Polka was a smooth and lovely shoot of a relatively rare, Polish deli and mini-market right next to the late Pollo-Mex in Colesville Center right towards the very north part of Silver Spring. Pork schnitzel subs, kielbasa and other eastern European hot and cold cuts in abundance here.
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Europe Restaurant, Baltimore MD
Europe Restaurant was a fun little shoot with fresh pit-style barbecue goodies. They have a typical marketplace side as well as a full on restaurant side of things.
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Granville Moore’s, H street NE Washington DC
Granville Moore’s was actually one of my last shoots before the hard break for 2020-0 pandemic closures and I discussed the situation with the bartender while waiting on the chef to whip up the awesome dishes, to which he reassured me that he would be just fine to hold out a couple of months of…
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Marx Cafe Revolutionary Cuisine, Mt Pleasant Washington DC
Marx Cafe Revolutionary Cuisine was a cute little spot in Mt Pleasant main strip and did a somewhat unique Italian and Greek mix that I haven’t really seen before.
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Nando’s Peri-Peri, Washington DC – Spicy Unique Bird
We all know Nando’s and I occasionally ate there at various locations, so they definitely get my thumbs up of approval as far as semi-fast-food places go. The only honest thing that bites here are the prices, but at least it’s not McDonald’s operated excuse for Mexican food like Chipotle. Another thing to respect with…
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Rus Uz, Alexandria VA – A Rare and Tasty Sight in DMV
Rus Uz is another local rarity of a full blown Russian and Uzbek restaurant, and the team of Alexandria location was eager to get more pro work done despite already having every inch of their menu shot for their own website. Times like these are uplifting compared to quite the number of places that don’t…
