The Best New Restaurants Around D.C., March 2025

"Celebrity chef brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio debuted their first joint restaurant in their hometown within the new 65-room Visitation Hotel Frederick. Weeks-old Wye Oak Tavern, named after a Maryland white oak tree that was one of the oldest in the country, centers around mid-Atlantic flavors and ingredients like pastas, seafood, local game, and steakhouse fare. The hotel and restaurant’s design by OTJ Architects nod to its history as a former convent and Catholic school. The Voltaggio brothers run the hotel’s modern tavern and steakhouse, Acorn Provisions (a grab-and-go cafe), and event catering operations. Wye Oak Tavern itself sits within a former chapel, framed with plenty of stained glass and a decades-old church organ on the balcony." - Tierney Plumb, Emily Venezky