"Corner fixture Westend Bistro originally opened in 2007 under Eric Ripert, the French celebrity chef behind NYC’s three-Michelin-starred seafood showpiece Le Bernardin. Ripert stripped his name from the restaurant in 2013 and hasn’t made a move in D.C. since. The new Saga replacement will seat 120 diners with a 50-seat patio out front." - Tierney Plumb