"An airy taco and tequila bar lined with racy oil paintings from a big name out of Miami is scheduled to open in Navy Yard next week. Miguel Paredes, an in-demand graffiti artist with more than 81,000 Instagram followers, painted a large series for Él Bebe, the forthcoming restaurant from the Metropolitan Hospitality Group that runs the local chain of Circa bistros. Design firm Gensler created a space that encourages drinking and relaxing across the entire 3,600-square-foot restaurant, which compiles bits and pieces of MHG’s favorite hangouts in Florida and Cabo San Lucas. Inside the 75-seat space, flickering cathedral-style lighting fixtures and reclaimed wood beams hover above diners. Executive chef Javier Loayza’s incoming lineup of tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas and burritos will land on wood tables singed with a torch. Happy hour calls for $2 chips and salsa; $4 Tecates and Coronas; and $6 classic and frozen margaritas." - Tierney Plumb
