"Gina Chersevani’s third D.C. installment of her famed all-day diner brings the upper Northwest strip debut dishes like morning danishes stuffed with seasonal fillings. A savory “Carb Bar” with seats overlooking the bakery station sends out high-brow spins on Hot Pockets, pizzas, and other homages to her Chersevani’s Italian heritage. Buffalo & Bergen continues to bring down dough from NY’s A&S Bagels, which is proofed and baked on-site to build its beloved sandwiches. Caffeinated drinks fueled by Annapolis-based Ceremony Coffee joins classic egg creams, floats, sodas, and cocktails churned out from a vintage soda machine. Chersevani, who lives on a working farm in Frederick County, goes big on local and seasonal ingredients at the follow-up to her Buffalo & Bergens in Capitol Hill and Union Market. The newest edition, framed with expansive windows, leafy plants, and a green-heavy color palate, resembles a bright atrium and sports an expansive patio out front." - Tierney Plumb
