The Hottest New Restaurants Around D.C., July 2024

"The team behind Georgetown’s popular Italian restaurant Flavio expanded to Cathedral Heights in late June in the old Cafe Deluxe space. Co-owners Hamza Hadani and Mekki Karrakchou import a familiar menu full of pillowy ricotta gnocchi, branzino, chicken Parmesan mains, and plenty of pastas like a lobster diavolo and wild mushroom ravioli. New dish drops include a namesake Talea’s penne with squid, shrimp, scallop, Kalamata olives, and spinach in a lush cream sauce. The sleek setup with a welcoming patio out front features mod prints of a spaghetti-twirling Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren." - Tierney Plumb