Emilie's
Cafe · Glenbeigh ·
Artisan stone oven pizzas, delicious pastries, coffee, tapas
Artisan stone oven pizzas, delicious pastries, coffee, tapas
"They also cooked under the same roof at Emilie’s earlier in their careers." - Tierney Plumb
"Christian has fawned over the short-lived Emilie's." - Gabe Hiatt
"After months of upheaval and a public split between majority owner Sam Shoja and opening chef Kevin Tien, the once-splashy Capitol Hill communal dining venue Emilie’s has been shuttered and rebranded as Paraíso. The split with Tien — whose menu previously blended Japanese, Latin American, and Southern influences and featured dishes like Vietnamese pork steak alongside ranch-fried chicken and Sichuan green beans — led to severing the partnership; Tien now leads the high-end Vietnamese restaurant Moon Rabbit at the Wharf. Chef Hamilton Johnson replaced Tien but left two months later as the team faced pandemic-related financial realities (Johnson now holds a top post at Michael Schlow’s Glover Park Grill). Despite those challenges in recent months, Emilie’s had pivoted to double as a market, selling preprepared dishes, local produce, bottled cocktails, and wines from woman- and minority-owned vineyards before the space was turned over to the new concept." - Eater
"Co-founded by Kevin Tien on Capitol Hill, Emilie’s is described as an ambitious venue for Asian-American shared plates; Tien left the restaurant about four months before landing his new project." - Gabe Hiatt
"I would never again get to see Kevin Tien, most recently of Emilie’s, rush away from an event to personally thank us for visiting his restaurant, nor would I be able to eat Kevin’s scallop crudo and crispy okra or the crab mustard beef tartare with deep-dish focaccia — dishes whose flavors and the bread’s grill marks linger long after a meal." - Simone Jacobson