Matchbox
New American restaurant · Downtown ·
Wood-fired pizzas, mini burgers, and craft beer in industrial-chic digs
Wood-fired pizzas, mini burgers, and craft beer in industrial-chic digs
"Wear Nats gear to any Matchbox location on game days and get happy hour food and drinks at the bar." - Tierney Plumb
"This wood-fired pizza chain serves piping hot cinnamon rolls in a cast-iron that makes the trip to the table." - Adele Chapin
"On Wednesday, August 28, Matchbox’s new Penn Quarter location is offering an unlimited happy hour with all-you-can-eat mini burgers and pizzas for $21.50." - Adele Chapin
"Opening Wednesday, July 3 at 3 p.m., this new Matchbox in Penn Quarter at 750 E Street NW occupies a building on the National Register of Historic Places and offers 125 seats inside plus a 28-seat sidewalk patio. Designed by Streetsense, the cozy, lived-in space features exposed tin ceilings, a mural, wood tabletops, leather banquettes, old photos, a pizza bar with a prime view of a custom pizza oven, and plenty of TVs and bar seating for Caps game watches. Like the Silver Spring location it will run dedicated lunch and dinner menus with daytime dishes such as a jumbo lump crab cake with red pepper remoulade, Old Bay fries, and coleslaw, and wood-fired pizzas topped with combinations like crispy pork belly, sweet chili barbecue sauce, Spanish onions, mozzarella, and cilantro. Weekend brunch includes bottomless Bloody Marys and mimosas, blueberry muffin French toast, and Bloody Mary burgers, and cocktails from Brian McGahey (including a Honey Pie Punch with Cruzan light rum, lime, orange, pineapple, and pineapple spiced syrup) will debut here first. Hours are Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.–1 a.m., Sat 10 a.m.–1 a.m., Sun 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m.; brunch Sat–Sun 10 a.m.–3 p.m., with a weekday happy hour from 3–7 p.m." - Adele Chapin
"In Penn Quarter, a 4,500-square-foot Matchbox at 750 E Street NW will occupy the former Hen Quarter space near Capital One Arena and is intended to replace Matchbox’s original nearby location, which will go dark soon." - Tierney Plumb