PROJECTED OPENING: Summer 2025 1802 14th Street NW Pitango Gelato, known for artisanal Italian gelato in the DC region, will be opening its eighth gelato and coffee shop along DC’s 14th Street corridor this Summer. Guests will be able to enjoy coffee, Italian baked goods and fresh, hand-spun, gelato made with high quality, organic ingredients. The 1,027 square foot space will also feature indoor seating for up to 10 guests. Pitango has prided itself on making gelato with organic milk from grass-fed cows and sorbet from fresh fruit. Every batch is made from scratch with simple, natural ingredients and all products are free from artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. Unique to many gelato or ice cream stores, each flavor at Pitango is churned on-site at each location to ensure peak freshness. In total, the 14th Street store will carry 20 flavors, 10 of which will be dedicated to sorbets and other dairy-free options. The shop will also offer a rotating selection of Pitango’s house-made gelato flavors. The new Pitango outpost will also offer an extensive coffee menu with custom blends from local roaster, Vigilante Coffee, and a selection of sweet and savory baked goods.

PROJECTED OPENING: Summer 2025 1325 5th Street NE Chef Meherwan Irani will bring his James Beard Award–winning Indian street food to DC’s Union Market District later this summer. In Asheville, Meherwan and Molly Irani created a totally new genre of Indian restaurant in America, by showcasing everyday Indian culture and its underestimated street food with their downtown chaat house, Chai Pani. Later this summer, it debuts in the nation's capital helmed by two of the South’s most influential chefs: Chef Vishwesh Bhatt, will helm the kitchen at Chai Pani DC. At Chai Pani DC, guests can expect exclusive menu items, inspired by Vish’s upbringing in Gujarat and decorated tenure at Snackbar, as well as "mindblasting" Chai Pani greatest hits including chaats like Okra Fries, Sev Potato Dahi Puri (SPDP), Bhel Puri, and Kale Pakoras, as well as Meherwan's signature Sloppy Jai, Vada Pav, and homestyle thalis. For more information, click here.