PROJECTED OPENING: October 2026 404 King Street, Alexandria, VA Twosome Place, South Korea’s leading premium dessert café brand is making its U.S. debut this Fall in Old Town Alexandria. The 2,604-square-foot café will introduce the DC area to Twosome Place’s distinctive café experience, built around the pairing of specialty coffee and cake in a thoughtfully designed space meant for lingering, gathering and everyday occasions.They are  particularly known for their cakes, including its signature Strawberry Chocolate Cream Cake — the only trademark-registered cake in Korea – and bestselling Ice Box Cake. The Alexandria café will also introduce a menu of Korean-inspired items including handcrafted beverages like the Dalgona Cream Top, Black Sesame Latte and Misugaru Frappe, alongside an all-day menu featuring K-Toast with Bulgogi and Egg, K-Chicken Panini and Bibimbowl.

PROJECTED OPENING: Fall 2026 2104 Vermont Avenue NW Eugene Beckley and Katie Catalano will be opening Charcuteria, a Mediterranean market, wine bar, and gathering place this Fall in the heart of DC’s Shaw neighborhood. Charcuteria will bring several pieces together under one roof: a Mediterranean market, wine bar, charcuterie and conservas, a serious vermouth and aperitivo program, retail, catering and private events, as well as an outdoor spritz garden. At Charcuteria, Beckley and Catalano aim to capture something they love about Mediterranean hospitality: you stop in for a glass of wine, vermouth or a spritz, share charcuterie and small bites, wander through the market, run into people you know, and somehow stay much longer than you intended. For more information, visit their website here.