JBG Smith has signed another major restaurant tenant at its new development on Bethesda Avenue. Chef Mike Friedman - the restaurateur behind The Red Hen, Boundary Stone and All Purpose Pizza in D.C. - will open Aventino and an AP Pizza Shop in the ground floor of 4747 Bethesda Avenue.
Aventino will feature Roman-style Italian cuisine in an array of classic and seasonal dishes. The pizza shop will bring Friedman's "Jersey-fresh" deck-oven pizza to downtown Bethesda. In operation, the duo of eateries will be similar to the co-located Stella Barra-Summer House pizzeria/restaurant at Pike & Rose.
What is "deck-oven" pizza? In the case of All Purpose, it is a ~600-degrees-hot oven in which the pizzas are cooked for six minutes, as opposed to the recent "fast-fired" trend. The dough is fermented for three days. Aventino and AP Pizza Shop will join JBG Smith's other recent signing next door, Tacombi, on Bethesda Avenue.
Awesome! Pizza and Tacos right next to a brand new park. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see that building fully leased on the ground floor. With the big operable storefront at the corner, it looks like it will be a lively place for a pizza joint. I hope the former Passion Fish space can get filled soon. Tacomobi looks like it will be fun.
ReplyDeleteIt’s great that the retail storefronts and canopies in The Seasons apartment building, just east of Passion Fish, and the planters are being rebuilt. A nice new canopy and entrance for the apartments as well. Combined with the outdoor dining at the World of Beer and the new Starbucks going in the 7200 Wisconsin building, the stretch of Bethesda Avenue between Woodmont and Wisconsin is getting much of the restaurant vibe as Bethesda Row.
I hope they can get started on the design and construction of the Capital Crescent Civic Green soon. That county park could be a great anchor for the area, and just a few steps for the new Purple Line Station and new southern entrance to the Bethesda Metro station.
Can you find out about Frank Pepe please? They were supposed to come to the mall. Are they still coming?
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