Food & Drink

Atlas is expanding its Annapolis footprint with new restaurants, but the growth has sparked debate among residents.

Here’s what to do this weekend and beyond in the capital region, including National Ice Cream Day deals and a free outdoor movie.

Leon’s Backroom, Baltimore’s oldest gay bar, announced Wednesday that it will temporarily close on July 16 after the death of owner Ron Singer last week.

Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, a Michelin-recommended restaurant that began in New York, is coming to National Harbor. It is one of two Maryland locations that will open this year.

Urbano Mexican Fare opens Tuesday in Baltimore Peninsula’s Rye Street Market. Developers say it’s the first of several additions coming soon.

Baltimore-area bakeries and cafes are hopping on the dot cake trend with macarons, doughnuts and lattes covered in tiny round rainbow nonpareils.

Posters in the former Kona Grill location say a branch of the STK Steakhouse chain is “coming soon,” but details about the eatery appear shrouded in secrecy.

Here are some of the best pit stands, restaurants and pop-ups to find pit beef sandwiches, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

The Food Market, a longtime Baltimore favorite restaurant serving elevated comfort foods, is now open in Bethesda.

The owners of Baby’s on Fire blame “significant losses in revenue due to the economic downturn.” Workers say news of the closure came after they announced plans to unionize.

Trader Joe’s is opening its 12th store in Maryland at the Anneslie Shopping Center on York Road.

Cuples Tea House and Vinyl and Pages will close their Harborplace location at the end of the summer, owners Lynnette and Eric Dodson announced Thursday on Instagram.

Restaurateur Desmond Reilly and his companies — Star Restaurant Group LLC and Chicken + Whiskey Columbia LLC — are facing lawsuits and tax liens more than a year after leaving The Mall in Columbia.

A college student’s Instagram post attempting to save her grandmother’s Mexican and Salvadoran restaurant, La Posada, has drawn widespread attention and promises from commenters to give the place a chance.

At Osteria 177 in Annapolis, guests can choose either still or sparkling bottled water, but the stuff from the spigot is strictly off the table.

Johns Hopkins Hospital’s food options are getting a farm-to-table upgrade, courtesy of James Beard Award-winning chef Spike Gjerde.

Hot dogs are a beloved American staple, but their preparation varies widely across the country.

Crabs are a Maryland staple, and like almost everything else, they’re costing more this year.

Hyattsville’s Maryland Meadworks asked the community for donations to stay in business beyond the end of this year. So far, they’ve raised more than $37,000.

James Hemings, the enslaved chef of Thomas Jefferson, was famous in his own right for the contributions he gave to American cuisine.