IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema gives two stars to Grapeseed (4865 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 301-986-9592) and has a first bite at Ceiba (701 14th St. NW; 202-393-3983), while reporting the Jan. 24 closing of Sofitel Lafayette Square’s Cafe 15 (806 15th St. NW; 202-737-8800), which is to reopen Feb. 6 with a new look and a new name: Ici, or “Here” in French. … Walter Nicolls’ Worth the Trip visits Bezu (9812 Falls Rd., Potomac, 301-299-3000, www.bezurestaurant.com), while his Good to Go column considers Manoli Canoli (8540 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, 301-951-1818, www.manolicanoli.com). … Eve Zibart reviews Pho Bistro (6053 Centreville Crest Lane, Centreville, in Centreville Square 2, 703-266-8803). washingtonpost.com … The Washington Times’s Corinna Lothar reviews Domaso Trattoria Moderna (1121 N. 19th St., Arlington; 703/351-1211). washingtontimes.com … City Paper’s Tim Carman reviews Cairo Café & Restaurant (6244 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, 703-750-3551) and El Khartoum (1782 Florida Ave. NW, 202-986-5031). washingtoncitypaper.com … Washingtonian magazine takes an early look at Café Tropé (2100 P St., NW; 202-223-9335; cafetrope.com). … Todd Kliman visits Bazin’s on Church (111 Church St., Vienna; 703-255-7212) and recommends Bagels and … (2019 West St., Annapolis; 410-224-8686). washingtonian.com … DCFoodies.com considers My Bakery and Cafe (www.mybakerycafe.com, 3839 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 703-842-7554), Pike’s Grill (3902 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 703-243-0279) and Tutto Bene (www.tuttobeneitalian.com, 501 N. Randolph St, Arlington, VA 703-522-1005).  … An $8 million, three-story restaurant has opened in Centreville on a piece of land that used to house a small hardware store, the Washington Business Journal reports. General Manager Hakin Elmanouzi, a former operations employee at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Georgetown, teamed up with four silent investors to open the 23,575-square-foot Alto Plaza at 5800 Old Centreville Road on Jan. 10. washington.bizjournals.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Washington D.C. Restaurants | Tags: Alto Plaza, Bazin's on Church, Bezu, Cafe 15 closed, Cafe Trope, Cairo Cafe, Ceiba, Domaso Trattoria, El Khartoum, Grapeseed, Ici, Manoli Canoli, My Bakery and Cafe, Pho Bistro, Pike's Grill, Tutto Bene |