Best new bars of 2015 [DCist]

Donburi in Adams Morgan is preparing to launch a food truck. [Borderstan]

Fabio and Maria Trabocchi are opening a Van Ness restaurant devoted to pasta. [Post]

Inside Mike Isabella and Jen Carroll’s Mosaic District pop-up, Requin [Washingtonian]

What to eat at the area’s best breweries and brewpubs [Thrillist]

New York’s The Smith finds a home on F Street NW. [Eater]

Photo of The Royal by Jessica Sidman