One of the most common questions I get about Georgetown recently is: When will that Italian restaurant open in the old Dean and Deluca?
Well, I don’t have a definitive date for you, but it is definitely inching forward.
The restaurant’s name will be Osteria Mozza. It will share the name with its sister restaurant in LA. Although the restauranteur behind the Georgetown project is Stephen Starr (who was behind Le Diplomate, among other ventures) the Osteria Mozza name comes from his partner in the Georgetown project: Nancy Silverton. The LA location has received a Michelin star, by the way. So if the Georgetown one matches the other’s quality, another star may be coming.
(As far as I can tell, Osteria Mozza basically means Mozzarella Tavern, which sounds like a corner pizza joint.)
As far as inching forward, the signage for the Georgetown restaurant has been submitted to the Old Georgetown Board for approval (above). The doors are also being reviewed:
As far as a date, last word was that it would open by the end of the year. Walking by the building recently would suggest that it’ll be closer to the end of the year than simply “by” the end of the year. But we’ll see! In either event, it really should be a massive addition to the Georgetown dining scene, which was on life support not too long ago.
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