This is Eater’s guide to all the D.C. restaurants, bars, and cafes closing this month. (For our most recent roundup for June, go
here.) If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at dc@eater.com.Adams Morgan: Mola, the casual
neighborhood hangout for empanadas and Panamanian Caribbean flavors, closed down its slim location in July. The Latin brand first got its start five years ago as a pop-up inside 3 Stars Brewing. 2438 18th Street NW
Bethesda, Maryland: Gold Bunny Donuts closed on Thursday, July 9, after just a few months of business after getting a notice that its lease was terminated, per MoCo Show. Open since late 2025 in Westfield Montgomery Mall, the food court-adjacent replacement for Donutchew came from the owners of Kokee Tea and specialized in cream-filled doughnuts and flavors like Biscoff and matcha. The plan is to reopen elsewhere. 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland
Chinatown: HipCityVeg, the Philly vegan restaurant chain once hot for the D.C. market, is now not. D.C.’s last-remaining HipCityVeg closed this month after a decade near Capital One Arena. Its other compact counter-service locations in Dupont Circle and Navy Yard previously closed in 2023. Sandwiches like a smokehouse burger with Beyond Meat and a crispy chick’n ranch joined green smoothies, soy milkshakes, and banana chips. “See you in Philly,” per a sign Eater spotted on the Chinatown door. 712 7th Street NW
Dupont Circle: Taïm, the NYC fast-casual for veggie-friendly Israeli street foods like delectable falafel packed with parsley or harissa, fried eggplant pitas, and fries with saffron aioli, suddenly shut down its only D.C. store in July, as reported by Popville. Co-founded by Tel Aviv native Einat Admony, the brand first came down to D.C. in 2019 with a Georgetown location (which later closed), and Dupont followed in 2020; early on, then-Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema praised the place for achieving “falafel nirvana.” The speculative cause for the Dupont shutter is due to the construction-induced lane closures happening along Connecticut Avenue NW as of late. A handful of Taïm locales remain in its NY home base. 1514 Connecticut Avenue NW
Leesburg, Virginia: Noodles & Company bowed out of Loudoun County this month with the closure of its 2,700-square-foot storefront at the Village at Leesburg. The shrinking carbs chain previously had a Sterling location, which was taken over by a Chiko. Its Hernon, Virginia outpost at Village Center at Dulles is expected to close on Tuesday, July 28, staffers tell the Burn. 1607 Village Market Boulevard, Leesburg, Virginia
Multiple locations: Pressed Juicery, the coast-to-coast chain known for its cold-pressed juices, wellness shots, protein smoothies, vegan soft-serve, and acai bowls, shut down its only pair of D.C. locations in Logan Circle and Georgetown — marking the end of its mid-Atlantic presence. The only East Coast stores left are in NYC. 1431 P St NW; 1300 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Rockville, Maryland: Hot Pot Kitchen permanently closed back in June, reports MoCo Show, but a local food blogger spotted new signage up this week for the forthcoming Aria Restaurant Grill and Kabob. 595 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland
Sterling, Virginia: After about a year of business, budding Northern Virginia chain Taco Chinoz & Bar closed in early July in the Parc City Center shopping plaza off Route 7. The short-lived taco, burger, and soju bar that mashes up Korean and Mexican flavors still maintains stores in Centreville and Alexandria. The Burn flagged the Sterling closure last week, spotting missing exterior signage and locked doors. 20921 Davenport Drive, Sterling, Virginia
