EaterDC: Bethesda’s Restaurant Scene Is About to Get Way Less Boring

Last week included major restaurant news for Bethesda, the well-to-do Maryland suburb that skews awfully corporate in comparison to D.C. Chiko, the casual Chinese-Korean hit from chefs Danny Lee and Scott Drewno, announced its fourth total location will land in the Montgomery County town sometime this winter. That followed news that José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup plans to replace the Jaleo outpost there with a second location for Spanish Diner, the egg-centric all-day spot that has been a critical success in New York City’s Hudsons Yards development. Both represent big developments in a downtown where national restaurant groups at Mon Ami Gabi (Lettuce Entertain You), Woodmont Grill (Hillstone Restaurant Group), and Uncle Julio’s take up prime spots.