A running list of area establishments permanently closing this month This is a curated list of D.C. area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published every month. See a closing we missed? Drop us a line. November 8 DUPONT—Thaiphoon, the 9-to-5 standby for tom yum soup, curries, mango sticky rice, and other Thai favorites since 1999, called it quits. Georgetown sibling Mai Thai remains open. 2011 S Street NW November 3 LOGAN CIRCLE—That’s a wrap for Butter Me Up, the pandemic-born breakfast offshoot of Shaw’s all-day sausage staple HalfSmoke. The 2-year-old space that resembled a chic hotel lobby showcased breakfast tacos, acai bowls, fried Oreo pancakes, buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches, and creative cocktails at night. Online ordering remains active, and a new location will be announced soon. 1409 T Street NW November 1 MT. VERNON TRIANGLE—Boston-based restaurateur Michael Schlow’s Italian mainstay Alta Strada suddenly shut down its longstanding D.C. locale. Its OpenTable page says the restaurant is “moving locations” and plans to reopen in 2025. The 8-year-old pasta pad made ends meet during the pandemic, in part, due to soaring sales of chicken Parm. Alta Strada maintains an area presence in Fairfax, Virginia, in addition to its Massachusetts home base. In other news, WBJ is reporting that Schlow plans to take over the lobby-level restaurant inside the Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Embassy Row. 465 K Street NW Taffer’s Tavern An oversized pretzel dangling from a hook, bacon Brussels sprouts, truffle fries, and onion rings at Taffer’s Tavern. CHINATOWN—Jon Taffer, the spirited reality TV host known for his tough love, no-nonsense approach to the bar business on Bar Rescue, no longer has a namesake tavern in D.C. Brick-framed Taffer’s Tavern debuted in September 2022 behind Capital One Arena and served sous-vide meats, brown butter-infused whiskey, and featured cocktails from the show. Guests were greeted with a framed portrait of a smiling, whiskey neat-holding Taffer hanging above an electric fireplace, followed by a big wooden bar surrounded by mustard-hued bar stools. Each Taffer’s Tavern is owned and operated by franchisee owners, not Taffer himself, and Boston’s edition also closed earlier this year. Two Taffer’s Taverns remain in the Atlanta area. 700 6th Street NW Late October Due South/Facebook Due South sat right along the Anacostia River. NAVY YARD—Due South, Southeast’s sprawling destination for whiskeys, smoked meats, and Southern comfort foods since 2015, permanently closed on October 27. Due South’s previously announced plans to expand to Chevy Chase recently changed. Per Popville, a bigger upper Northwest location is now set to open in fall 2025. Due South comes from Bo Blair, the prolific D.C. restaurateur who also runs local sandwich shop Jetties and taco stop Surfside. 301 Water Street SE On hiatus H STREET—Bronze, the groundbreaking Northeast restaurant that reimagined the history of the African diaspora through the lens of a fictional character named Alonzo Bronze, went offline last week. Its Resy page shows no available seatings, and guests with existing reservations were alerted that Bronze is closed “for the foreseeable future.” Owner Keem Hughley, a hospitality vet (including of nearby Maketto) and native Washingtonian, tells Eater that Bronze is still hosting events and “could close — or remain open.” The team is figuring out its long-term plans in the interim; its entire four-story building went up for lease in October. Stay tuned. 1245 H Street NE