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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over 90 closed this year. 70 last year. 2026 probably will close 100 more. They can't afford to pay the wages and stay open.[/quote]

WFH is killing them.[/quote]

Haven't WFH 2+ years. We don't go to DC restaurants anymore because of the price. It is simple as that.  It is probably even more expensive than NYC, and DC can't even hold its water next to NY. [/quote]

So, it’s obvious you don’t go to DC or NY restaurants because NY restaurants are far more expensive (that’s NY…always has been the case).

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I go up to NY all the time.  Of course NY will be more expensive if you're only talking about high end dining.  NY has tons of mid range and cheap eats that DC simply doesn't have.  NY is as expensive as ypu want it to be, unlike DC where everything is expensive.[/quote]

+1. And when I go out in NY (or Philly) I am reasonably assured that the food will be worth the money. Not so in DC.

I have discretionary income but I haven’t been to a high-end DC restaurant more than twice in the past 2 years, and both of those were for birthdays where I didn’t have a choice. The first one had one dish that was actually disgusting and was otherwise way overrated (and I am not that picky). The second one was better but not at all worth the money - I can literally make better at home.

The only higher end restaurant I have been to in DC over the past few years that is worth the money is Albi, which is amazing (both food and ambiance).

The next time I have a special occasion I will probably make a trek to one of the suburban ethnic food places, probably Chinese up in Rockville. [/quote]

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