Crisfield Seafood 1945–2024 There’s no substitute in town for the fried cherrystone clams, crab imperial, and Norfolk-style shellfish broiled in butter that defined this Silver Spring seafood institution run by the Landis family for three generations. Devotees queued up to snag a seat until the end.   Full Kee 1985–2025 One of the last bastions of DC’s shrinking Chinatown shuttered last summer as developers made way for a hotel and luxury retail on the lot. Beneath a familiar bright-yellow awning, it was a favorite spot for chefs to gather after work for late-night shrimp-dumpling soup and crab rangoons.   Hollywood East Cafe 1996–2025 After losing patriarch Alan Yu to Covid in 2020, this beloved family business serving Hong Kong–style dim sum hung on for a few more years. Despite numerous hardships and moves–its final location was in Westfield Wheaton mall–the juicy shrimp-and-snow-pea dumplings, roast pork buns, and rice-noodle crepes remained consistent.   Marcel’s 1999–2024 Robert Wiedemeier’s West End dining room–known for refined French-Belgian prix fixe menus, formal service, and complimentary black-car lifts to the Kennedy Center–served its final boudin blanc after failed lease negotiations.   Woodmont Grill 1992–2025 Bethesda’s branch of the Hillstone chain opened as Houston’s and rebranded as Woodmont Grill in 2008 with few changes to the menu or the clubby, low-lit dining room. When it abruptly closed this past fall, regulars mourned the spinach dip, the veggie burger, and the more recent addition of sushi that was so much better than it needed to be. This article appears in the May 2026 issue of Washingtonian.The post 5 Beloved DC Restaurant Closures We Are Still Mourning first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less