Mussels and beer abound at Augie's. | Amy Oechsler Eater writers and editors always get the same question. Friends, family, acquaintances, and randos all want to know, “Where should I eat right now?” That’s where the Eater Heatmap enters the conversation, pointing diners toward the mos t intriguing or otherwise buzzy new restaurants in the D.C. area. This list considers restaurants that have been open for six months or less. For the hottest new bars in D.C., go here. And for our map of the region’s 38 essential restaurants, go here. For this latest monthly refresh of our heatmap, we add: Augie’s Mussel House Beer Garden, for an abundance of beer and mussels in Cathedral Heights; Altair, for a polished American menu in a Penn Quarter hotel; and Bar Nuestro, for a Latin bistro with European flair in Navy Yard. And we remove: Uchi, Ox Olive, Rosselli, Catahoula, and Rosa’s Diner, which have all been open for about six months or more. For all the latest Washington D.C. dining intel, subscribe to Eater DC’s newsletter. ...read more read less