Taste Of Bethesda: Restaurant List, Tickets And More

From The City of Bethesda: Taste of Bethesda returns on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 11am-4pm and will bring nearly 50 restaurants and five stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Produced by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, downtown Bethesda’s famous food and music festival celebrates 29 years of diverse and delectable cuisine offered by Bethesda’s local restaurant community.

Taste of Bethesda is located on Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues in the heart of Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Five stages showcase musical and cultural performances, and a children’s area featuring art and craft activities, balloons and face painting will provide additional entertainment for young visitors.

As downtown Bethesda continues to grow, several new restaurants will debut at Taste of Bethesda this year: The Big Greek Café, CherCher Ethiopian Cuisine, Dog Haus Biergarten, Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant, The Red Bandana Bakery and True Food Kitchen among others. Returning favorites such as Duck Duck Goose, Georgetown Cupcake, Jaleo, Mussel Bar, Olazzo, Ruth’s Chris and many more will also be in attendance this year.

Live entertainment will complement the annual Taste of Bethesda and will feature the following bands on five stages: 19th Street Band, Aztec Sun, Elikeh, Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust, Joker’s Wild, Rochelle Rice (2018 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards winner), Sara Jones and Sweet Saludos will fill Woodmont Triangle during Taste of Bethesda. The cultural music and dance stage will present Ancient Rhythms Dance Company, Coyaba Dance Theater, The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance, Urban Artistry and Wong Chinese Lion Dancers.

Admission to Taste of Bethesda is free. Tickets will be sold on-site to “taste” different foods; tickets are $5 for four tickets and a serving costs one to four tickets. The event is located three blocks from the Bethesda Metro station. Free parking is also available in downtown Bethesda’s public garages. The free Bethesda Circulator will transport visitors to and from the Bethesda Metro station and public garages.

Teaming up and serving as sponsors for the festivities will be Suburban Hospital, BGE Home, Brightview Bethesda Woodmont, Gallery Bethesda II, Marriott, MobileNOW!, Olde Towne Pet Resort, PM Pediatrics, TD Bank, Washington Episcopal School, Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Bethesda Magazine, Metro, mix 107.3, Washington Parent and WMAL.

Participating Restaurants

Alatri Bros.

Benihana of Tokyo

BGR The Burger Joint

The Big Greek Café

Brickside Food & Drink

Chef Tony’s Seafood

CherCher Ethiopian Cuisine

Dog Haus Biergarten

Duck Duck Goose

Flanagan’s Harp & Fiddle

George’s Chophouse

Georgetown Cupcake

Guapo’s Restaurant

Häagen-Dazs

The Halal Guys

Hanaro Sushi

Henry’s Sweet Retreat

Jaleo

Kadhai Boutique Indian Cuisine

Lucy Ethiopian Restaurant

Mamma Lucia

Medium Rare

MoMo Chicken & Grill

Morton’s The Steakhouse

Mussel Bar & Grille

Olazzo

The Original Pancake House

Paisano’s Pizza

Passage to India

Peet’s Coffee

Quartermaine Coffee Roasters

The Red Bandana Bakery

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Shangri-La

Silver: New American Brasserie

Smoke BBQ

Smoothie King

Tandoori Nights

Tapp’d Bethesda

Tout de Sweet Pastry Shop

Tropical Smoothie Café

True Food Kitchen

Entertainment Schedule

St. Elmo Stage

11:15am – Rochelle Rice (Jazz/Soul)

1:45pm – Elikeh (Afropop)

Cordell Avenue Stage

11:30am – Joker’s Wild (Swing)

2pm – 19th Street Band (Bluegrass)

Norfolk Avenue Stage

11:15am – Sweet Saludos (Latin)

1:45pm – Aztec Sun (Funk)

Auburn Stage

11am – Coyaba Dance Theater (West African)

12pm – Urban Artistry (Hip-Hop)

1pm – Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance (Irish)

2pm – Ancient Rhythms Dance Company (Middle Eastern)

3pm – Wong Chinese Lion Dancers (Chinese)

Veterans Park

11am – Sara Jones (Jazz)

1:30pm – Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust (Alt-County)

Image via Bethesda Urban Planning