How long does a "coming soon" sign in Logan Circle actually mean coming soon? This fall the answer depends less on the business behind the paper than on the room behind it.
The Last Straw announced on October 19 that it would open in the old Bar Pilar space by the end of the month. That gave it less than two weeks. Buffalo Billiards was first announced in September 2025 for spring 2026. It now expects to open in early 2027. The two addresses are next door to each other on the 1800 block of 14th Street. One is moving into a bar that already had a working bar and kitchen. The other has to combine two lots into one building.
Where every sign stands, as of late October 2026
| Address | New business | Previous tenant | First target | Status at end of October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1443 P St NW | Pura Vida Miami | Commissary | Previewed in June 2026 | Opened August 20, 2026 |
| 1521 11th St NW | Pho Viet | Roasted Boon | Previewed in June 2026 | Opened September 18, 2026 |
| 1626 14th St NW | Club Pilates | Miss Pixie's | Planned for March 2026 | Taking class bookings |
| 1833 14th St NW | The Last Straw | Bar Pilar | End of October 2026 | Aiming for Halloween weekend |
| 1423 P St NW | Petty Betty | Logan Tavern | August or September 2026 | Opening not confirmed |
| 1460 P St NW | Kneads Bakeshop | Planta Cocina | Summer 2026 | No opening date set |
| 1515 14th St NW | Arts1515 | Not reported | Fall 2026 | January 2027 |
| 1835 14th St NW | Buffalo Billiards | Source Theatre | Spring 2026 | Early 2027 |
| 1333 14th St NW | Springbone Kitchen | Slipstream | Late January or February | Announced October 22 |
| 1803 14th St NW | Jersey Mike's | Starbucks | None announced | Announced |
| 1409 14th St NW | Bank of America | Da Hong Pao | None announced | Signage up |
The first four rows are businesses that moved into rooms that came close to fitting them. Most of the rows below them are building a venue, a concept or a first location from scratch.
The fast openings moved into rooms that already worked
The Last Straw shows the pattern most clearly. PoPville's October 19 walkthrough reported that the big downstairs bar at 1833 14th Street is "untouched." It also noted that the building keeps the "solid kitchen on the first floor" Bar Pilar used. The new team will mostly change the decor, which is turning toward sports. The partners are Karl Keane, Brian Hillery and Donagh Gilhooly, the group behind Exiles on U Street and Easy Tiger in Adams Morgan, along with Leon Kent, whose résumé includes Fadó, Red Hen and All-Purpose.
Here is what the team described:
- Eight TVs plus a large projector screen.
- A Chelsea bar for the English Premier League, with every match shown with sound, and an Eagles bar for the NFL. The college team is still open to a neighborhood vote.
- DJs upstairs late on weekend nights.
- Guinness and five other taps across the big bar downstairs and a smaller bar upstairs.
- Burgers, wings, salmon, steak frites and, as befits an Eagles bar, a cheesesteak.
The bar had not set an exact date as of October 19. It was hoping to open in time for Halloween weekend, which starts tomorrow.
The two restaurants that opened this fall followed a similar path. Pura Vida Miami was previewed in June, with founders Omer and Jen Horev named. It opened August 20 at 1443 P Street, in the space that had been Commissary. Pho Viet was reported as coming to the former Roasted Boon space at 1521 11th Street in mid-June. PoPville marked its opening day on September 18. In both cases, a restaurant replaced a restaurant, and roughly three months passed between the first public notice and opening day. Pho Viet's menu centers on phở and grilled dishes.
Club Pilates went into the former Miss Pixie's storefront at 1626 14th Street, which had been a shop before it became a reformer studio. Signage went up in March, and the studio's schedule now lists bookable classes for the week of October 26.
The late openings are building something new
Every project that has missed its first target is creating something that did not exist at its address before.
Buffalo Billiards has the most physical work to do. Co-owners Geoff Dawson and Curt Large are bringing the pool hall back in the old Source Theatre at 1835 14th Street. Washingtonian reported in September 2025 that Dawson's ties to the site go back nearly 20 years. At that time, a Source Theatre founder persuaded him to help save the theater instead of buying the building. The plan is a two-level venue with:
- Pool, darts and shuffleboard.
- TVs and sound for sports.
- Private event space.
- Murals, including the return of the original mural and the bronze bear.
- A menu of burgers, sandwiches, fries and salads with beer and cocktails, plus a possible roof deck later.
According to PoPville's October 9 update, combining two lots caused "a major delay in permitting." That pushed the opening from spring 2026 to early 2027.
Kneads Bakeshop at 1460 P Street is a different kind of build. It is the Baltimore bakery's first Washington café, and new locations in Chevy Chase and Navy Yard are also in the works. The address has changed hands several times. It was most recently Planta Cocina, and before that it held tenants including Phillips Seafood and Tortilla Coast. The March announcement promised a summer opening. "Opening Soon" signage was still up in late September. Kneads' own page for the café says it has "not locked in an opening date yet." It describes a full-service café with artisan breads, pastries, coffee, dine-in seating, catering and an outdoor patio. General manager Justin Shine, whose DC résumé includes Perry's, Cork Wine Bar & Market and Mintwood Place, will run it alongside executive chef Brandon Sumblin.
Arts1515 at 1515 14th Street is a coworking space for creative professionals. Plans include private offices, desks, meeting rooms, a podcast studio and community events. When PoPville covered it in September, the announcement said "coming this fall." Its website now says January 2027.
Petty Betty is the wine bar planned for the former Logan Tavern at 1423 P Street, which had been closed since October 2025. Remodeling was scheduled to start August 17, with completion expected in August or September. As October ends, no opening has been announced.
The 2027 queue is forming at familiar addresses
Three more signs have gone up since late summer, and the table above offers a rough guide to how each might go.
Springbone Kitchen is going into the former Slipstream at 1333 14th Street. PoPville's October 22 report says it hopes to open in "late January or February." Counted from an October announcement, that is about three to four months out, in line with the restaurant-into-restaurant pace Pura Vida and Pho Viet set this year.
Jersey Mike's is taking over the former Starbucks at 1803 14th Street, on the corner of S Street. No opening date has been given.
At 1409 14th Street, the former Da Hong Pao has construction underway and a bank-tenant permit. Bank of America signage was reported in September. This is the one address on the list where a dining room becomes something other than a place to eat or drink. No opening date has been reported.
By early 2027, the 1800 block of 14th Street could have The Last Straw, Buffalo Billiards and Jersey Mike's open within a few doors of one another. Two of them, The Last Straw and Buffalo Billiards, are planned around showing sports on TV.
Holiday plans in the meantime
The two closest big holiday events take place a short walk outside the neighborhood:
- DC Holiday Market at Dupont Circle, November 12 through December 23, 2026, on the 1500 block of New Hampshire Avenue NW. The market's schedule lists closures on Thursday, November 26, and Monday, November 30.
- CityCenterDC Holiday Tree Lighting, Saturday, November 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Park at CityCenter, with a rain date of November 15. Details are on CityCenterDC's event page.
On 14th Street itself, the Halloween weekend opening the Last Straw team was hoping for may come first.
Storefront turnover on your block can affect what a Logan Circle home is like to live in and how it shows when it goes on the market. If you're weighing a sale or purchase timeline around what's opening nearby, Bediz Group follows these addresses closely and can walk you through it. Book an Appointment and we'll start with your block.