Black Lion Cafe is a Rockville coffee house that’s very much in touch with coffee’s Ethiopian roots. You see, the owners come from five generations of Ethiopian coffee farmers, and have spent plenty of time on the family’s Harar...

Beef meatballs dusted with pecorino-romano and perched atop soft polenta. Crispy fried calamari served with marinara sauce. Freshly diced bruschetta infused with basil. At Amici Miei Ristorante, happy hour means authentic Italian appetizers such as these are all on...

Fontina Grille, located in the King Farm neighborhood of Rockville, is a casual restaurant featuring authentic Italian cuisine, seafood dishes, and gourmet salads. The eatery uses fresh, locally-sourced ingredients from nearby farms and distributors to create quality, scratch-made dishes....

You don’t have to sit at the bar to take advantage of happy hour specials at Pandora Seafood House and Bar. It’s available in the dining room, too, from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Many of the...

Curious about CrossFit? Gaithersburg’s CrossFit Become can help you ease into a new workout routine. Start with an hour-long intro session. A staffer will personally lead you around the gym, showing you what it has to offer, introducing you...

From the German beers to the revamped comfort food, the team at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant makes everything in-house. They use the best ingredients they can find, whether those ingredients come from local purveyors or travel halfway across the...

Invicta Sports Club revives two athletic endeavors that have largely fallen by the wayside in recent years: fencing and archery. The former may fall under the category of martial art, but it’s incredibly safe. Archery, on the other hand,...

Slices of apples and oranges bob in a sea of red wine, the traditional sangria tinta at La Tasca. Every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., sangria is only $2 a glass—and you have lots of...