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Little Blackbird Wine Bar Takes Flight in Cleveland Park

More than two decades after opening Bardeo in Cleveland Park, big-name D.C. restaurateur Ashok Bajaj returns the space to its wine bar roots with tonight’s opening of Little Blackbird (3309 Connecticut Avenue NW).

WASHINGTONIAN
Little Blackbird, Ashok Bajaj’s Playful Wine Bar in Cleveland Park, Opens Thursday

Little Blackbird, whose name refers to the Merlot grape—which in turn was named after a blackbird—will be centered around a global wine program from beverage director Ron Balter.

AXIOS
New wine bar Little Blackbird opens in Cleveland Park

Owner Ashok Bajaj opened one of D.C.'s first modern wine bars, Ardeo + Bardeo, in the same space back in the early aughts — and he's reviving the spirit of a neighborhood sip spot.